Five Simple Ways to Organize Your Closet Today!

Written by Renu Dalal-Jain


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FOURTH – Try on each item… this isrepparttar most important step! Make sure it still fits well, with no pulls, tears, or unseemly tucks or threads. If it’s too tight, too bright, or just plain outdated, even if it’s in mint condition, get rid of it! Make notes of what you no longer have in your wardrobe and need to purchase. For example, if you’ve gotten rid of every old pair of chinos you had, put it on your list of new purchases. If you had one black sweater (a staple item that goes with everything) that was completely worn out, make sure you replace it. Put asiderepparttar 129574 items you want to keep that need to be mended or cleaned, and make an agreement with yourself to have that done within one week of your personal closet overhaul.

FIFTH – put everything back in your closet and dresser. Renu’s rule of thumb is to hang pants, skirts, shirts, thicker sweaters and jackets. Fold very heavy items like jeans, and very delicate items like undergarments and cashmere or other loose knits, which will lose their shape if hung. Hang your clothes according to business, casual and evening wear. Within those categories, you can further hang all pants together, all shirts together, all skirts together, etc. Hang pants and skirts on clip hangers; folding them over a wire hanger will cause them to wrinkle and become prone to tearing atrepparttar 129575 bend.

Don’t worry if your closet suddenly looks empty to you. You are just creatingrepparttar 129576 space to buildrepparttar 129577 type of wardrobe you’ve always dreamed of having. Now you can make knowledgeable purchases by understanding what you already have, what your comfort zones are, and what items you really need.

A bonus: feel good while you organize – donate your clothes to any ofrepparttar 129578 many great organizations in your area. Inrepparttar 129579 Philadelphia area, some organizations include:

City Team Ministries - http://www.cityteam.org/philadelphia/ Career Wardrobe - http://www.careerwardrobe.org/ Junior League of Philadelphia - http://www.juniorleaguephila.org/fund.html Philadelphia Cares - http://www.philacares.com/donate.htm

Renu Dalal-Jain, a certified image consultant and the owner of Flair Consulting in Philadelphia, PA, works with men and women to help them put their best personal face forward in social or corporate settings.

Copyright © 2004 Renu Dalal-Jain, MS, CIC Flair Consulting ~ Philadelphia, PA http://www.flairconsulting.com




A Bellyful of Mindfulness

Written by Maya Talisman Frost


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Hey, it still counts as being full! You're a vessel, and you should be continually filled, but not necessarily consistently filled withrepparttar same stuff. It'srepparttar 129572 emptying and filling that keeps things interesting.

"A full cup must be carried steadily."--English proverb

Getting spilled is part of life. What are you doing to spill yourself...and what are you doing to get filled up again?

Spend time contemplatingrepparttar 129573 concept of fullness. Be mindful of opportunities to notice when you are feeling depleted or overflowing.

Concentrate on paying attention to thoughts, emotions, stories, people, places and activities that make you feel full, and practice saying, "This is full" whenever you notice it.

Good full or bad full--don't judge that. Just be mindful of that sense of fullness wherever you feel it.

Taco Bell entices people to "get full" and this is good advice. But skiprepparttar 129574 "full-on value meal" and concentrate instead on your own fullness whenever you see an ad or drive by a Taco Bell.

Ask this: Am I full? What is filling me right now?

Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Stir things up and start again. That's a recipe for full-on living.

Maya Talisman Frost is a mind masseuse offering specialized mindfulness training in Portland, Oregon. Her work has inspired thinkers in over 100 countries. To subscribe to her free weekly ezine, the Friday Mind Massage, please visit http://www.mindmasseuse.com


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