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Now knowing that I have a retirement dinner to attend in a month or so, I decided that I should give some thought to what I might be wearing to this little shin-dig.  I am fully aware of the fact that a month's advance planning might seem a bit extreme.  But as I am doing all this dieting and riding of exercise bikes to see if I can't get back into my skinny jeans, I don't think that a little inspirational window shopping could hurt.  

Besides, I don't get out much.  I find "out" to be very intimidating.  I have to put some thought into "out."

As I was wandering through various virtual stores (God, I love the inter-webs...) it occurred to me that I was not good with the transition of the seasons.  I'd like to think that I have something in my closet that would fit the bill for a June "event."  But I don't.  I have nothing.  I blame society.

Since I don't work in the summers, I have limited clothing options.  I have jeans.  I have cut-off jeans.  I have capri jeans.  I have shorts.  I have sweat pants.  I have t-shirts.  That's it.  I'm happy with that, really.  I am very much a jeans 'n t-shirt kind of gal.  The opportunity to lounge around in three-day-old jeans is something I consider a "perk" in my line of work.  Teaching will never fill my bank account to over-flowing, but I get to wear a lot of t-shirts.  Which is pretty much all I can afford, now that I think of it.  But there are some pretty cool novelty t-shirts in the collection and that is something of which I am proud.  

I also don't make the transition to warmer-weather-wear very well.  I am one of the Pale People.  I fear the annual baring of the upper arms and calves.  There is every reason to believe that I will inadvertently blind some poor soul who looks directly at me.  I'm sort of like an eclipse that way...

So now I've spent an hour looking at this season's summer wear and am realizing that none of it really seems to fit my vision of me.  There does not seem to be a section in any store devoted to middle aged pale women who are looking for something in a denim pantsuit.  Maybe with a nice t-shirt to go with.  And lots of draping fabric since my insurance doesn't cover the loss of eyesight for those who might glance my way.  Which they will because who isn't going to be staring at a middle aged paled woman in a denim pantsuit??????

On the knitting front, I seem to be having the same problem.  No.  I am not knitting a pantsuit.  That would be silly.  And the denim part would be tricky.  But I do seem to only be focusing on sweaters.  Big, bulky, pale-skin-hiding sweaters.  With extra length to hide the hindquarters.  And very long sleeves that have to be rolled up if I want to function in society like the two-handed person that I am.  

I have not made the transition to spring very well.  Nor have my hindquarters.  Thank heavens I've got a month to plan for this social event.  And lots of novelty t-shirts to wear in the interim...

SA