Seasons

10 signs your current wardrobe is not ready for winter weather

  1. Sweater Shivers: Your sweaters have started to chatter their threads, trembling in fear at the mere mention of the upcoming cold.
  2. Sock Exodus: Every morning, you find your socks attempting to escape from your drawer, leaving tiny notes saying, “Gone to find warmer feet.”
  3. Scarf Sniffles: Your scarves have developed a cold and can’t stop sneezing. They’re clearly not thick enough to fend off the winter chill.
  4. Hat Hibernation: Your winter hats have burrowed deep into the back of your closet, leaving behind a note: “Wake us up when there’s proper insulation.”
  5. Mitten Mutiny: Your mittens have started to hold tiny protest signs that read, “More fluff, less frost!” and “Thicker threads or we’re dead!”
  6. Boot Betrayal: Your boots, once proud and tall, now slump sadly, whispering to each other about the good old days when they didn’t feel the cold seeping in.
  7. Jacket Jitters: Every time you reach for a jacket, it audibly gulps and tries to inch away, fearing it won’t be able to protect you from the impending freeze.
  8. Thermal Tantrums: Your thermal underwear throws tantrums, claiming they’re just “regular underwear” and not cut out for this “thermal business.”
  9. Pajama Protests: Instead of cozying up at night, your pajamas have started to stage nightly protests, chanting, “We need more layers! We need more layers!”
  10. Coat Confessions: Your thickest coat pulls you aside for a heart-to-heart, admitting it’s been faking its warmth all these years and is really just a thin piece of fabric with delusions of grandeur.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.