In Pursuit of Style-Part 1

Style YOUniversity

It was time…it had been 2 years since I had thoroughly cleaned my closet and I knew I was beginning to struggle with feeling good about getting dressed every day. I do understand that we all are in pursuit of a style that we can call our own. Two weeks ago, I woke up on [...]

Permission Granted-Use it or Lose It

How many of you have a closet packed full of clothes that you don’t wear or are waiting to fit back into?  (I admit, I have a few…but only a few). Lately, I’ve been diligently trying to go through the things in my closet, assessing their value to me on my body as well as [...]

Closet Smarts-The Way Things Work-Fix the Leaks

This weekend, I attacked a leaking faucet.  It has been leaking for 5 years but only when you turned it on.  So I decided that in preparation for guests coming, I’d take it apart to figure out why.  What I thought was the cause of the leak happened NOT to be the problem.  It was [...]

Moving On and Starting Over

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Recently I traveled to my home town to visit a friend who had lost everything in a fire.  We sifted through a bit of rubble but there wasn’t much left. Have you ever thought about to how much we accumulate over a lifetime?  Not just furniture and nick-knacks, but clothes, shoes, jewelry and everything else [...]

Stuff in Your Closet

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My daughter graduated recently from college.  It was a hallmark event in her life.  Alton Brown, famed author and food critic was the commencement speaker.  He  offered his thoughts in a non-traditional manner to challenge the graduates. Thought provoking as it was, there was one key point I wanted to talk about. “ Stuff!” He [...]

Closet Cleaning 101

Cleaning your closet can be an emotional experience. It can conjure up all kinds of memories both good and bad. If this is the first time that you have cleaned your closet in years, it might take the better part of a day. Select a time that it can be completed, otherwise, you might find [...]