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Packing


I am packing for a four-day weekend with wedding deal and all I have so far is the shoes for the wedding part.  I dress from the shoes up.  It’s been an hour and a half.  What have I been doing?  Watching “This is the Voice!” or something?  (I do advise always singing the theme song for that show instead of just saying the name.  It’s exciting that way.)  Maybe I’m supposed to leave it all behind.  The dog days are over.  It’s summer.  Lighten up.  Come on, kid, throw some stuff in a bag.

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Clog #3: Options

C: “Why do I always like the best and most expensive options?”

S:  “Because what other options are there, really?  Go ahead, pay $25 for bamboo knitting needles.”

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Seduced A Little Every Day

Connecting the dots of my online community today, I found a picture of myself being seduced a little every day.  I started with a friend’s post about how she had been published by Ruminate magazine.  This led me to a blog by a Ruminate contributor who mentioned a desire to be seduced a little every day by the compact moments of beauty that arise.

Of course, she hadn’t come up with this clever phrase, but had been inspired by a fashion icon and photographer called The Sartorialist who used this phrase in a short film.  The Sartorialist was discussing the impact of living a truly visual life.  He talked about how he spends four or five hours every day really looking at people and finding those most natural moments of beauty to capture on film and post on his blog.  He doesn’t look for a lot of great photos, he just keeps his eyes open for the good ones.

This, of course, reminds me of Amy March–You only need one as long as he’s the right one--and I find myself connecting all the little dots I love.  Art, interaction, community, love, whimsy, and belief.

Ways I was seduced today:

* the determination on B’s face as she discussed her ongoing struggle with administration’s approval of her play

* the “you’re ridiculous, but we accept you and laugh anyway” look of six sophomore guys as I told them stories of my high school self

* the shimmering blond of a 3 year old’s hair as she took my hand and led me to my dinner chair

*the complete darkness of my basement when the pre-bedtime movie finished and no one got up to turn on the light

*the fact that M. took 15 minutes to catch up on the phone even while she was shopping for a new wardrobe

I only need this life I live in order to be seduced a little every day.

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The 2011 Closet

As much as the bed is about comfort and readiness, the closet is about clarity and accessibility.  Here are few thoughts:

  1. Organize by function and frequency. Put the basic layers in an easy to reach place.  Mine are in the middle.  When I grog out in the morning, I know I can begin right in front of me.  My middle is tanks and t-shirts, then I move out to long-sleeves, button downs, sweaters, and dresses on one side with dress pants, jeans, and sweatshirts on the other side.  Basically, the middle is the deepest layer of clothing and the sides are the outer layers.  This is important because in Minnesota we wear a lot of layers.  The only exception to this is vests and fly-aways.  These are in the middle for a reason.  See #2.
  2. Organize by weight, sleeve length, and fun. The fly-aways are light and have no sleeves, plus they are fun, so they have to be in the middle.  Within each section of clothing, I put the lightest weights first (most toward the middle) and work out to the heavy items so that the heavy items don’t mess with the light weight ones.  Sleeve length goes shortest to longest–purely for aesthetic purposes.  Lastly, I organize fun to dull, so that I don’t forget to have take chances.
  3. As for shoes, do the same.  Frequency first, then all the rest. I wear my menswear flats and the two boots to the side of them most often.  They are always ready to go in a wink and they match almost all my outfits, including my dresses for Sundays.
  4. Other basics that are durable get put in boxes, bins, or drawers. I have a box for yoga pants and comfortable sleepwear, one for sweaters, one for the basics, one for scarfs (because I wear them ALL winter and most of the spring and fall), and one for work out clothes (which is basically all the activities’ t-shirts I’ve collected over the years and a few pairs of shorts). Tights also get their own bin and so do belts.

The goal here is to be able to get ready with comfort and ease and to try to reduce the time spent laying in bed wondering what to wear.  Go ahead, walk out the house looking as beautiful on the outside as you are on the inside.

On a side note, yes, I did learn a bit of this from Buckle.

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