May 7, 2013

• Context

  When I posted about what I overheard on the soccer field, I did it in the moment without giving you context. The coaches weren’t being harsh – they were just being really serious and earnest about their desire for these girls to learn the game and maybe enjoy a win. It was just so funny, because they went on and on as if they might whip out a Powerpoint presentation at any moment, and the girls had neither the attention span nor the vocabulary to follow along! The Mr. said that he can totally relate, after his many years of coaching kids soccer and lacrosse. It can be hard for an adult to put themselves in the shoes of a child standing out on a grassy field with a ball flying at her and a gaggle of grown ups screaming cheers and often conflicting instructions.

  It is also hard to put oneself in 10 year old dress shoes and work clothes. That’s right, I’ve been excavating the old work wardrobe from the dustiest corners of the walk in closet. You don’t realize how much something as bland as business attire changes in a decade until you enter the lady suit time capsule that I explored today. Shoulder pads! Pleats! High waistlines! Nero collars! Hideous prints! Too long short sleeves and too short long sleeves! I mean, talk about context.

  Thankfully, I do have enough stuff to get me started, and I will not need to wear suits very often. But I do think a brief shopping spree might be in order, too. Don’t you?

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