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Post by howardsgirlfriend on Mar 9, 2010 13:20:31 GMT -5
They aren't as important as they used to be, before we had synthetic fabrics and easy access to washers/dryers. Aprons protected clothes that were difficult to maintain. That being said, I understand and appreciate the symbolism of an apron. I often change clothes before doing chores, entirely to change my mindset.
I'm planning on cannibalizing a pair of DH's old jeans to make a gardening half-apron--I never have enough pockets!
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Post by Evelyn on Mar 9, 2010 14:11:42 GMT -5
Nope, I don't wear them. I just wear old clothes I don't mind getting messed up. I don't wear them either - they mostly don't fit tall (5'9"), rubenesque people like me. And if God hadn't meant for us to spill stuff on them, wipe our hands on them, stick our garden clippers in the back pockets, use them as temporary pincushions, etc.; he never would have invented blue jeans.  I do have several "work shirts" that I don't mind getting messy, and which are kept carefully distinct from my "good shirts." ...i can do many things that frighten-alarm-revolt me when wearing my apron and gloves... This is the best reason I've seen to wear one. And, when I think about how much I hate to scrub the toilets and, thus, procrastinate the task until they're much worse, I do believe wearing a disposable apron and disposable gloves, along with, perhaps, a disposable mask (do they make disposable goggles?  ), would help alleviate some of my revulsion for that task. I have sometimes worn a heavy-duty black chemist's apron; along with lab coat, gloves, mask and safety glasses; when working with truly nasty chemicals - the kind you mix slowly, in small quantities, in a fume hood. (Q. "But isn't that dangerous?" A. "Not when you're being this careful about taking all the proper precautions.") I don't find all that necessary for scrubbing the toilet  , but I do like the "Method" brand disposable cleaning wipes - being able to flush them along with the, er, flushables I've been wiping up saves me a good deal of "ick factor." And, Butterfly, while I don't think they make disposable goggles, they do make semi-disposable safety glasses. They run about $1-2 bucks a pair (maybe you could dunk them in a tub of Lysol instead of tossing them right away?) and can be found at most hardware stores. |
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