Denim Betrayal
9 Feb
My go-to pair of jeans have forsaken me. They are wearing out in the crotchal area. I was really not expecting this. I thought we had another year together at least before they would succumb to my constant wear and tear.
But I did not let them give up to easily. I patched them on the inside and you can’t tell at all. I am wearing them today, and although they do not feel quite the same, (they rub a little weird and I am not digging it at the moment) they serve their purpose and will last a few more months.
I also fixed Tom’s Peru pants that split, and some pjs we got for Noah from the thrift store that are super cute, but have a hole in them we did not see until he was wearing them. This took me maybe 20 minutes to fix three items of clothing. It is so silly that we throw out perfectly good clothing that have a lot more life left in them because we are too lazy to take five or twenty minutes to fix them.
I have been trying to just do menial tasks that I am being lazy about but, I know will only take me five minutes to do (or less). It is some good advice that Gretchen Rubin gives in her book the Happiness Project that I have been reading for months. It is a really good book, but I always get distracted by fictions such as this one.
It makes my life so much easier to just (for example) clean up the bath toys in the bath tub after the boys have their bath. Instead, I wait and then step on them when getting into the shower. It is the same for mending clothing or fixing things around the house. Isn’t it so much easier to just throw it out and buy something new? It is. But, I think I feel more of a sense of accomplishment when I take the time to fix something and keep on using things until they really have nothing left to give. This is one way I am trying to be a producer rather than a consumer. Takes a little more time but it is quite satisfying.
I’m going to be running into similar problems in the near future but my sewing skillz live much to be desired. I find the patching of jean crotches traumatic because they just aren’t as comfortable afterwards. But I’m totally going to have to buck up. I may be coming to you for advice.
I have heard that demin is one of the most environmentally destructive cloths out there.
Good luck keeping up on patching all the holes boys tend to create. I will be praying for you. Full time job! Keep it up
I hear you on the clothes front. I am totally running out of patience trying to find clothes at the thrift store…and maternity clothes are even more impossible! I’ve succumbed to tying scarves around my waist and praying my pants don’t fall off!
Good job on repairing your fave jeans. I don’t think many people do this anymore and it’s really quite a shame.
Hope everything else is going well with you!
Lisa