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Address Your Closet and Look Sharp in 10 Easy Steps

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  Address Your Closet and Look Sharp ~ in 10 Easy Steps! After moving out of my parents' home at age 18, I came home after a few months for my first visit as an adult. To my horror, the bedroom I coveted was completely transformed. The black light Led Zepplin posters were gone as were the paraphernalia from my wild-eyed youth.  Instead, a grown-up guest room stared me down. From that moment on, I vowed to also be a grown-up.  I've been organizing closets and designing wardrobes since 1990. You, too, can tackle any unruly closet with the following arsenal: 1.  Get a large plastic bag - or two or three. 2. Before addressing your messy closet, dress as if you're going somewhere special, such as the hair salon or to meet friends.  Ladies have your hair and make-up in tip-top shape. Men, if you're generally clean-shaven, be showered and prepared as if for a work day at the office. Why? You may be trying on a garment you need help deciding whether to keep or donate. I...

Your Clutter Reflects Your Life

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    A cluttered life is a cluttered mind, so unless you want to be committed to the R-Wing, clean up your act. Go ahead and call Marie, spend oodles of your hard-earned cash having someone babysit your useless tidying efforts, or strap a set on and let's go!      Seriously, folks. Begin with your car. I knew a woman in her early 30s who was a driving county dump. She claimed she gathered her soda cans for the extra-added income from recycling. Please. Spare me the excuses for your traveling dumpsite.       It was then I realized who was peeking into my closets and yanking the bathroom curtains back at my dinner parties. The mobile county dump! She was positive she'd find my dirty laundry hiding in the bathtub. However, she was too mentally numb to realize everything I do is in a perfect line and I immediately notice when something is moved. The first thing I do to get to really know another is to gracefully peek into their car. Aha! You're d...