Heading off on the school run, I realised that having a
wardrobe that’s a ‘natural extension of me’, i.e. where all the clothes suit
me, are in my colour and style and organised by function and colour makes my
mornings so much less stressful.
Most of you reading this will be able to relate to the
school run – at some stage you’re likely to have been on one either as a
student or a parent! The best run homes
have a routine; the alarm goes off at the same time, the bathroom routines
execute in an agreed order. Distributing
responsibilities is the way to go when more than one adult is available! Breakfast is usually based on a recognisable formula and can be timed to the minute. Brush your teeth, pick up your bags and head
out of the door!
The children dress in a uniform, thankfully no choices to be
made there! What a joy to have an element of that autonomy for myself. I don’t have a uniform but having worked with
my colour and style for nearly 20 years, I have a good range of my colours in
my wardrobe and a good selection in my make-up kit. It doesn’t matter what I ‘grab’ from either,
I know that ‘the worst’ I’ll look is presentable because the colours are from
the same family even if they don’t match they will harmonise and complement
each other.
My wardrobe is organised - I hate hunting for things and can
usually lay my hands on something within a few moments. Organising my wardrobe by clothes type
(jackets, tops, trousers etc), then function/style (work, casual, short/long
sleeved), then colour (blues, reds, pinks and so on) I can quickly find an
appropriate outfit… if what I’m looking for isn’t there I know it’s in the wash
and can easily find a suitable replacement on one of the neighbouring
hangers! I use simple wooden hangers so
that everything looks tidy and organised - I’ve found Ikea
and Wilkinson’s
good value but others are available!
I love the fact that it’s easy on the eye, therefore one
more stress factor is removed! I used to
hate clothes, hate shopping and invested minimal time and money in the whole
process, I was never sure whether things really suited me….we rarely enjoy
something we don’t know how to do well.
Investing in a Wardrobe Review or Shopping Trip
will pay back several times over, the knowledge, experience and skills you
learn will remain with you for ever.
Business and industry use processes to save time and effort,
minimise error rates and massively reduce cost, sometimes they have to invest
up front to get the medium and long term savings – other savings are
immediate. Co-ordinate your ‘wardrobe’
process and you’ll get all of these benefits for yourself - dressing just got
one step easier!
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