I know you thought what? Unclutter a clothing item??? You mean a purse right?
No.
Yesterday it hit me. I have to unclutter my coat!
A year and half ago we moved to downtown Toronto. It was a big change in lifestyle. Smaller home, we never use the car, I shop for groceries more often, and miss mall retailing.
We had to rethink outerwear since we could not rely on just making it to the car. I gave up using a purse on a daily basis and use a coin purse with attached key ring. I fit a lipstick, money, few cards, and a bandaid in it. Many days I will sport a canvas tote bag for groceries. And we experience it all- snow, rain, wind, humidity in the summer. I am always cold. So last winter after looking and researching I settled on a winter coat from Land's End -- http://www.landsend.com/pp/LongDownCommuterCoat~112985_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::LSN&CM_MERCH=IDX_00007__0000001034
It was a perfect storm. No purse or car and a comfy winter coat with pockets.
We brought this coat online and I knew it had at least 1 pocket inside. What I did not realize is that it had many pockets. They are everywhere! Besides the traditional pockets on the outside for your hands... I have 5 more. They are all deep and roomy. 3 are hidden on my chest (they are vertical near the zipper) and they zipper. Two are on my thighs. I have 7 pockets in all.
And can we say if you have space, stuff will come? I like to use one pocket for my coin purse. Others hold... pen and small paper pad, business cards, receipts, a bottle of sanitizer and lipstick, packet of tissues, small brush, sometimes small packaged snacks or a cell phone. In the thigh pockets I usually place my travel mug and the other my gloves or hat when I go indoors. I forget where I put things. It took me months to settle on the pocket for my coin purse. Yesterday I had a pocket full of crumbs from cookies and my travel mug made a thud sound on the ground. I feel and sometimes look like a bag lady!
Really! Who needs 7 pockets???
Lands End I love the coat but my life could do WITHOUT the storage.
