Ag May ...

Hmmm... exciting title, huh? Anyways... part of my simplify philosophy is how we live our life here at mon chez moi.  Borne out of necessity and preference, our bathroom has been simplified the agmay way. When we moved into our apartment, the bathroom was sadly lacking in storage.  It was also lacking in space, so putting in any storage was going to require some thought. I thought about what activities we needed to do in the bathroom.  And limited storage requirements just for those activities. Makeup - no. Tooth brushing - yes. Medicines - no. Contact Lenses - yes. Lotions - no. Cleaning products - not really. Hair products - yes and no.  (For my Dear Husband, he washes his hands after applying hair stuff.  I just brush and spray.) Do you get the picture? Actually, here's a picture. And that's it.  That's all that's in our bathroom. (I'm still looking for a way to store the toilet paper, which sits just outside the bathroom in the l...

Part of the capsule experiment is that I need to be held accountable to developing a style that I am happy with.   It’s very easy to throw on a top and bottom, but, in putting it all together I want to look “together”.   But what does that mean?   Actually, I don’t know.   Very a-typical of me, but I don’t have a real definition of where I’m heading as I travel this road of “sh-tyle”. I suppose I want to be able to take a month of outfits and photograph them again and be in love with all that I see.    I’m also loving the compliments.   And they’re compliments about how “fresh” I look and how “happy” and how I “lend a professional feel” to a meeting.   I love these compliments as they are seeing how I feel; how I feel about myself.   I’m definitely on the right road. So now, I’m reviewing the outfits that worked and those that didn’t quite hit the mark. For me, the most obvious thing to get right (or wrong) is proport...

So I’ve been living the capsule wardrobe for a couple of months now.  I’m working my way through Summer and I’m starting to think of Autumn.  Actually, I started thinking about all of the seasons back when I committed to giving the capsule wardrobe a go for a whole month. And how has it been?   In one word, and I’ve used it before, liberating.   I don’t feel constrained with shopping for the latest look.   I don’t feel constrained with the type of look I’m going for.   I don’t feel constrained in presenting the right image.   I just choose – business or casual, shaved legs or not. It hasn’t been a quick process.   Creating a capsule requires a lot of planning and focus.   And a lot of compromises and decisions, especially in the beginning. But, as I settled into a capsule wardrobe, both in building it and using it, I had fun.   Firstly – in the planning.   What piece/s of clothing do I need?   How am I going to...

My wardrobe A while ago, I had simplified my wardrobe.   Jeans, t-shirts, runners.   Yep – simplified. And, as “young” mum, I was happy with this.   “Young Mum” in her thirties, huh?   So, let’s explain something first.   For most of my thirties, I think I’ve been stuck in my twenties.   Both in my mind and in how I look.   What do I mean by this, really?   Well, we all know how most twenty-year-olds dress.   Body confidence is high (or ignorant!).   Happy to be sloppy like a uni student; happy to dress up in a little black dress to party on; happy to don a sexy suit and glasses and face the corporate world.   No problems over here.   Except my body is no longer as pert as it was in twenties.   Imagine that – carrying three babies to full term apparently does that do you! Also, this twenty year old used to think that life was one big role play.   Throw on my corporate suit – and bam – I’m the corporat...

Hey everyone!   I’ve been thinking about my blog and what it is that inspires me to blog.   And here’s the deal… I like to write; I like to have an outlet for my thoughts (especially since I have a lot of them – like keeping track of where the number plates are up to and what ever happened to the series of number plates starting with G, H, I, J, K and L and maybe M but I’m not so sure about that one and yes, it’s just another rambling thought). Eh, excuse me, back on topic. Oh yeah, and I like to think that my thoughts and activities might be of use to someone some time somewhere.   Maybe even of use to me at a later date if I’m in need of inspiration. I originally started to blog, amongst other reasons, to document my journey into the crafts.   And now, I’ve started to view crafting as an extension to how I view my life and how I want to live at this point in our life.   So, I’m changing the focus of my blog and I hope that you can come along t...