This week, I'm thinking about...
- How ridiculously excited I was about starting my new bujo
- That I blew through my first bujo notebook in about six weeks
- That this new bujo notebook had better last longer
- How it's got a lot more pages and more space per page
- so it should last longer
- or I'm writing way too much in it.
- How starting bullet journaling may end up giving me a decent outlet for my "I love new school supplies" habit
- because I'd need a new notebook every three months or so
- and maybe some funky new pens
- but mostly the notebook
- because I love me some brand-spankin'-new-pristinely-blank-notebooks
- How I still haven't entirely figured out how to dress for outdoor runs
- That it would be nice if it would stay the same season for two outdoor runs in a row
- But that's not Western NY
- especially at this time of year
- How thrilled I was to see a tip on Pinterest about wrapping necklaces in Saran Wrap to keep them from tangling when traveling
- How I've already packed up my fall/winter wardrobe jewelry in Saran Wrap for storage
- That it makes it so much easier to find the necklace I want when I've only got my spring/summer ones on my hanging rack
- How it was also easier to pack up the jewelry I'm donating without worry about tangling it
- That I was also brilliant enough to remember to stick the matching earrings in the Saran Wrap too
- because once in a great while I do actually think ahead
- although it doesn't happen as often as it should
- so I give myself a big pat on the back when it does
- hoping it will encourage the brilliance to show up a little more often.
- That I am also patting myself on my back for finally realizing I should also sort my scarf collection by season
- because it's getting totally out of control
- because I do wear a lot of scarves
- but I only wear half my scarves half the year
- but I'd been keeping all of them in my closet
- so they seemed to breed like rabbits
- so I'm culling the herd and donating a few
- but not nearly enough
- so I'm storing the off-season ones and will go through them again in the fall
- because maybe my heart won't break quite so much when I try to figure out which ones to give away then
- hoping "out of sight is out of mind"
- so I'll be less attached and can have more objective eye towards downsizing then.
- How I also realized I needed to approach my closet the way I approach my quilting
- That I was having difficulty picturing this whole "capsule wardrobe" thing
- until I remembered
- "Make visual decisions visually."
- How it only took me about 15 minutes to figure out how to download the pics of my clothes from the Stylebook app and print them out "contact sheet" style and cut them into pieces
- That there are a couple of helpful "capsule wardrobe" template worksheets available on the internet here and here
- How much fun it is to sit while I'm watching TV with my husband at night and play "paper dolls" with my clothes, figuring out capsules and discovering new outfit possibilities and then entering those outfits into my Stylebook app for future reference
- That having it all out in front of me makes it easier to find good color combinations--just like choosing fabric for a quilt
- That I'm also able to see which clothes I don't tend to integrate much (so I can either try harder to make them work or just get rid of them)
- That it also makes it so much easier to figure out where the gaps in my wardrobe are
- That I still have a couple too many white camisoles and dark dress pants
- but no light casual or dress pants
- and no dresses
- and no light shoes
- and almost no dress shoes
- and only one skirt that I don't even like much
- That now I have my shopping list narrowed down in an extremely helpful way.
