While there are numerous ways in which every woman would organize her closet - To Segregate is the key and herez the way I do it (but I am so all ears to hear about an improvised version, so pen in your tips too). Also a top-down approach to arranging, topmost being the items that you frequently wear and bottom most being the ones you wear occasionally.
1: Exercise Gear:
a) Track Suits
b) Swimwear
2: Night Wear:
a) :) whatever that means to you ! :) ;)
3: Work@Home Mom Wear:
a) Harrom Pants
b) Tees to match
4: Casuals:
a) Daily Wear - Jeans, Tees, Leggings, Tunics
b) Holiday Wear - Camisoles, Tops, Shorts, Skirts, Casual/Day Dresses, Cotton Trousers, Capris etc...
5: Evening Wear:
a) Embellished Kurtis
b) Cocktail Dresses
c) Maxi Dresses
d) Evening Dresses (My version of "I am Red Carpet Ready Gowns" :) )
e) Prom Dresses / Ball Gowns (I obviously own neither of the two but this could be a category in your closet if you have still kept that prom dress or attend ball room dances) ;)
6: Formals:
A formal suit ideally works best as a complete set (waist coat + blazer + pencil skirt + trousers + dress)
There are numerous ways in which each can be put together to give you a feel of variety dressing.
This would also include Salwar Kameezes and Sarees that you would wear to the office and no place else.
7: Sarees:
I always, yes, always "used to" wear sarees for ceremonies and they are categorized purely by occassion (and if you live in the same city as your huge friend circle and relatives there'll be aplenty)
a) engagements
b) weddings
c) receptions
d) family dinners
e) baby showers / naming ceremonies / festivals / other family events
8: Summer/Winter Jackets & Coats:
Unfortunately have to make place in Abhi's and AVANI's closet :p :)
9: Sweaters/Cardigans/Shawls - again of which I own a countable few are folded away out of sight since jackets is what gets worn 9 months out of the 12 that I live here in the UK ! :(
10: Drawers:
Hold all the etcs..
11: On 3 hangers go the following accessories:
a) Stoles
b) Mufflers
c) Belts
d) Scarves - again of which I have None ! :) ;)
Sadly, I still haven't learnt how to use scarves with any outfit - hopefully I will save that for one of you to teach me :)
Wednesday 2 February 2011
Tuesday 1 February 2011
The Closet - I scream HELP ! :(
You're invited for a party and while it is okay to be a little late, you loose all sense of timing and make a dissappointingly late arrival : reason : you could not decide on what you should wear inspite of having a pile of clothing that could last a lifetime !
You read SALE, in you hop and out you come with a hole in your pocket and bags you can barely manage to hold ! You come back home only to realize those clothes that made you feel happy instore, don't really make you look happy at home !
Its yet another Monday, you are up in time and yet land up late for office and this time it isn't the traffic, its the fact that you spent loads of time hunting for the right shirt to match your trouser and then another couple of minutes for a cardigan & a belt to match. Just when you've found those, you realize your favourite pair of diamond/pearl studs just went missing and the watch you always wear with your formals shows the wrong timing !
Have you ever, even once, been caught up in a crisis like these ! :) It is cause your closet screams HELP ! It's time to spring clean your closet and have it reorganized. It makes your choices so much more easier and allows you a stress free start to the day.
You read SALE, in you hop and out you come with a hole in your pocket and bags you can barely manage to hold ! You come back home only to realize those clothes that made you feel happy instore, don't really make you look happy at home !
Its yet another Monday, you are up in time and yet land up late for office and this time it isn't the traffic, its the fact that you spent loads of time hunting for the right shirt to match your trouser and then another couple of minutes for a cardigan & a belt to match. Just when you've found those, you realize your favourite pair of diamond/pearl studs just went missing and the watch you always wear with your formals shows the wrong timing !
Have you ever, even once, been caught up in a crisis like these ! :) It is cause your closet screams HELP ! It's time to spring clean your closet and have it reorganized. It makes your choices so much more easier and allows you a stress free start to the day.
Year 4 - The Fight for Survival !! :)
Hhhheeellllllooo :) Wishing everyone a Very Happy 2011! 2011 is the 4th consecutive year of "Life Less Ordinary". Going by the number of posts in the last 3 years, I don't have a great track record but that's all the more a reason to set myself a higher benchmark ! :)
Going back to all the posts that this blog has hosted - I have made and broken numerous resolutions and apologized more than a dozen times :) All for various reasons - the most common one being unable to post more often!
So while I am struggling to keep My Blog up to date, I thought the last day January of 2011 should be early enough to try n keep it alive ! I'd love to sum up the year that passed by , but this time I wish to look forward rather than keep up with the tradition of writing that "How 2010 Turned Out" post. More on that later :) ;)
While every year I have vowed by a fitness regime, kept up on my disciplined investment habits and put together a well thought out versatile wardrobe, this year I aim on doing something else:
1> Learn Baking - before I get out of this country
2> Upgrade my cosmetic counter to colors other than brown n beige - as in get refreshingly innovative with my Make Up !
3> Become A Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) by the end of 2011 !
And while I am at it, I've got to keep up the last bit of effort to get rid of that muffin top ! :) ;) While you wish me luck for all of this I am wondering - what's weighing high on Your list of "To Do's for 2011" ?? :) ;)
Going back to all the posts that this blog has hosted - I have made and broken numerous resolutions and apologized more than a dozen times :) All for various reasons - the most common one being unable to post more often!
So while I am struggling to keep My Blog up to date, I thought the last day January of 2011 should be early enough to try n keep it alive ! I'd love to sum up the year that passed by , but this time I wish to look forward rather than keep up with the tradition of writing that "How 2010 Turned Out" post. More on that later :) ;)
While every year I have vowed by a fitness regime, kept up on my disciplined investment habits and put together a well thought out versatile wardrobe, this year I aim on doing something else:
1> Learn Baking - before I get out of this country
2> Upgrade my cosmetic counter to colors other than brown n beige - as in get refreshingly innovative with my Make Up !
3> Become A Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) by the end of 2011 !
And while I am at it, I've got to keep up the last bit of effort to get rid of that muffin top ! :) ;) While you wish me luck for all of this I am wondering - what's weighing high on Your list of "To Do's for 2011" ?? :) ;)
Wednesday 2 June 2010
To My Lil Gurl..
Since the point I dreamt of being Mum, I had You, in my Mind. From the time I was expecting, I had You in my Heart. Ever since you were born and now that you turn one, you have become My Whole Wide World ! You'd so believe my desire to have a girl, when you read the post dated August 7th 2008 on this blog on which Neha Aatya commented ! :)
Even though today, you turn a year old, for me you are a year and 9 months more, cause that is how long I know you and to your each passing year, those 9 special months will never be forgotten ! Your Dad n Me, were the one's to hear your heartbeat, even before seeing you in person ! Experiencing life within you, even before it takes birth, is an indescribable feeling which I am glad even you will luckily have an opportunity to understand and experience !
When we thought of you, before you were born, we always thought of a GIRL with long eyelashes, big eyes, dimpled smile, chubby cheeks and yes, a chubbier bottom :) and you were born with all that and even more - your chubby thighs which we love calling Chicken Wings :)
As Lata Aajji rightly says, you look 70% like Daddy (with dark shapely eyebrows, long thick lashes, dimpled smile) and 30% like Mommy (big eyes, chubby cheeks) ! :) While the color of your eyes resembles Baba Ajoba's, the color of your skin resembles Daddy Ajoba's and Kalpana Aajji says you get your voice from her - loud and clear :) your habit of being happy sitting at one place is what you adopt from Lata Aajji :) and I certainly hope that a spirit to fight all odds and emerge victorious is what Anant Mama will inspire in you!
Like all the other babies in the world, You too are an adorable baby ! :) We are the ones who gave you your name and you would be the one to redefine our identity - to make us proud for the kind of human being you will grow up to be ! Like all other parents in this world, I am completely clueless about who you will grow up to be, or what you will choose to do with your life. God Forbid - On our Journey together, if I were ever to be seperated from You, I would want you to always remember ...
"There will always be 10 people more successful, powerful, affluent, wealthy, luckier than you - at the same time there will be 10 others who would be less fortunate or less-abled than you : Do not ever let anyone else's successes/failures be the yardstick for your own accomplishment. Understand the importance of good relationships, the value of time, the worth of being healthy - chances are that you will have the true satisfaction of a Life Well Spent ! Enjoy the Journey, Make the most out of each phase in Life so that when you look back, you Smile and Thank God for what he Gave U !" :)
I will always Love You to Eternity more than anything and anyone else in this World !
Happy Birthday My Love and Bless U always ! :)
Cuddles, Hugs & Kisses
- Mumma ! :)
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Are You The One Other's Love To Befriend?
At the end of a conversation with your acquaintances / companions / friends have you ever felt full of energy, enthusiasm, self belief and motivation as against pessimism and bouts of negative energy that makes your head spin ?
Have you ever wondered why some people always manage to leave a positive impression and leave us inspired by their presence and interaction ? What sets them apart from the rest ?
Well this is what helps us in becoming the people we love to interact with:
1: Accommodating: They are always willing to help. They will walk the distance to get you out of any troublesome situation. They will help, when you are in need, but will never invade your privacy or try to be intrusive.
2: Non-Judgmental: They never judge people or think they have the right to criticize someone Else's way of life.
3: Respectful: While being polite and courteous themselves, they also respect other people for who they are and the choices they make for themselves.
4: Appreciative: They are quick to complement every nice thing they notice.
5: Optimistic: They always see the good in any person or situation.
6: Keep Positive Company: In spite of being the most open minded and understanding people, they never fear getting rid of people who repeatedly insist on bringing negativity in their lives, even in the most adverse of their times. They are not afraid to tell negative people to get out of their bubble!
7: Follow the 90-10 Principle: As my Mother often tells me, no Human Being is 100% saintly. 90% of every person is a good human being and 10% of every human being is a Villain. Each one of us has a Villain within us, who at some point or the other, unknowingly emerges without warning. When we accept this truth, it is easier to deal with people and maintain lasting relationships.
Have you observed a quality you would love to adapt, from a person you love to spend time with ? Wish to share it ? Then go ahead and leave a comment ! :)
Have you ever wondered why some people always manage to leave a positive impression and leave us inspired by their presence and interaction ? What sets them apart from the rest ?
Well this is what helps us in becoming the people we love to interact with:
1: Accommodating: They are always willing to help. They will walk the distance to get you out of any troublesome situation. They will help, when you are in need, but will never invade your privacy or try to be intrusive.
2: Non-Judgmental: They never judge people or think they have the right to criticize someone Else's way of life.
3: Respectful: While being polite and courteous themselves, they also respect other people for who they are and the choices they make for themselves.
4: Appreciative: They are quick to complement every nice thing they notice.
5: Optimistic: They always see the good in any person or situation.
6: Keep Positive Company: In spite of being the most open minded and understanding people, they never fear getting rid of people who repeatedly insist on bringing negativity in their lives, even in the most adverse of their times. They are not afraid to tell negative people to get out of their bubble!
7: Follow the 90-10 Principle: As my Mother often tells me, no Human Being is 100% saintly. 90% of every person is a good human being and 10% of every human being is a Villain. Each one of us has a Villain within us, who at some point or the other, unknowingly emerges without warning. When we accept this truth, it is easier to deal with people and maintain lasting relationships.
Have you observed a quality you would love to adapt, from a person you love to spend time with ? Wish to share it ? Then go ahead and leave a comment ! :)
Friday 30 April 2010
The Thought Behind The Creation...
Sometime back, I remember doing a series of posts on different kinds of attire. This is the newest and presumably, could be, the most visited section on my Blog: "Accessories for the Fashion Conscious Girl :)"
Well, I was to label it "Accessories for the Fashion Conscious Woman", but I realized I have a Daughter :), who I am sure, is going to Love to follow my Blog. I would like it, if she picks up her trademark style to become a trendsetter herself and thanks me, for being the inspiration ! :) ;)
This is also going to be, the first ever section on my Blog to sport Pictures and Images ! I started out blogging with the thought that my vocabulary would be the only powerful medium I would use to get across my views. But somewhere down the line, that thought changed - hopefully for the better. Remember the saying "A Picture is worth a 1000 Words ?? :)"
So stay tuned in, and hopefully someday I will gather enough gyaan on Men's Fashion as well . For now however, to the Men I say - "Go ahead, educate yourself". So the next time you think of Gifting a Woman, you can be sure never to go wrong ! :)
Well, I was to label it "Accessories for the Fashion Conscious Woman", but I realized I have a Daughter :), who I am sure, is going to Love to follow my Blog. I would like it, if she picks up her trademark style to become a trendsetter herself and thanks me, for being the inspiration ! :) ;)
This is also going to be, the first ever section on my Blog to sport Pictures and Images ! I started out blogging with the thought that my vocabulary would be the only powerful medium I would use to get across my views. But somewhere down the line, that thought changed - hopefully for the better. Remember the saying "A Picture is worth a 1000 Words ?? :)"
So stay tuned in, and hopefully someday I will gather enough gyaan on Men's Fashion as well . For now however, to the Men I say - "Go ahead, educate yourself". So the next time you think of Gifting a Woman, you can be sure never to go wrong ! :)
Thursday 15 April 2010
So therez a Pattern..
Going by the statistics of the last 2 years since I started to blog, just noticed that, I begin each year with renewed enthusiasm for writing. But it seems to last only the 1st quarter of that year and then, the number of posts starts to reduce dramatically!!
Wonder what I get so caught up into ! :) This time around I am going to try real hard to stick to atleast 4 posts a month - that's about one a week. Now methinks, that's a modest goal ain't it ?
Even with an adorable little daughter who will 1 in just 1.5 months time :(. Can't believe shez going to be no more that bubbly cuddly tiny baby - shez going to be that mischievious toddler with bouts of curiosity and energy !! ;) I am sure that phase too is going to be the one to look forward to ! :) In the mean time I am going to sit back and enjoy to the fullest these last 2 months of babyhood ! :)
So my plate is full - trying to make the transition to full fat cow's milk for AVANI, preparing myself to part with AVANI even if it meant for a few hours, making the right & the most difficult choice for a couple of hours of Day Care, trying to think about how WE would want her 1st Birthday to be, preparing for our Trip to the Pricey land of Chocolate, Cheese, Cuckoo Clocks and Jaw Dropping Natural Beauty - Switzerland and keeping up with my Exercise Routine.
Hope I am not biting into more than I can chew ! As always need loads of good wishes :) n prayers too :)
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