Fashion Tips from the Five Year Old
My daughter is starting to get totally annoyed with my “befrazzledness.” She decided yesterday to take issue with my purse. I am organized in some aspects of my life, but not there (and not the interior of my car, or my drawers, or my office desk, or my shoes…or…erm…never mind). Anyway, she was annoyed because I couldn’t find my keys as we were running late to school (we DID make it on time!). When we got in the car, I started rummaging for a cough drop. Exasperated, my daughter said this:
She: Mom {sigh} You need to get an over-the-shoulder-organizer!
Me: Huh?
She: {sigh} As seen on TV!
Me: Huh?
She proceeded to crawl out of her seat (the car was still in the garage and not moving…no keys yet remember :) ) She picked up my purse and pulled out a wad of bandaids, cough drops (thanks!) a loose library card and a Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends happy meal toy.
She: This. It has compartments for all this. You just reach down and get your keys and you don’t even have to look with your eyes.
Me: {blink} {blink}
Sure enough, later that night, the commercial she must have seen came on. Apparently, this is my daughter’s idea of high fashion meshed with practicality.
All righty!
Meanwhile, maybe I’d better do what she says. She’s got an older brother and six uncles. She’s fierce!
I highly recommend Angie Weid owner of Organized Solutions. She’s in Temperance and she is AMAZING!! Because of her my office looks incredible and I feel much better about my space.
Her blog: http://www.iorganizeyou.blogspot.com go to February and its dated 2/2–The Dumping Ground—my office before and afters
She is the professional, I am not!
She’s the one that did RR’s closet and the video’s also on her blog
Comment by Cheryl Engfer — March 13, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
Yes, I know.
For me though, it’s like that scene in Poltergiest with the guy who picks at his face in the mirror. 10 seconds later, he’s turned himself into a skeleton. If I start on one thing, my whole “system” is going to come crashing down 
Comment by Robin Dec — March 13, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
I have (had) a nice purse I bought at Target for $25–genu-wine leather and all. Love(d) the purse (note the maybe past tense). A compartment for everything–could find what I needed without looking AND it was stylish to boot. Went to Tony Packo’s birthday party. Klutz side came out, and I spilled my entire soft drink INTO the open compartment of my purse. I decided to let it dry out. I also love the purse I’m using now BUT, not enough pockets. Can’t find ANYTHING. No extra credit card/preferred user card slots. No cell phone space. Favorite purse is still sticky. Can you launder gen-u-wine leather?
I confess–the rest of my visible surfaces are clutter free (kitchen, office, etc). Car is a disaster, but I know which cubby hole has what. That said, I honestly have 8 — count ‘em 8–junk drawers in my kitchen alone. As long as no one opens anything, I look like a model housekeeper. (I actually do know what type of junk is in which drawer–it isn’t entirely random).
Just wait until your SON tells you that you’re too old to wear short skirts(as my eldest did when he was 6 and I was under 30), or that your brown leather purse really doesn’t match your black leather coat (my 16 year old when he was 12).
Comment by phyllis — March 13, 2008 @ 10:02 pm
8 junk drawers Phyllis? YIKES, I get pissy with the 2 in my kitchen. Austin thinks the drawer with the kitchen towels in it is HIS DRAWER. I think he knew I’d about had it the other night and he cleaned the kitchen SPOTLESS, including the drawers–first time ever. He said he thru everything away. Thank God he forgot to take out the garbage this week because that bag that he “threw everything away” I need to go thru. If he’s anything like his Dad there could be gift cards, credit cards or checks in there.
Sorry about your purse. Take it over to Suzie Sahadi at Colonial Cleaners on Monroe St. I’m sure she can help you out with your gen-u-wine leather
Thanks for bringing over the bread. I’ll stop by tomorrow.
Comment by Cheryl Engfer — March 13, 2008 @ 11:28 pm
I heard about your organizing woes. Don’t worry about your system crashing down all around you, it will not happen under my care. Guarantee we will have fun! Let me know when your ready.
Comment by Angie Weid — March 16, 2008 @ 9:52 pm