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February 15, 2008

I am defined by my jeans

I never used to carry a pocketbook. Whenever I tried I would leave them on the backs of chairs, in hallways, on the bus or train or just forget to take it out of the house. For years I had an outline of a wallet in the back pocket of my jeans and had dollar bills folded into incomprehension in the front pockets of my Levi's. It became problematic when I had to carry a phone, a pager, and a mini-laptop with me for work. I could get away with a phone in my pocket, but i couldn't stuff my keys, money, pager, wallet and cell phone. Then, jeans went low-rise and I could barely fit my phone in there anymore. I needed to girl up.

Over the last few years, my fiance has slowly and supportively been working on turning my outward appearance a little more girly. I am now the owner of two bags, one of them is even from a respectable name in the bag industry. Despite me having a perfect place to store all the crap I gather on a daily basis, I cannot stop the habit of shoving items into my jeans pockets. As said fiance was doing the laundry he found:

  • 2 guitar picks
  • $5 in change
  • a receipt from Gristedes
  • a starbucks receipt ( I can't believe he only found one )
  • an old shirt label
  • a half written poem
  • a sucking candy
  • a bottle cap

    and not to be left out is the crumbled mess of dollar bills.


    Posted by lysa at 12:15 PM | Comments (6)