I am a materialist. And by materialist, I mean I have tons of stuff. I first became aware of how much I had when I moved twice in two years. As I packed and unpacked I thought, how much is too much? It took a while, but I started to downsize. I started with mugs. How …
It’s Easter time. Spring. New life. Being a gardener, I love this time of year. The veggie garden is planted. The lavender is filled with bees. The days are longer. Yet, how easy it is to speed right past the change of seasons because life is so overwhelming and busy? But don’t. Make the simple …
I love the New Year. In fact, I love it so much that I celebrate a fresh start four times a year by rebooting my life every three months. I came across this idea in the book, The Twelve Week Year by Brian Moran. Last year I tried it out for 3 months – I …
So I have been picking a small number of clothing each season and dressing from just these pieces for a year. It has been w o n d e r f u l! What I like: +Easy to get dressed every morning and easy to put clothing away at night. A lot less stress. +I …
Fall – don’t you love it? Well fall is here and it is time to put together a fall pod (simple dressing). Pod dressing is 38 (or so) pieces of clothing and pairs of shoes to wear 3-4 months. My summer pod was 4 months but this pod will be September through November. Creating my …
So, this summer was my first attempt at pod dressing. Pod dressing is paring down your clothing to 38 (or so) pieces. This includes pairs of shoes, tops and bottoms but not scarves, jewelry or bags. I did this for 4 months with the same pieces (more or less, see below). Here is what I …
My mother is a clotheshorse. She has full closets and lots of choices. When she cleans her closet, I get her cast offs, so I too have full closets and lots of choices. And, like her, I enjoy finding that next “right” classic white tee-shirt. But a couple months ago, I ran across a blog about …