Clothes
Closet Catharsis
Closet Catharsis
by Diane Bittiker
I have to thank you for telling me your theory on clothes. I usually go through my closet at least once a year but today was the most thorough I have ever been.
I have to admit that at first, I was hesitant about the idea of casting my dearly beloved articles of clothing into the newly designated empty donation "bag." Yet when I started to look closer at what I had hanging in my overflowing closet--keeping the "when did I wear it last" question in mind--I realized it was time to get down to business.
For starters, did I need three identical pink polo shirts? NO! Out with two of them.
How about the shirt with only a "small" hole in it? Gone. The shirt missing a button? Nope. The 1980s blouse with the wide lapels? The too small blazer that hasn't been worn for at least a decade? Out! Out! Out! Read More...
The Perfect Outfit
by Nicole Hanratty
Every morning I step into my closet with the all-important calendar in hand. With bitter reluctance, I surrender my pajamas to the laundry room and begin the search for the impossible: The Perfect Outfit. Clothes may make the man but they also define the day.
Each event filled 24-hour period of my life falls into a different category and without question requires a corresponding outfit. For instance:
Type A Days: These require a perky coordinated ensemble with a signature piece of flair, (i.e. hat, scarf or necklace) which screams, “High Achiever.” Something that allows me to hurdle backpacks, fight traffic, power through the stack on top of my desk, meet multiple appointments and still gets me to lunch on time! Read More...
Save the Socks
by Nicole Hanratty
Ah... laundry day. Fresh hot out of the dryer comes a clean pair of socks. One seems to have a little hole in the sole, the other doesn’t. Should you toss the whole pair? Save the good one in case you are ever in need of an extra? Or roll their tops together and quietly sneak them back into the drawer? (After all, a little extra ventilation never hurt anybody, did it?)
Before you judge, open your own sock drawers. Go ahead! Look through all of them. I dare you. I guarantee you will find at least one sock with holes in it! Read More...
Lunch, Anyone?
by Nicole Hanratty
As I rifle through the laundry basket over-loaded with dirty clothes (clothes: |klō(ð
z| cotton items my husband forgot how to wash the day we said “I do&rdquo, I wish upon my ironing board for a day of luxurious retreat.S'il vous plaît aidez moi! Someone needs a day of sitting without demands!
Hmmm... Lunch anyone?
Needed: Co-conspiratorial indulgent women up for a mindless afternoon! No thinking required. Read More...
