To Wear a Coat

Winter is upon us and with it comes Holidays, family gatherings, Christmas cookies, glazed hams and golden brown turkeys, crowded shopping malls, slushy parking lots, and all of the joy and misery that typically accompanies the season. Low on the list of priorities of things that gripe me, yet still a conscious source of annoyance is the use, misuse, and failure to use a heavy winter coat.

I feel like slapping those kids on campus that wear shorts in a snow storm. If their moms could see them dressed like that they would be sent to their rooms and instructed not to reemerge until they are dressed appropriately for the weather.

Worse than that is the perpetual internal debate I have whether to wear my coat into the mall/store or not. Several factors play a part in this not so important decision such as: Is it snowing? If so, how hard? How long will I be in there? What is the approximate temperature outside and how far did I park from the door?

You see if you do decide to wear it in you then have to battle through cramped aisles while wielding your heavy down coat and sifting through bins, racks, and shelves of merchandise. Not a pleasant experience. If you tough it out and refuse to wear it, opting to leave it in the car, you then face a potential chilly stroll into the mall and could get bombarded with precipitation which melts instantly upon entry into the building blasting you with heat from the huddled masses and cranked thermostat. The rest of your shopping trip is spent as a soggy Scrooge with wet clothes, hair, and runny makeup.

UUUUGGGG!!!

Decisions, decisions.

~ by renaecowley on November 22, 2009.