If you think city life is interesting…

17Jul10

…try living in the suburbs. It’s unnatural! And at the very least an intriguing study on human behavior and conformity–or lack thereof. But mostly “there.”

I am telling you that I saw a woman today busting her keister doing yard work, bless her soul, in a bubble gum pink tee-shirt and a bubble gum pink “baseball” cap. I know this woman, actually, and I really like her! But I was slightly confounded by her “fashion” choice.

Here in the ‘burbs I know women who won’t put their hand to a plow so this woman has my respect for being out in the 90+ degree heat with her hubby and getting the job done. But the coordinating shirt and hat–pink no less–I just didn’t understand why one would try and look “stylish” while at the very same time defeating that purpose!

But here’s an admission: My sister and I work out in skirts! I especially like her short pleated kilt. I’ll wear the sporty kind (not skorts) and the slightly bohemian kind that hit just above the knee. They’re airy and easy-to-move-in and frankly a lot more flattering than a lot of work-out shorts or God forbid: spandex.

So who am I to judge? I just really cringed at the cliché of it all. A suburban mom in matchy-matchy gear to do dirty-work. Sigh.

~ Jodi