My Daily Dollars

Last April, I blogged about my love of quality clothing.  I mentioned my favorite denim skirt, which I’ve had for five years.  Using the old “cost-per-wearing” calculation, I figured that the skirt now cost me less that $1 per use.  I wore that little skirt at least every two weeks, all year round.  

Yesterday, the skirt called it quits.  It’s been unusually warm here in Ohio.  I got a call to do one more round of canvassing before the presidential election and decided it was too warm for jeans.  So, out came the trusty skirt, which I paired with an election t-shirt and my “I voted” sticker.  I happily set out to knock on doors one more time before the polls closed at 7:30. 

After walking door to door in one half of the neighborhood, I decided to drive across Main Street (yes, our town really has a Main Street) to finish the other half of my assignment.  As I sat down in the car, I heard a ripping noise but dismissed it as I was busy tuning in the radio to see if exit polls had been released yet.  I waited for a very large train to pass by, drove to the other side of town, and parked in front of the elementary school.  I double-checked my clipboard for the next address and hopped out of the car.  Suddenly, it felt far too breezy!

My poor skirt had a huge tear in the back.  Thank goodness school had let out or some little kiddies may have caught sight of much more than they would have wanted to see.  I literally had to hike my skirt up to hide the tear and hobble back to my car after smiling sheepishly at a passing car or two.

Fortunately, I’d been assigned my own neighborhood this time, so I was just blocks from my house.  I zipped home, changed into jeans, and finished knocking on doors.  The denim on my darling skirt had literally worn out.  My husband suggested I now use the skirt as an apron, which is actually a pretty good idea.

So, I fondly bid farewell to the end of the denim-skirt era but happily welcome a new president!  ;)