I’m always nervous that if I don’t have some kind of system to keep track of what I’ve worn, I’ll end up wearing my favorite shirt eight times a month (something that Debbie tells me wouldn’t actually be a sin – but I’m thinking – wouldn’t people start commenting: Hey, do you have a thing about that shirt?).
In any case, to prevent this sort of thing from happening, I keep a document in my dresser and every day I write down some quick code for what I’m wearing (for example – “bl str sh” might mean “Blue striped short sleeve shirt”) and then I look up earlier in the list to see when I last wore that shirt, make sure it’s more than two weeks ago and cross out that instance.
Want proof? I just finished this page and have started another.
I’ll just note that the top left portion includes items from last Christmas.
So I’m curious – what do you do to make sure the horrible over-wearing of your favorite shirt doesn’t occur?
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November 28, 2011 at 9:16 am
Phil
Seems like someone (you??) ought to make an app for this. Me, I just wear the same stuff over and over. People probably think I’m weird or nerdy or broke, but I don’t really care.
November 28, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Andy
I’m with Phil. If I could, I would wear the same thing every day. I like your system of wearing the same thing on Monday that you wore to church on Sunday. I have partially adopted this.
November 28, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Tim
Oh, Scott. I was expecting 3NF on that list.
Here’s my approach for suits, sport coats, dress shirts, and ties. I put the one most recently worn on the right end of the line end and look to the left end every day for something that hasn’t been worn in a while. (Not really a big deal for dress shirts since I wear light blue or white 90% of the time.) I don’t always grab the one on the far left, but it helps ensure that I have a good mix going.
November 28, 2011 at 7:12 pm
jamsco
Tim and Phil – do you still have the Jamsco wedding flower tie?
November 28, 2011 at 8:16 pm
jamsco
And Tim, again: you only need third normal form in a multi-table multi-field situation! Maybe you need a refresher course!
November 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Tim
Sadly, the famous tie is no more. I’m not sure where it went.
November 29, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Cherry D
Wow. Really? If I can’t remember when I last wore an item, do you really think someone else will? or if they saw it last week, will they really care? That is, unless it’s really ugly and then I hope I wouldn’t wear it at all . . .
November 29, 2011 at 1:52 pm
jamsco
Yes, really. Like I say – a sign of insanity.
When I put on a shirt I pretty much don’t think about it the rest of the day – but my coworkers have to look at it every time they see me. So my thought is, they might remember if I wear on a Friday, and then on Monday, and then on Thursday.
What if you wear something that a person notices because they think it’s really nice, and then you wear it three days later. They might say “Wait a second . . .
November 30, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Abigail
Scott, I’m pretty sure everyone is thinking more about what they are wearing than remembering what you’ve worn.
Such is our nature, to think about ourselves and think that others are too.
I have a vest that I’ve worn frequently over shirts/sweaters every fall and winter for 4 yrs. Every year I get complimented on it by the same people as though they’ve never seen it before. It’s great!
If only I could be as forgetful about myself as other people are, I’d be much better for it!