This is what my guest bedroom wall looks like:
The rest of this room has been in such disarray that I never realized that something useful could be in that spot, like a bookshelf or a mini fridge so I don't have to walk all the way downstairs for a cold beverage. But now that room is clean and actually room-like and I'm fairly certain I want my mini fridge there. Oh, or a reach in freezer for ice cream!
The first step to having ice cream is to get rid of some shoes. And, believe it or not, that picture was taken after a fairly large shoe purge, so obviously one purge wasn't enough. My next step is to stop buying shoes. Heh, seeing both of those steps written makes me realize just how much I have to change for that freezer. Man, ice cream in bed better be worth it.
As far as getting rid of what I have, I think I need to come up with a system to track the shoes I'm wearing. I mean, that's a lot of shoes and I know I don't wear all of them, but some of the lesser worn ones are cute. And how can you get rid of cute shoes? You can't. Unless you can have ice cream in bed after getting rid of the cute shoes.
I want to whittle that tower down enough that my shoes fit in a closet. Actually let me qualify that a bit: I want them to fit in a closet with room for other things like clothes and vacuums. Can you imagine?!? It's blowing my mind. Are you doubting I can do that? I bet you aren't the only one. But I'll prove you guys wrong, you have no idea how much I want ice cream in bed.
I... uh... wow. Wow.
ReplyDeletethere are shoes missing from this too. Some are downstairs by the front door, some are in my car, and some are under our bed. It's a sickness.
ReplyDeleteYou can rent out the space that your shoes have been occupying.
ReplyDeleteYou probably will not believe this, but an inadvertent trip into my closet at the weekend revealed something I had completely forgotten about: a nice pair of oxblood Bass loafers, probably 15 years old, probably unworn in at least 10 and whilst a little snug, still in great shape and suitable for, say, a trip to the symphony.
ReplyDeleteI was amazed. What other kinds of S (meaning of course Stuff) do I already own and not know about? Are elves bringing things into my closet at night?
I'm actually a lot more shocked by the number of plastic containers. How did you even get all of those out of the store??
ReplyDeleteI buy them in 20 packs from the Container Store.
ReplyDeleteI say ditch the containers and pile them in a closet, then there will be more space and you can still have your icecream!!!
ReplyDelete(okay really, you make me look bad, my shoes are in piles, not as neatly organized...)
^ not only save the space but the environment too! *wags finger at you*
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I think you should take pictures of all of your shoes individually, then rate each of them on comfort and cuteness and how often you wear them. Get rid of anything lower than a B-. This will help you whittle down the shoe pile. Then put the remaining shoe photos either in a book near your closet or taped to your closet door so you know what you have. Or you can carry a mini photo book with you and when you go out shopping you can flip through it to make sure you don't already have shoes that fit that cuteness/comfort function before buying another pair.
ReplyDeleteI have more yarn than you have shoes. My solution? Do you have an extra room? Take over the other room as a closet. Built in everything. Window. This is working out with the yarn, but now I'm having to make room for the beads and fabric. Three sewing machines. Tell Mr. Parks the solution is to get your shoes a room. I don't know if the insulation solution works for shoes as well as it does for books and yarn and fabric (think of what we aren't spending on insulation, sound proofing, etc...).
ReplyDeleteThere is a rationalization for everything.
Tracking my clothes in Flickr inspired a great purge- finally gave me the courage to say goodbye to some clothes that have been lingering since effing high school.
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