Do you have a favorite article (or articles) of clothing that signals relaxation time? For moi, it is and has been a pair of sweatpants and an over-sized, newish sweatshirt that still has the underside of undisturbed fleece. It has always been a sad day when the new sweatshirt finally reaches its point of no return on continual wear and shouts, "Wash me!" You know that the underside softness disappears from that point on.
My prescription for mental and physical relaxation relief has always been that, immediately upon my arrival home from work, I shed my work clothes, don my sweats and wash my face. Those three actions combine to make a powerful prescriptive that says "relax". I recently purchased an article of clothing that speaks volumes to me..........a new bathrobe. While it may seem odd to blog about a bathrobe, there is a relaxation connection.
There is something oddly comforting about bathrobes. Maybe the older they are the more comforting they become when worn? Bathrobes used to be primarily made of terrycloth, cotton, or quilted material. These were the practical robes, made to be worn day after day - perhaps hour after hour, depending on the circumstances. To be sure, other robe fabrics included silk, taffeta, and sheer materials for garments not meant to stay on the body for any length of time. Today's robe fabrics range from terrycloth, to silky materials, to perhaps the newest entry into the robe industry - fleece.
I tend to switch out bathrobes slowly because of 1. Familiarity 2. Style 3. Fabric. Being short of stature, it is difficult for me to find a bathrobe that is short enough and does not drag around on the floor, picking up all of the cat's shed hair and dustbunnies. Having skin highly sensitive to scratchiness, it is difficult to find a robe that meets my criteria for "softness" factor. My old robe did meet all of my rigid requirements but became so worn-looking that it looked tacky. Off I went in search of a new robe and was successful.
The new robe is constructed from a fabric that resembles fleece - and maybe that is what it is. All I know is that the robe's underside is so soft that I do not wish to take the robe off. If I could, I would wear this robe everywhere - and I do mean everywhere - as long as the weather outside is frightful. The robe conducts an instant warmth which, while just what the doctor ordered for chilly, winter days, is way too warm for any indoor temperature over 67 degrees. Nevertheless, I love my new robe and would like society to review its dress code and allow me and my lavender, fuzzy robe to not be separated and..........be accepted wherever I goeth.
Ancora imparo
