Our Favorites of 2007

This week in the spirit of the hurried holidays, the reviewers of Props and Pans will be posting our favorite reviews of 2007. We’ll be back in 2008 with lots of opinions.

I just wrote a post called Specialized Quitters, on my own blog, about how maddening it is to watch people buy excessive equipment and sports-related clothing when they take up a new sport.

My friend who decided to try running bought a $60 running bra, new running shoes with an iPod chip (of course) and several high performance running outfits. Within weeks, she stopped the activity. Quit buying so much crap, put on a flipping t-shirt and hit the road, baby!

Now, could someone please help me down from my high horse? Like the multi-tasker that I am, I would now like to talk out of the other side of my mouth. Definitely, I loathe buying excess crap-o-la, but I do own a Nike New Adventure Running Skirt that I want to tell you about because it’s a little bit fantastic.

This skirt is kickass because I wear it to take my kids to school and it looks better than pajamas, especially because it has internal compression (read girdle). Also, the other mommies at school are afraid of me because they think I work out all the time (lie) and they feel like slobs because they aren’t wearing bras.

Not only does the skirt look sassy, it is made with Dri-FIT which “pulls sweat away from the body and transports it to the fabric surface - where it evaporates and leaves the skin cool and dry.” After a run, the sweat disappears and the skirt is cute enough to wear grocery shopping. Of course, you still stink…

The downside to the skirt is that it costs $50. However, if you wear it everyday, like me, AND you found it on sale, the cost isn’t overwhelming.

Written by Bitsy, who is a mother and part-time professional from Austin, TX. She can also be found at her personal blog, Value wIT.