You Dropped Your Pocket

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        I love pants with pockets. It's one of my simple joys in life. Seriously, wearing pants with pockets just makes my day better, because they just make for such convenient living.
       At any given moment, my pants pockets usually hold two of my life's necessities -- my cellphone and my chapstick. I can tuck them in my pockets and keep them safe and handy. When my phone rings or my lips feel dry...BAM! I whip 'em out like a ninja.
       As much as I love looking pretty, I sometimes dislike dressing up, because none of my dress pants, dresses or skirts have pockets. Then what do I do with my stuff? I'll have my stuff shoved in my purse, buried beneath my wallet, hand sanitizer, and other goods a gal needs for going out. When my phone rings, I turn into that nightmare of a purse organizer commercial, racing the ringtone and digging around to find my phone, cursing and swearing the whole way through. Or better yet, if I don't have pockets, my phone's not even near me, and I miss all those wonderful Merry Christmas texts from those friends you think of only in your mass holiday texts (not that they're not appreciated :-D). Even more horrifying is when my lips are achingly dry. I lick my lips and reach for my pocket, only to realize their is no pocket (insert dramatic girl scream)!!! Bummer. The lack of chapstick availability of course only makes the dry lips instantly worse and sends me running across the room for my purse.
       It's times like these that I remember the simple joy pockets bring to my life. They're handy-dandy, and I don't show them enough love. Say what you want about your comfy sweat pants or classy skirts; I just want my jeans with pockets to get me through my day.