Thoughts for Company

I blogged some time ago about the creative genius that is the Snuggie.

Some of you apparently got the impression - and I have no idea how - that I was propagating an unfounded hatred for the infamous backwards robe.

Who are you to judge, you asked.  You don’t even own a Snuggie.

A fair argument - at the time.  But no longer.

One of you was compelled to send me a Snuggie for Christmas - thank you for indulging me!

And so, in a brief episode of diligent investigative journalism (hey, it happens), I jumped arms first into my very own Royal Blue Snuggie.

Forwards.  Backwards.  Inside out.  Upside down.

The verdict: Yes, I experienced “total warmth and comfort”.  Yes, it’s “super-soft”.  It is very easy to read a book in, and to watch TV and eat popcorn in.  I am able to talk on the phone while wearing it, and work on my laptop (thank goodness for home offices!).  And, most importantly, I look incredibly stylish, if I may say so myself.

But it’s not nearly as liberating as it purports to be.  It is not actually very easy to leave the house in.  It is not one size fits all, those liars!  And if it were a hospital gown, I’d be very concerned for whomever was unfortunate enough to have to walk behind me, as the ends like to come apart and cause the whole darn thing to fall off.

It’s worth mentioning that the booklight, which is of the “compact press ‘n open” variety, is a real life saver.  You don’t actually have to unfold the light from its compact state; instead, you simply press a button.  Already it has saved me so much time and effort, leaving my hands free to catch the open ends of my Snuggie and prevent throngs of werewolves from converging on a brief full moon.

I can’t provide a conclusive opinion, however.  I haven’t had the opportunity to take my Snuggie camping, or on a plane.  I haven’t had a small child at my disposal, to really test the “complete freedom of movement” supposedly afforded by a Snuggie.  I’d anticipate having a very challenging time cheering at a soccer game, but it’s completely impossible to tell at this point, given the lack of evidence.  (I am currently accepting loans of private jets and babies and soccer teams for this purpose.)

And I haven’t tried sewing in my Snuggie.

I guess it will be quite some time before I am ever able to provide a definitive answer, as I would first have to learn how to sew, but least I know what my first project will be.

A sleeveless Snuggie.

Now there’s a novel idea!