wardrobe – Page 2 – Kari Neumeyer

So outdoorsy

When did this transformation happen? Having determined that $99 is the best price for the Mystic Peak hiking boots, I returned to Joe’s to buy them. And had to buy a T-shirt, socks and a soccer ball (for the dog) while I was at it. I impulse shop at a sporting goods store. The weirdContinue reading “So outdoorsy”

Defying stereotypes

So I was out shoe shopping, as part of my job, of course. I need three new pairs of shoes. One for kickboxing (not job related, but since I was there…), waterproof hiking boots and felt-soled wading boots. Some sales dude engaged me with “How ya doin’?” while I was looking for a pair ofContinue reading “Defying stereotypes”

Since I last posted

I waded waist-deep in a fast moving river, wearing cotton pants and someone else’s felt-soled boots because I never have the right outfit on. When I discovered that catching fish for their eggs did not involve a boat, I felt like an idiot. A complete idiot. The professionals wore a uniform of polypropylene long-johns underContinue reading “Since I last posted”

Cotton Kills

A couple of jobs ago, I met some coworkers in the office parking lot on a Saturday morning for a hike at Mount St. Helens. It was summertime, so I wore a pair of camouflage shorts (in protest of the war, and cus they make me look like Avril Lavigne) and a white T-shirt. SomeContinue reading “Cotton Kills”

I stand apart

I googled “Daughter of Bride dress” and a list of “Mother of the Bride” sites popped up.

Have to get away

My last job offered a ridiculous amount of vacation. Of which I took next to none, which might as well have been none, since nobody actually kept track of such things. So I got a nice departing paycheck in exchange for that relaxation I never got. Instead, it’s paying for the new insulation that hasContinue reading “Have to get away”