Fashion Statement
by Pete Mitash
Copyright (c) 2013 Pete Mitash
My mother's scrubs are not just practical. They are a way for her to maintain purpose and individuality within a gruelling profession and work week.
I suppose no one thinks of work uniforms as fashionable. Hard hats, lab coats, steel-toe boots, nursing clogs--they're not meant to look good; they're meant to get things done. One assumes they need to convey nothing more than practical, efficient professionalism. And that's because you haven't metmy mother. My mother makes scrub uniforms look fashionable. Her nursing scrubs convey, yes, practicality andefficiency and professionalism, but also a sense of personality that will not be subdued by drab clothing that looks like everyone else's. She is a woman who believes in everyday fashion, not just for special occasions. I'm afraid she can be a little contemptuous of those who consider fashion beyond them or not worth the daily effort.
On weekends, we would find ourselves at stores filled to the rafters with scrubs. She would painstakingly browse through the loud, garish sets of nursing uniforms that virtually assaulted the ill with good cheer. She would find the perfect pastel or shade of pink and match it with a deeper colour. Once she even found an empire-waisted scrub shirt. I was impressed. In the mornings, she would meticulously pair her latest finds with the most understated earring and occasionally a thin necklace. Nothing must ever get in the way of her work because, at its core, this fastidious fashionableness was about her patients as anything else.
The patients love my mother. They can tell the effort she makes and adore her for it. After all, they had never seen dental uniforms as stylish as these. Not even on ER. It brightened their day to see this intelligent, hardworking, well-dressed young person (everyone was young compared to them) fuss about them and ensureall was as it should be. By the end of a 12-hour work day, my mother is exhausted, hungry, and sleep-deprived. But she catches a glimpse of herself in a mirror in the staff bathroom and the person looking back at her is an elegant, dignified professional after a hard day's work, not this lifeless creature who wishes for nothing more than a hot bath, warm meal, and her own bed. And tomorrow, again she will wake at 5 a.m. and put on her perfect combination of scrubs, her earrings, and make her way to the hospital for another 12-hour shift and all will be as it should be.
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by Pete Mitash
Copyright (c) 2013 Pete Mitash
My mother's scrubs are not just practical. They are a way for her to maintain purpose and individuality within a gruelling profession and work week.
I suppose no one thinks of work uniforms as fashionable. Hard hats, lab coats, steel-toe boots, nursing clogs--they're not meant to look good; they're meant to get things done. One assumes they need to convey nothing more than practical, efficient professionalism. And that's because you haven't metmy mother. My mother makes scrub uniforms look fashionable. Her nursing scrubs convey, yes, practicality andefficiency and professionalism, but also a sense of personality that will not be subdued by drab clothing that looks like everyone else's. She is a woman who believes in everyday fashion, not just for special occasions. I'm afraid she can be a little contemptuous of those who consider fashion beyond them or not worth the daily effort.
On weekends, we would find ourselves at stores filled to the rafters with scrubs. She would painstakingly browse through the loud, garish sets of nursing uniforms that virtually assaulted the ill with good cheer. She would find the perfect pastel or shade of pink and match it with a deeper colour. Once she even found an empire-waisted scrub shirt. I was impressed. In the mornings, she would meticulously pair her latest finds with the most understated earring and occasionally a thin necklace. Nothing must ever get in the way of her work because, at its core, this fastidious fashionableness was about her patients as anything else.
The patients love my mother. They can tell the effort she makes and adore her for it. After all, they had never seen dental uniforms as stylish as these. Not even on ER. It brightened their day to see this intelligent, hardworking, well-dressed young person (everyone was young compared to them) fuss about them and ensureall was as it should be. By the end of a 12-hour work day, my mother is exhausted, hungry, and sleep-deprived. But she catches a glimpse of herself in a mirror in the staff bathroom and the person looking back at her is an elegant, dignified professional after a hard day's work, not this lifeless creature who wishes for nothing more than a hot bath, warm meal, and her own bed. And tomorrow, again she will wake at 5 a.m. and put on her perfect combination of scrubs, her earrings, and make her way to the hospital for another 12-hour shift and all will be as it should be.
More Information:
Infectious Clothing provides variety of Dental Uniforms. To find out more Visit our Website Now!
http://www.infectious.com.au/home.php
Source: http://www.PopularArticles.com/article451913.html
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