I need to go back to the personal idiom kick-off project and consider my uniform templates for this spring.
The short version: sit down at the dining room table with a piece of scratch paper and at least one other family member. Brainstorm.
Racing through this project, it became obvious that I don’t need much. I already have 3 pairs of jeans, 3-mile everyday shoes, and a crew-neck tee-shirt in just about every color I wear. Topped with a cotton sweater (or equivalent) for leisure or a blazer for casual, that will be my uniform this spring.
What’s missing is a coat. Because of the variability of the weather (it’s likely to be sunny and 60 when I leave here at noon and then raining and windy when I arrive downtown 7 minutes later for my walk), I end up wearing my wool “city coat” quite a ways into the spring. But the color isn’t right.
So, while I am shopping for the perfect spring coat that I can afford, I am going to try this: a hooded windbreaker, topped with a fleece vest, with my washable suede jean jacket over the whole thing. Sounds crazy, but it just might work.