A colleague, Leigh Ernst, is collecting gowns, shoes, jewelry and clutches for women to attend the 5th annual Marine Corp Ball in style.
Leigh is not involved in the military in any way, but at church it touched her heart about how grateful the girls were who received dresses to wear last year that could not afford to buy a dress or go to the ball….Kind of a Cinderella story.
They were literally in tears as they “shopped “among the donated items. Many girls were shocked that there were actually dresses in their size.
It is an easy thing to do to clear these items from your closet and ADD SPACE!! (a gift to yourself!)
If you can help out…please bring or mail your items to Leigh and she will make sure they get to the girls in time for the Ball scheduled for October 3rd. She said that dresses are arriving daily from all across the US. This is the perfect opportunity for you to dig into your closet and pass on your good to others but you need to do it this week!
Mail or drop off your evening gowns and accessories before September 27th to:
Organizing your master closet make getting dressed in the morning easy if you first determine how you decide what you will wear each day.
For instance, I start choosing what to wear by determining what the temperature is going to be that day. With that in mind, I start putting together an outfit based on sleeve length. I tend to run cold and still have Florida blood in me, so it is all about how cold it might be that day. This helps me decide if I ma going to wear sleevless, short, mid or long sleeve shirts. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever dream about avoiding the last minute shopping dramas at the mall during the holidays? Designate a special place to store gifts as you find them throughout the year. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is a common phenomena that occurs in the closet of the American woman:too many shoes and not enough space! To solve this problem, I worked with my client to donate 15 pairs of shoes that either didn’t fit, were out of style or too tired to wear. We also discarded three rogue shoes without mates.
I then installed 5 vertical hanging shoe shelves to hold the remaining 50 pairs of shoes. The boots now live easily above her shoes on the top shelf. I inserted old magazines in the boots to keep their shape and absorb moisture.Sweaters with sweaters, purses with purses, plastic drawer bins organized and we were done!
This closet challenge was a result of downsizing into a smaller home. We purged a few items and organized the remaining clothes into categories. The redesign included moving the dresser to one side, adding a high/low bar to double the hanging space, and installing a few hanging shelves for shoes.
What Our Clients Say: “Your enthusiasm and energy made this project very enjoyable. You were
really good with creating systems and finding the space for all of my
clothes. I love my new closets.”
