Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time there was a family. This family had a mom, a dad, two sisters, and a brother. Said family moved from one house to another (against the protestations of the children) and these children were promised to each have their own bedroom, a swimming pool, and even more than one bathroom in the house! Wow! Well, the family ended up moving into a house that had THREE bedrooms--not four--and the kids were going to have to share. That is until the dad decided to split the one huge bedroom (which already conveniently had two doors, two light switches, and really was gigantic) into 2 bedrooms. Everyone had their own bedroom (yay!), they did have a swimming pool (even more yay!), and there were 3 bathrooms in the house (they never had to fight for bathroom time...triple yay!). And they all lived Happily Ever After, right? Wellllllll, mostly right! If you haven't already guessed, this little story is some what autobiographical, and I was one of the kids that ended up in one of the rooms created by splitting up a huge room. While it was awesome to have my own room (thanks for being so inventive, Dad!) there was one major problem---or I guess I would say "tiny" problem. My room did not have a closet. That's right. No closet. I had a cubby hole (seriously) and the entryway coat closet for ALL of my stuff. You all have seen the amount of stuff that I have, and it was NEARLY impossible to find a place for everything. No matter how many times I reorganized, how many trips I made to the Goodwill, or how many clear plastic container drawers/boxes I bought to store under my bed, I still could not get organized. And this was the story of my life. But wait...as with all fairytales, there IS a happy ending (as if this is such a SAD SAD SAD Story, right?) When my sister and I moved out, a major "it" factor for the place we ended up moving into was THE CLOSET SPACE!!! (at least for me....) The closet (s) ---that's right---two closets!---in my room have really been the best thing ever! You might laugh, but being able to organize all of my stuff has really changed my life. Admittedly, I am still not the most organized person, but at least I now have the space in which to take on this endeavor. Check out what I'm working with....
The above photo(s) is(are) of my clothes and shoes closet. I love the shelves above my hang up clothes, because that is where I put ALL of my high heels. I line them up and this way I am able to see every pair and can easily choose which ever ones I want to wear. My mom organizes her hang up clothes by color, short sleeve vs. long sleeves, and even puts her summer stuff away in the winter and her winter stuff away in the summer. She rocks. Now, I am not like that (as you can CLEARLY see from the photo), but at least I have stuff hanging up! And I DO try to organize and differentiate between dresses, skirts, denim, shirts, and jackets---within those categories, there is not too much organization going on---sorry Mom!
I have mentioned before my "accessories closet"...and here it is....or at least part of it! I have a whole "pole" dedicated to my scarves. You know how much I love my scarves! There are so many and they are so colorful! (My FAVORITE!) Some mornings I just stand in front of all of them and put one on and then take it off and choose another and then do it all over again. I have come to realize that having TOO many options makes things more difficult--at least for me! But don't worry....I'm not getting rid of anything! I love it all too much! (I honestly shudder to think what will happen if I one day have to SHARE a closet--eeek---with a husband...I already feel bad for him! Perhaps I should write in a "closet clause" into wedding vows? But let's not put the cart before the horse---or whatever that idiom is---I'm just going to enjoy MY space for as long as I have it!)
Besides being STOKED about my closet(s) when we moved out, I was also super excited about my "grown-up-girl" furniture. When we moved out, I purchased my very own "big girl bed"and dresser, and nightstand "set". It's such a pretty set and I just ADORE it. The dresser is huge and it is where I keep all of the stuff that I don't want/need to hang up. IE....gym clothes, Warren shirts (that's a WHOLE other blog!), socks, pajamas, etc. I try to go through this every couple weeks, because I really don't NEED 30 Warren t-shirts, or 17 pairs of pajama pants...and not having to dig through the drawers to find one thing is nice.
There She is. My Dress. What fun we had together, me and my Dress. We went some places, had some good times, and accomplished some exciting stuff. Despite all of this, I am not sorry to say goodbye. Lots of people DID notice yesterday that I was not wearing my dress, and could not believe that it had already been 30 Days! And, coincidentally I got quite a few compliments on my outfit that I chose. More to come on that later! I think I have a couple ideas for some new challenges up my sleeve. Stay tuned!
Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time there was a family. This family had a mom, a dad, two sisters, and a brother. Said family moved from one house to another (against the protestations of the children) and these children were promised to each have their own bedroom, a swimming pool, and even more than one bathroom in the house! Wow! Well, the family ended up moving into a house that had THREE bedrooms--not four--and the kids were going to have to share. That is until the dad decided to split the one huge bedroom (which already conveniently had two doors, two light switches, and really was gigantic) into 2 bedrooms. Everyone had their own bedroom (yay!), they did have a swimming pool (even more yay!), and there were 3 bathrooms in the house (they never had to fight for bathroom time...triple yay!). And they all lived Happily Ever After, right? Wellllllll, mostly right! If you haven't already guessed, this little story is some what autobiographical, and I was one of the kids that ended up in one of the rooms created by splitting up a huge room. While it was awesome to have my own room (thanks for being so inventive, Dad!) there was one major problem---or I guess I would say "tiny" problem. My room did not have a closet. That's right. No closet. I had a cubby hole (seriously) and the entryway coat closet for ALL of my stuff. You all have seen the amount of stuff that I have, and it was NEARLY impossible to find a place for everything. No matter how many times I reorganized, how many trips I made to the Goodwill, or how many clear plastic container drawers/boxes I bought to store under my bed, I still could not get organized. And this was the story of my life. But wait...as with all fairytales, there IS a happy ending (as if this is such a SAD SAD SAD Story, right?) When my sister and I moved out, a major "it" factor for the place we ended up moving into was THE CLOSET SPACE!!! (at least for me....) The closet (s) ---that's right---two closets!---in my room have really been the best thing ever! You might laugh, but being able to organize all of my stuff has really changed my life. Admittedly, I am still not the most organized person, but at least I now have the space in which to take on this endeavor. Check out what I'm working with....
The above photo(s) is(are) of my clothes and shoes closet. I love the shelves above my hang up clothes, because that is where I put ALL of my high heels. I line them up and this way I am able to see every pair and can easily choose which ever ones I want to wear. My mom organizes her hang up clothes by color, short sleeve vs. long sleeves, and even puts her summer stuff away in the winter and her winter stuff away in the summer. She rocks. Now, I am not like that (as you can CLEARLY see from the photo), but at least I have stuff hanging up! And I DO try to organize and differentiate between dresses, skirts, denim, shirts, and jackets---within those categories, there is not too much organization going on---sorry Mom!
I have mentioned before my "accessories closet"...and here it is....or at least part of it! I have a whole "pole" dedicated to my scarves. You know how much I love my scarves! There are so many and they are so colorful! (My FAVORITE!) Some mornings I just stand in front of all of them and put one on and then take it off and choose another and then do it all over again. I have come to realize that having TOO many options makes things more difficult--at least for me! But don't worry....I'm not getting rid of anything! I love it all too much! (I honestly shudder to think what will happen if I one day have to SHARE a closet--eeek---with a husband...I already feel bad for him! Perhaps I should write in a "closet clause" into wedding vows? But let's not put the cart before the horse---or whatever that idiom is---I'm just going to enjoy MY space for as long as I have it!)
Besides being STOKED about my closet(s) when we moved out, I was also super excited about my "grown-up-girl" furniture. When we moved out, I purchased my very own "big girl bed"and dresser, and nightstand "set". It's such a pretty set and I just ADORE it. The dresser is huge and it is where I keep all of the stuff that I don't want/need to hang up. IE....gym clothes, Warren shirts (that's a WHOLE other blog!), socks, pajamas, etc. I try to go through this every couple weeks, because I really don't NEED 30 Warren t-shirts, or 17 pairs of pajama pants...and not having to dig through the drawers to find one thing is nice.
There She is. My Dress. What fun we had together, me and my Dress. We went some places, had some good times, and accomplished some exciting stuff. Despite all of this, I am not sorry to say goodbye. Lots of people DID notice yesterday that I was not wearing my dress, and could not believe that it had already been 30 Days! And, coincidentally I got quite a few compliments on my outfit that I chose. More to come on that later! I think I have a couple ideas for some new challenges up my sleeve. Stay tuned!
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