Hot Spot #1

Project: Simplify Hot Spot #1 is my wardrobe. I laughed when I read this challenge because I literally don't think about clothes. This was going to be easy, right? The hardest part would be locating my out-of-season clothes and taking the time to try on every single piece of clothing I own...only took me 20 minutes. Ha ha haaaaa! It was very educational, though. I followed the directions very closely and actually tried them on in front of a mirror. What a thought! Not only should a piece of clothing be comfortable, but it should look the way I want to look. Suddenly, I have an opinion on how I look. Go figure. Here's what I found :

1. I rediscovered a stash of navy blue bath towels. Our current bathroom is red, but now I know I can change it up at minimal cost. There's also the distinct possibility that one day I may have more than one bathroom in my home :)
2. No matter how much I like a top's color, fabric, or style, I just don't wear it if it's too short. Half of my top wardrobe was too short, thus taking up valuable closet space for nothing. That's clutter. 
3. Longer shirts are more comfortable, but the long shirts I've collected tend to be button-ups that should be tucked in. I hate tucking. I've never tucked. In front of the mirror, however, it was obvious that no matter how comfortable those shirts were, they looked sloppy hanging out like that. I don't like to look sloppy...anymore. Time for a change.

Unfortunately, this means shopping is in my future. Ugh. Better than looking sloppy, though, I think. I hope. It depends on how many helpers I take with me ;)

Time to Purge!

 
Spring cleaning is a process. A wonderful, refreshing process. I'm not a saver, and I always feel better after a decision is made, so I like a good purge every year. I'm especially delighted to take on the "Project: Simplify" challenge put on by Simple Mom this year. I triple dog dare ya' to join me.

Sense of Style

This cute little Oompa Loompa look:

is brought to you today by this eccentric little designer:

who happened to pick sensible pants and a long-sleeved top in neutral colors for herself this morning:

It's art, baby.

Bobby's Sunday Summary

A bit of a crazy week. This week has felt kind of crazy. but I think that was mostly because yesterday was crazy, but good. Saturday started out early with Alice and Robert's cousins being dropped off. Their mom had to practice for a choir number she was going to sing that night at stake conference. So all the kids played together until about 9:30 when they all got their shoes and coats on so we could go to Read Across America. We have done it for the past several years. Unfortunately, Susan had to go visit a friend in the hospital at 10, so she took Robert and I took the other three to the Mall for the event. We went around to various booths. We listened to stories being read. We played some games, and in the end we got to pick out a new book for each kid. It was a lot of fun. Before it was over though, Susan showed up to help getting the kids home. As we were leaving the mall, Kristen drove up to pick up the kids, so the timing was absolutely perfect. She had called me before she came over, but it was so loud that I couldn't hear it.

After that we had a bit of quiet time, ALice even took a nap. That afternoon we had church meetings. I was gone from just before 4:00 to just after 6:00 and then Susan left and was gone until about 8:30. SO I got to put the kids in bed myself. It went OK, but it was a very long and exhausting day.

Hangin' with Her Homie

This happened forever ago (January 27th), but I finally remembered to post the photos. Alice and her cousin Will were playing dress up. They were specific characters acting out something but I can't quite remember what. D'oh! Cute family memory lost forever. At least we still have the blackmail photos: