The Art Of "weeding" Your Closet
Author: Naomi Haig

Hi! My name is Naomi, and I'm a squirrel. Now I know that you
are going to ask, "What is a squirrel"? Well, in the human
species, that means someone that holds on to things longer than
they should. I'm a perfect example. When you look at my closet,
it seems that I should be opening a garment store. When you
look at my jewelry armoire, it seems that I should be opening a
jewelry store. But looks can be deceiving.  Half of the clothes
in the closet are either out of date or do not fit. They really
need to be "weeded" out. The jewelry is another story, and one
that I will go into in a moment.

A very wise woman (my mother) once told me that there are
things that should never be tossed out of a ladies wardrobe: 1.
Cardigan sweaters 2. Jewelry

My only wish is that I take her very good advise and discard
the clothes that are no longer in style and don't fit. Of
course that would be too simple for me. Every piece in that
wardrobe has a special memory or is/was so flattering that I
keep holding on – someday…it will come back into fashion. Won't
it? Don't count on it. The most likely scenario is that the
clothes will come back into style…in 35 to 50 years. By then
you won't be wearing things that were designed for a much
younger body. What a dilemma. A dilemma that could have been
solved a long time ago, if only we had the fortitude to "weed"
out that closet back when.

When is now. Now is the time to call a friend, call two
friends, why not make it a fashion show party and invite all of
your pals. The pals that will be brutally honest with you. The
pals that will tell you which items are still flattering to you
and are still either "in style" or are honestly "classic"
clothes. Then make decisions, decide to discard the garments
that no longer meet your current needs and keep the garments
that you will wear and be proud to wear. Remember to keep all
of those cardigan sweaters, the style cycle on cardigans is
much shorter that on most other garments. The only time you
should remove them is when they become shabby and are no longer
in good condition. Once your decisions have been made, a wine
and nibble party may commence. Have fun, don't have regrets.
Perhaps the idea of a "fashion show party" will take hold and
your friends will be hosting the next one.

Ah! Now to my favorite subject. Jewelry. Jewelry, really good
jewelry, gold jewelry, silver jewelry, costume jewelry and
fashion jewelry all have one thing in common. They were
designed to adorn the body. Designs are sometimes trendy, and
sometimes classic. Much of the gold and silver jewelry is
classic, that means that it will never go out of style. Can you
imagine a gold or platinum wedding and engagement set ever going
out of style? No matter how it is designed it is classic in
nature. Someone will find it appealing and wear it proudly.
Never, never discard any jewelry. Even if it is trendy, jewelry
will cycle through from trendy to out of style to trendy in a
much shorter cycle than clothes. Jewelry does not take a lot of
room to store, therefore, it makes sense to keep it and enjoy it
whenever the fancy strikes you.

That's it from "Notes from Naomi".  Keep your jewelry, never
discard any. "Weed" out your closet, and enjoy the clothes and
jewelry you have. I know I do, now that I've had my fashion
show party. When are you having yours?


About The Author: For more notes from Naomi or just to browse
through my store visit http://www.naomisonlinebargains.com