Things I should have thought of before Sandy

Hurricane Sandy is tearin' her way on up the East Coast today, bringing along 60-70 mph wind gusts and sideways downpours which were a pleasure to drive in this morning. So what does this lady's unwelcome visit have to do with me? Well, I do this thing every single time it rains; once i narrowly make it to my car in the AM (adorable clear Totes umbrella in tow-buy it here), I spend the entire 45 minutes that is my commute fixating on the rain gear I've yet to purchase. My umbrella isn't completely un-helpful but let's call it what it is: a chic accessory.

So, in my opinion, any responsible-ish, professional woman should own the following rainy day accessories. I just haven't quite gotten around to it yet.

1. Hunter Rain Boots- duh. Also, confession, The reason I haven't pulled the trigger on these yet is I'm too overwhelmed by the cornucopia of colors to choose from. Today I want chartreuse, tomorrow I may want pink, I love the classic yellow, but then there's the bright red... and so you see, the self-torture continues.



2. A Raincoat- Groundbreaking, I know.




3. A Shearling Boot Option- Because Lord knows that when you add ice into a rainy day mix, the extra warmth and traction will keep my levels of melodrama and severe displeasure to a dull roar, thus preventing me from saying hurtful things I don't mean to loved ones.


4. A Pocket Umbrella- To keep in my bag for when one of two things happens- 1. my cute clear umbrella is too clunky to bring with or 2. I accidentally bump into someone with anger issues with my current umbrella (since I'm only 5' 1" and that's something i do often) and said person takes my umbrella and (somewhat impressively) breaks it over their knee.