My Kingdom for New Undies (Day 46 - September 6, 2011)



Laundry tomorrow!

I am really, really, REALLY sick of wearing the same clothes.  And, if forced to itemize the biggest culprits . . . my top three would be (1) my undies, (2) my socks, and (3) my undies (. . . an honourable mention for fourth place would be my undies).   I think you get the picture.

But here's the thing . . . over half the people in the world have very few choices of clothes to wear.  I've been to the highlands of Guatemala where the indigenous people wear the same type of clothing everyday (they have two sets . . . thus my inspiration for the depth of my wardrobe).  I've been to Sierra Leone where generally (some exceptions in the city) people where the same types of clothes all the time . . . except on their holy day when the most colourful dresses appear on the women and all the men wear freshly pressed shirts and trousers.  I've spent time with displaced people and seen the street homeless, both of whom have no choice but to wear the same thing all the time.  Yes, I am spoiled.  And, I think most of us in the "have" areas of the world are.

While I fully acknowledge that with respect to wearing the same pants and shirts everyday, I just have to "suck it up princess!"  However, wearing one of two pairs of underwear and socks everyday is border-line inhumane.  Well, okay, that may be overstating it . . . but it is gross.  That's why I appreciate, now more than ever, the efforts of Brent King and his annual cross Canada underwear drive to homeless shelters.  This program, subtitled "Delivering a Little Dignity", will deliver 35,000 pairs of underwear to street homeless in Canada starting at the end of this month (starting in Vancouver Sept 27th and getting to Halifax on October 5th).  I encourage anybody who wants to learn more, support the program, and see what one person can accomplish to check out . . .

www.gotginch.com



As for me, I'll tough it out.  It helps that I've decided that whatever is left of my undies and socks at the end of this phase of the project will be burned.  That's right . . . burned.  However, at the rate they are currently disintegrating, I'm not sure it will be much of a fire.  In the meantime, there is one thing that I am wondering about . . . why do we call them a "pair" of underwear?  Just curious.

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