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other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Closet Archive
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Do you have $600 worth of shoes you never wear in your closet?
Posted on August 13, 2012 | 20 CommentsJezebel reports: Apparently, the average British woman owns 20 pairs of shoes, eleven of which she barely wears. The total value of the average lady’s shoe closet? £720, or around $1,189. That means about $660 worth of shoes are sitting idle. Women buy an average... -
How I decluttered my closet
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 10 CommentsEveryone seems to want to know the secret to decluttering my closet, so here’s my behemoth overview. How I decided to take action one day How did you get rid of all your sentimental items? How did I cut down my wardrobe by more than... -
Purging your Wardrobe
Posted on May 14, 2012 | 9 CommentsSELL EVERYTHING YOU CAN. Then… 1. Sort everything by it being worn out, tired, torn, pill-y, or faded. Toss. No one should be (or will want to be) wearing those clothes. Even on sale for $2. 2. Now sort by what fits and what doesn’t... -
Shop like a Parisienne!
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 14 CommentsIt is universally accepted that French women in general are achingly chic, but they don’t spend a lot of money to achieve that look. (Although if you read The Essence of Style — How the French invented High Fashion and Fine Food, you’d come to... -
How I am Shopping Smarter: Cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 118 CommentsNow that my 2010 shopping ban is over, I came up with the idea of cataloguing my clothing onto my iPod Touch for easy access. Before I started the process, I didn’t realize how many grey sweaters I had until I did this. To be... -
How to organize your closet
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 6 CommentsHere are a series of 9 videos by Scott Roewer on how to organize your closet. This is the last video on how he puts everything back in, that I find the most interesting. And if you want to watch from Part 1 to the... -
3 Jewelry Essentials
Posted on March 6, 2009 | 8 CommentsI know it might be a bit hard to nail this one down but if you categorize it by events, you shouldn’t have a problem (that is… if you are into wearing jewelery. Some people aren’t). One Neutral Statement Piece Either a killer pair of... -
Shoe Wardrobe Essentials
Posted on November 6, 2008 | 12 CommentsThis was a reader question from Becky. She wanted to know: I’m an avid reader of your blog, and I especially enjoy your fashion advice. Your ‘Wardrobe Essentials’ were really useful for me as I find I always skip buying the boring basics and go... -
Wardrobe Essentials (Clothing only)
Posted on January 1, 2008 | 11 CommentsAnonymous asked: Since you are the ultimate minimalist, would you mind blogging about a list of your absolute most essential wardrobe staples for the entire year? As much detail as possible would be great. Thanks! I’d love to give it a shot, but I do... -
Closet and Jewellery Organization
Posted on September 6, 2007 | 5 CommentsRebecca @ The Space Between My Peers, had a great post on closet organization. I particularly like this tip: Beth wondered about sweater storage, now that all my social, business, and casual clothes will be in my closet. Ideally one’s closet would feature shelves. Mine...