ME, a slob?

OK, I\’ll be the first to admit that I\’m a Grade-A slob. I never have been good at tidiness. I could, as indicated at left, strive for the \”Creative Mess\” grade.

Until I get there, the set-up shown at right helps me to keep track of cycling stuff. It\’s really a shoe bag, but I don\’t have that many pairs of shoes.

I can roll up a pair of leg warmers and put them in one pocket. Ditto for a pair of arm warmers. Other small items of cycling clothing, such as gloves, also go here.

I keep my back-up tubes of electrolyte tablets in this bag; and a spare tube of Chamois Butt\’r. I even have a spare water bottle there, ready to go the next time I drop a bottle and can\’t find it because it\’s still dark out.

With this storage system, I don\’t have to go running all over the place when cool weather approaches, hoping I\’ll find the leg warmers before a cold front arrives. Things such as cashmere socks I keep with my regular socks; so I know where they are. Incidentally, they don\’t seem to keep my feet very warm. Maybe my cycling shoes are too well ventilated.

Me, a slob? I\’m not so sure now, after all; but maybe, just maybe, one day I\’ll get better organized!