I have a penchant for early awakening each morning, long before my husband greets the morning. As a result, I strive to leave our bed with as little noise or movement as possible. This means, my wardrobe for the day is by my bed, handy to be grabbed and put on, without aid of any lights.
Usually my efforts proceed without difficulty. However, on occasion, there are unforeseen consequences. An especially busy week, or distracted bedtime, and the pile of potential clothes can proliferate unconsciously.
So there I am, in the dark, trying to find my selected garb by touch alone. Some unfortunate effects can result. One day, my socks didn’t match. Another time, my T-shirt was put on inside out. And another day, a different shirt, this one with beaded cat face on the front, I was somehow wearing inside out! Worse yet, I didn’t notice the mistake until that afternoon, some 8 hours later!! In writing group!! Luckily I was wearing a sweater that I could use to cover us the shirt underneath. I won’t even tell you about the mismatched shoes!
But the worst situation was most recent. I was quickly pulling on my clothes and rushing to let the dog out to do her early duty, and I pulled on my pants and stood up, only to find that I had them on backwards! And this happened not once, but twice within the last week! It’s almost enough to push me to change my practice and begin dressing in the great room, so I can see what I’m doing! It’s almost enough to make me sleep in my yoga pants, so I can skip the getting-dressed part in the dark!
So If you happen to see me in some state of dishabille, put it down to my resistance to changing my hard-won habits honed on years of avoiding waking the sleeping lion that is my husband. And please don’t tell me about it!
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