Spring Cleaning
Getting back on track, after mixing alot of turkey into my dressing lately. I’m declaring a Spring Cleaning!
Of course, if you reside in the southern hemisphere, you would now be working with what we call “transition” (the change from summer to fall), I think, but my calendar announces the coming Monday as the first day of spring. Here in the mountains of the Great Northwest, where we actually experience four distinct seasons, I change my wardrobe over according to the calendar.
What I will be doing, I hope this Sunday:
- Putting away my wool sweaters. I will probably keep anything pastel and cashmere handy.
- Spring colors will move forward in my closet; charcoal grey and aubergine will move back.
- Biffing a few items. Some things are not in good enough condition to store for next year.
- Making sure I have enough socks. For spring everyday socks I prefer knee-high cotton, at least three pairs to match each pair of pants, and I love argyle!
- Identifying a few outfits to wear to church.
Closet organizing advice is everywhere. If you need it, find it and use it. My point is: pick a day and do it.
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Comments Deleted
Just a quick note to let you know that I have deleted a couple of comments that contained both first and last names. The comments can show up on Google searches now, so it was a protective move. So sorry to lose what you said, though.
Love,
Rebecca
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Something to Think About
I guess I’ve really been dwelling on the cost per wear concept. As my husband and I were looking at a pair of $300 shoes, the following thought occurred to us: If I bought those shoes and wore them everyday for a year, they would still cost me a dollar a day. According to this Newsweek article, 300 million people in India live on that much money.
It’s not like when you were a kid and your mom said, “Clean your plate, there’s starving kids in India.” We all knew the food sitting on your plate wasn’t going to help them. But the money you save on clothes could.
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Sustainable Style Carnival
(Yes, I realize this outfit looks sort of boring. The reason is that my face isn’t in the picture. Like pretty much everything I wear, the focal point of this outfit is my face.)
My entry to the Sustainable Style Carnival at fiftyRX3:
The jeans: I love these jeans. I bought them a few weeks ago, for $1, at Value Village. Now that I have been working with them for awhile, I find that what I thought initially was a compromise has actually turned out to be an advantage. You see, they are a long. So, they cover high heels nicely, or I wear them cuffed, or I just let them “puddle” or whatever that is called.
The tee-shirt: Also Value Village, but I think I paid $2 for this one. The great thing about it, though, is that I can wear it 11 months out of the year. I won’t wear it in July, because of the dark color; but it is sleeveless, so I will pull it out again in August. The brown is a very usable accent color for me.
The jacket: Okay, I bought this new. But I didn’t pay much for it (about $12 on clearance, with a coupon or something, at the Gap), it is usable year-round because of the color pattern, and it is 100% cotton (and washable). The funny thing is the receipt called it a “greaser jacket”. What’s up with that?
The boots: Truly vintage, my parents bought me these suede Clarks in England when I was in Junior High. A few years ago, I noticed them collecting dust in my mom’s laundry room and have worn them about once a week for the past three winters. I did have them re-heeled and waterproofed.
One final thought about the recycle, reduce, re-use theme: much of our clothing consumption can be reduced simply by knowing more about what works for us individually. That is what this blog is about.
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Walmart: Love It or Hate It
Knowing that I will be making at least a few people unhappy, I confess that I was in Walmart, shopping, yesterday. A daughter wanting a specific kind of gum, for a specific price, was the impetus. I wasn’t on a mission to get anything and I wasn’t driving. I was along for the ride.
Normally I avoid Walmart. But my reasons are not so noble as many of yours. I simply find the place too confusing! Nothing is ever in the first place I look for it. Sometimes, simply out of necessity, I end up shopping there anyway. Like the time I needed a new printer before tomorrow, and it was already after 9 pm. Where else would have been open?
I’m afraid, though, that if my life were different , I would be buying some of my clothes there. I loved some of the cotton sateen jackets I saw there; and for $40 American one could have an entire suit.
And then I woke up. And remembered Target.
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And The Winner Is …
The Glamour stiletto run was held last week and, based on the number of visits to this blog resulting from Google searches “stiletto + run”, it is still big news. So, without further ado, the results: click here. Can anybody read it?
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Time For a Makeover?
Sorry. I’m not even considering making myself over. But ever since Danielle at final fashion (you may remember her from the bug vs the burger question) announced she was giving herself a makeover and invited everyone to play, I have had the makeover concept simmering on the back burner. How about you? Anyone going to a reunion this summer, recently lost alot of weight, or just generally feeling in need of a new look? Or should I open it up to nominations, What-Not-to-Wear-style? I would love to host a makeover at The Space Between My Peers .
Speaking of The Space Between My Peers , is the blog itself in need of a makeover? Does its appearance reflect my personality? Does it enhance the information that is presented here? Does it make you want to read it?
I’m putting on my thick skin. Let’s hear your ideas.
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What I Would Do With a Greater Budget
Sometimes I worry (aaah! worrying again!) that you all think I am so frugal I am not fun. Or that I think everyone should be as frugal as I. Or that someday I’ll no longer have to be so frugal, and then maybe I’ll forget what it was like. I certainly hope not!
So I thought I’d give you a peek into what would change and what wouldn’t change with my shopping habits, if I had a larger budget. As it is now, I don’t spend all the money available to me in the clothing category. The reason? I’m trying to save enough to go furniture shopping. Usually I end up spending my extra on a gift for someone. (That’s fun too.)
What would change is that I would feel free to go into any respectable store and buy anything I needed that was reasonably priced. I would still do the same deliberate, sequential wardrobe planning that I do now. But the acquisition of each necessary garment would be quicker. Every few months I would hit the upscale mall, pay for parking, and buy what I needed.
Maybe I’d even go with a friend. Any takers?
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ShoeSense: Shoes for March
Hey, I’m over here at ShoeSense, a blog the scope of which is to fight for every woman’s right to stylish AND comfortable footwear. Thinking that, since we thoroughly hashed over the moral implications of stilettos, some of you might be interested in this blogger’s perspective. Let me know what you think!
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Rule Number 3
Rule Number 3: Never wear anything that takes constant attention in order for you to be able to function. Tugging on your clothes is never elegant.
