Sunday, February 10, 2013

I Don't Own That Many Purses, And Other Pins I'll Never Use

There are some serious advantages to letting yourself go and not caring about your appearance. Namely, storage. Click on any picture for the original source. I mean, if you need ideas about organizing 16 pairs of shoes. Freak.

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I own one small purse and two diaper bags. If she matches these to her shoes, I want to know what occasion she has to wear canary yellow on her feet.

Organizing shoes with photos and clear plastic boxes.
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I also own only 3 pairs of shoes; flats, tennis shoes, and hiking boots. I could probably use a pair of rain/snow boots and sandals. That brings us to less than one shelf in this closet.

square vase filled with glass marbles for makeup brushes.

By the time I figure out what brush does what, it'll be too late and time to go. I have a powder brush, and one for eye shadow when I go to ladies' night out. The rest are for...what the hell are they for?

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OMG, there's more!!!


Spice rack as a nail polish rack

I also own only two bottles of nail polish. Teal, and eggplant.

Ikea makeup storage

Okay, all my make up fits in a small ceramic plant pot. That sits in the back corner of my bathroom sink. If I gave an actual plant the same amount of attention I give my make up, it would die.

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I suppose it is possible that everyone in the house has their own shampoo, conditioner, and body wash, and thus you have 9 bottles in your shower. Not my house. Shampoo, conditioner, face wash, dandruff conditioning shampoo. 4 bottles between all 5 of us. Because fuck you, separate body wash.

utilize wall space behind a door - push pins or command hooks to hang jewelry
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I own one necklace, on which I have one ring, and I own one watch. It's a Le Petit Prince watch. Which makes it extra awesome and counts as ten other pieces of jewelry. Which still doesn't catch me up to this wall o' bangles.

In conclusion, if you want a smaller home, start by giving up on accessorizing, and start spending your days wearing tinted lip balm and yoga pants.

4 comments:

  1. I totally get this. I think there's a level of privilege in this too. I look at things like this and think, "Who has a bathroom big enough for all that? We have a towel for each person and a couple of extras for messes and barely have room to store soap!"

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  2. That's why you take a hanging fabric show organizer and tack it to the back of your bathroom door for storing the other 9 bars of soap. I saw it on Pinterest.

    Of course, I have quite a bit of precious apartment real estate dedicated to fabric and yarn, so I can mock but not judge...

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  3. The simplicity and minimalism approach--totally air :)

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  4. Oh no. Not simple. Just not concerned with my appearance. We own over 1000 books on over 8 bookshelves. Can't claim minimalism yet!

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