GIFTS FOR OTHERS This is a list I began keeping, to track everyone I buy for in a given year: birthdays, weddings, showers, graduations, Christmas, and now Easter. I just list it in order, from January to December, all who I need to buy for. Including those holidays like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. So…
THE CALENDAR
After a bunch of different ways of keeping a calendar, I have decided on printing my own (to save money) and putting it on the fridge as a family calendar. It’s always there out in the open, reminding us to make sure everything is accounted for that needs to be. Each year I have been…
THE NUTCRACKER CARD
This is what I drew of my husband and I for the third Christmas I made cards, as this is my other favorite holiday theme. I am a sucker for romance stories haha.
VACUUM/BROOM/MOP
I still have the Kenmore Progressive vacuum my parents got for me when I first got my apartment. I loved theirs and wanted one just like it. It’s been over 10 years I have had it. My husband doesn’t like it because it smells like something burning haha. He wants me to get a new…
ULTIMATELY…
“What do you actually wear daily?” To save money, reduce waste, and shorten time, we should probably look at what we actually wear everyday. Then figure out why, and then create a wardrobe around that why and use other tools to enhance it if we so wish. This way we wear everything in our closet…
DRESSING YOUR TRUTH
DRESSING YOUR TRUTH was invented by a woman named Carol Tuttle. This is a really cool idea for anyone to try. It targets who we are on the inside to be able to find what works for us on the outside. She found 4 types: Type 1 – Bright and Animated Type 2 – Soft…
HISTORY OF CLOTHES
Now researching this was fascinating! This is quickly from memory as I don’t have my notes anymore. But I remember seeing how it slowly developed over the centuries until technology improved and we began having more abundance of textiles. Cavemen – This was basically wearing animal skins/furs or plant leaves to cover themselves. Biblical Times/Egyptian/Greece…
CAPSULE WARDROBES
There are a ton of capsule wardrobe lists of different garments that would be useful to have in a basic wardrobe. But for me, I am not interested in a striped tee or a white collared shirt or pumps. I found a list that really laid out the things we need and gave me room…
BODY TYPES/TORSO LENGTHS
I don’t claim to be knowledgeable about body types, but this is what I have come across and have understood. There seem to be 4 types: Hourglass, Inverted Triangle, Triangle/Teardrop, and Apple. There is measuring involved to compare the width of your shoulders compared to your waist and hips. I have gone between the hourglass…
THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CARD
This is one of my favorite songs of the Christmas season. I had begun drawing holiday cards to my family and friends. So I was very happy to draw this out for everyone!