I debated on that post title.
Y’know, from a fear of unwanted search traffic . . .
Anyway, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about an offhanded comment I heard on one of our new favorite TV shows.
I don’t generally take lifestyle advice from sitcoms, but this one really stuck with me. Perhaps because it hit home.
We mostly love the new show Go On with Matthew Perry. It’s full of quirky, kind-hearted characters with psychological issues. Who could ask for more?
I won’t go into the whole episode with the cut-to-my-heart comment, but here’s the jist. The girls were hoping to go shopping for fancy dresses with their group leader but the trip didn’t happen. In her disappointment, one neurotic character said to two other neurotic characters, “But I wore my good underwear today!”
The response from a neurotic-but-tell-it-like-it-is character? “You’re an adult. You should only have good underwear.”
Ummmm. OK.
Was she talking to me? (And if so, does that mean I’M the neurotic person who should be in a support group?)
She’s right. I’m a grown up.
I’m old enough to drive myself to the store and pick up a package of brand new undies whenever I need them. And I may be frugal, but wearing undies with elastic strings that hang half-way down to my knees . . . isn’t frugal. It’s cheap.
So, over the past few weeks these words of a fictional character have been running through my brain and I’ve trashed multiple pairs of imperfect undies.
Because I’m a grown up.
And I should probably act like one. Even in the areas of life that no one (but Hubby) sees.
Haha! SO true! Maybe on this President’s Day I’ll go buy new undies. Thanks for inspiring a cheap & busy mamma!
“And I should probably act like one. Even in the areas of life that no one (but Hubby) sees.”
How about for Hubby’s sake we say it like this…
And I should probably act like one. Especially in the areas of life that no one but Hubby sees.
Haha! I need to go through my underwear drawer, too, for the very same reason. Buying new underwear has been on my list of things to do for months, maybe even a year, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it, since the old raggedy stuff still “worked”. Fortunately, my sister’s mother-in-law gave her a Costco size pack of underwear for Christmas in a style she doesn’t wear, but I do, so I managed to silence my inner cheapskate!
I am two weeks ahead of you! I JUST threw out the holey stuff and bought 2 new packages. It does make me feel like a grown up, or at least less of a slob.
But but but… what if I need them? This is what I struggle with, I always am saying “What if I end up needing them one day?” Yeah right like I will need a bazillion pairs of threadbare panties. When will I ever learn? Thanks for posting the reminder!
LOL! I broke down and got myself some new undies last weekend, while vacationing with my husband. The only problem was that I was rushing due to him standing there with an ” I hate standing in the women’s underwear isle.” expression and forgot to look at the sizes. Grabbed the wrong size.
Now I have to take them back. (they are unopened. thought you all might want to know that!)
This literally has me laughing out loud! (A) Because it’s funny, and (B) because, sadly, I can totally relate. I’ve got my fair share of cotton undies that are in very embarrassing shape…and yet…there they are in my drawer and on my hiney.
Me thinks it’s time to go shopping!
Thank you for sharing. I too have been guilty of this. But it dawned on me about a year ago that I needed to shift that ‘ only my husband ‘ thinking. Doesn’t the love of my life deserve as much effort as people I’d meet at a party or interview ? This is not to say I clean the house in heels but take more time on my appearance. From the ‘foundation’ up Uh hmm
Ha, I have 4 pair of what I call ‘granny-pants’ to help keep me warm in the winter: they go up past my belly button, and one pair got a hole in ‘the bottom’ which I bothered to stitch up because I like them even though most people would consider them tacky. I recommend them!
I am ruthless about undies. I may have a house that is a wreck, I may be overweight, but my underpants will not have holes in them!
I don’t want to be in a car accident and have holy undies….I mean really!
If you’re in an accident, I really hope the last thing on the EMT’s mind is,”Hmm, what kind of undies is she wearing? Let me stop doing CPR and check.” LOL Besides, they usually cut your clothes off when you get to the hospital anyway. Do you want them cutting up your best pair?
First…..I love Go On and Second…I don’t think I have a single good pair of undies…it’s always the very last thing on my list….in fact, I have more underwear than I can admit that tend to slide downnnnnnn when wearing jeans …and yet I still wear them. I’m just too darn cheap sometimes and always put myself last….Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure hubby has wear more good underwear than I do because I’m always buying them for him……Thanks for the reminder!!
Ha! that is hilarious.
I’m laughing…because, well, (this is TRUE) I’ve been known during truly desperate times to whip out the sewing machine and mend my undies, taking up the legs, waistline, and replacing ‘worn’ areas!!!
Yes.
Yes, I have.
…WTMI
So right there with ya!
How do I get past my Great Aunt telling me to save them for hard times?
Why do we do that? My undies fall apart and hardly stay up, same with bras…. but I feel wasteful buying new ones!
I think it goes back to us putting ourselves in last place. (I wonder how many bras I have that actually stay up on my shoulders? If I spent all the time I used ‘adjusting’ myself for other things, I’d be ahead of the game!) We’d never let our kids wear undies that have snapped elastic or strings, but we would. Thanks for the reminder! Maybe if I have some new ones, I’ll be more productive. Really, undies aren’t that expensive unless you buy the kind that need to be dry-cleaned (I worked with someone whose husband bought her a pair — no kidding).
Yikes, this also hit home. I literally marched my behind to Tar-jay and bought a 6 pack before I went on vacation. Why is it that a fear of going down on a plane was the final straw (and let’s be honest, if you’re going down on a plane, your undies probably will not make it…) But hey, I’ve got 6 new ones in the rotation now!
Oh my goodness, I’m awful about getting rid of undies. I love buying new ones, but then I feel bad about getting rid of the old ones. Can’t I trim that elastic thread that’s dangling down in the back? Surely no one will see the hole in the butt, except my husband, and I usually change into pajamas long before he goes to bed so even he won’t see!
Seriously, my underwear drawer is bulging with undies I have no business wearing. My mother would be horrified.
I watched one episode of a sitcom that I didn’t think was worth watching again; HOWEVER, one of the females said to another female, “You don’t have much money, but you shouldn’t be sleeping on a mattress on the floor.” Hmm. I suppose my 23-year-old son shouldn’t have to sleep on a mattress on the floor either. I was waiting to replace his carpeting before I bought a boxspring and frame, so it would be less to move. When was I REALLY going to get around to replacing the carpet? I quickly located a free boxspring on Craigslist and we used his old metal frame. I still haven’t replaced the carpeting.
Haha, its the little things you know.
I feel the same about having nice bed sheets. Weird, but true.
Last fall I broke down and bought all new underwear and threw out the old stuff. It is amazing what a difference good panties can make in your life :O) I find it funny that I have a hard time spending money on something I wear EVERY DAY but don’t think twice about overspending on a dress for the wedding of colleague’s son, who I don’t even know.