Memorygirls - Make Do and Mend

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Nope the earlier one

Oops - looks like Amazon will be delivering 2 books to me then

Memory_Girl

miggy wrote: »

Pheeewwww...!!
Finally caught up!

Hold on a minute while I catch my breath!

Sorry Miggy - was having a rubbish day yesterday so decided to have a rubbish day and a tidy house

I love all the book ideas, and don't have much of a clue how to chose between them. MG, like your list of chapters, though for me part of the joy is in the chit chat and suddenly findng random jewels in amongst the fun (and the pain - but we won't go into TMI ) (hope you're feeling better?).

Actually I am - Midwife told me to express the "top" off the pressure as soon as it becomes unbearable and gradually I will produce less n less every day. Today I feel quite normal (of course I still look like I have had the most amazing MS boob Job - )

I guess this is an important difference in the way we think: you structure things, and that's your strength (can't imagine where you got that from, LOL) and I ... don't. Not much, anyway. I see a lot of appeal in presenting it as light reading, chattery sort of thing that people could learn from either by reading seriously and mentally taking notes, or by a sort of osmosis.
Michelle's thoughts on it appealed to me.

Erm!!! Do you know me - and is your name Philip????? :rotfl::rotfl: Because this sounds exactly like a conversation I had last week. I am looking to getting back into my previous profession as speaker and I am currently organising everything onto Mindmaps - which makes me feel happy, but then when I speak, it sounds really natural and not "Stagey" - so that seems to keep the audience happy.

I'm very much looking forward to 'meeting' your future DH. Sooo exciting! Does he come with the big cheque or does that come first?

Oooh!! I hope the cheque comes first then I can have some new stuff to date him in. I betcha a penny to a pound he appears when I have got my finances under control and start achieving my financial goals - because what I am programming for is someone who has "got" the money thing. Not that he should lots of money but he should know how to manage what he's got.

By the way, I am going to have a look at the contents of my wardrobe in a minute - not what I had planned at all. I think I have a fairly workable capsule (everything goes with jeans, LOL) but there are a few things in there I may never use again and am just being sentimental about. Not sure I am ready to let them all go, but there's always the loft.

Erm!!! Everything does go with jeans. I count jeans as a basic neutral - but then I work from home and can be a bit more casual. As for my new working wardrobe???????? Lets wait and see who the bookings are for.

Oh!!! and I have kept my thigh-length boots from my clubbing days because although I may never wear them again they are very precious to me.

Have you tried the trick where you put a tag on each hanger with the date on and remove it when you use the item? Anything that's still got a tag on after six months (and is for the appropriate season, of course) is probably never going to get worn and can leave for a new home elsewhere. (I haven't done this for a couple of years, perhaps need to re-do?)


I've packed everything thats not part of my 24 pieces into a bag under the bed - out of sight, and if I haven't gone looking for it by Christmas I will have a great big clear out

Thanks for all your comments - it makes me feel less that I'm rambling alone inside my head and that there are others out there as daft as I can be too.

Memorygirl

Memory_Girl

January20 wrote: »

My only problem with Gok's 24 pieces wardrobe is that you have to wear the same clothes for work and play. I understand his concept but, psychologically, I need to wear different clothes for work (where I can't wear jeans for instance), so a sort of work uniform, and then I have my clothes for when I'm not at work, clearly signally that it's down time.

I really get what you mean. My "Home" uniform - for kids, school runs and writing / working at home can be quite casual and kooky. But I know when I get back to work properly, standing in front of £500 in jeans isn't going to cut it.

What I'm thinking of doing is adding 2 3-piece suits to the mix with some fitted t's and scarfs and using some jewellery that I've got. That way I have a "working" wardrobe that really works for travelling, but gives me lots of options.

So yesterday after reading your posts, I when through my wardrobe using the principle of not keeping things I don't wear for whatever reason, but didn't really follow all of Gok's rules but then that's me, I'm a rebel at heart lol! And now I'm panicking slightly because I'm missing some pieces! :rotfl:

Time to write a list:j:j Stops all my panics:T Then you know exactly what you will be looking for - that one top that whenI found it yesterday pulled everything together!!!!

Oh, and I find myself with lots of spare coat hangers.. that I'll probably be able to donate to my dd aka The Queen Of Shopping At Primark

LOL - I'm lucky. Two boys who have yet to discover consumer fashion - they'd probably turn them into a modern artwork instead.

Memorygirl

My wardrobe looks bare naked - yet I have plenty to wear??? I seem to remember having a moment like this about my fridge not too many pages back:o

January20

Memory_Girl wrote: »

LOL - I'm lucky. Two boys who have yet to discover consumer fashion - they'd probably turn them into a modern artwork instead.

Memorygirl

My wardrobe looks bare naked - yet I have plenty to wear??? I seem to remember having a moment like this about my fridge not too many pages back:o

My dd is amazing actually. She is 17 and has a fantastic kooky style that suits her some much! She loves vintage and mixes vintage pieces with cheap stuff from Primark for instance.

Done the list. For work, I mainly wear shirts style blouses and trousers, and the colours are such that I can mostly swap them around. For out of work my "uniform" is casual but in my opinion not original enough (but I'm working on that lol).

I know what you mean about the wardrobe looking bare naked but it's also great to not have to search for things.

Did you have some of your Mindmaps online a while back? I remember the first time I came accross one of your threads and I was particularly interested in the concept of mindmaps (looking at the possibility of using them as an exercise with my students). Anyway, I found some (amongst others) and I was sure they were by you. Goodness, this sounds so stalker-ish lol but I promise I was only driven by curiosity and my professional drive. Anyway, they were beautiful. I'd never realised before how artistic a mindmap could be!

miggy

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Thanks for all your comments - it makes me feel less that I'm rambling alone inside my head and that there are others out there as daft as I can be too.

Memorygirl

LOL - that's me! And I've never been called 'Philip' before but you can call me 'Phil' if you like!
Glad you're feeling better btw.
If you can write the book as naturally and chattily as you write here, you'll have a captive audience.
Hang on to those boots - especially if you ever acquire a daughter. No wearables will ever be safe again! You had better get a lockable wardrobe right now even if you aren't planning more kids, or the boots will walk away the moment your back's turned. (I have a photo of my DD aged about 2, trying on outsized boots. Needless to say my own favourites are worn to a ravel, and not by me. dd says I have an amazing vintage wardrobe, ROFL!) (I checked carefully and it didn't seem to be what I had on that day ).
Now there is a fat heap of clothes on my bed waiting to be 'Gokked' - and I have decided I have a vacancy for smart black trousers as the old ones are past their best. This is going to be the best dressed thread, isn't it?

cha97michelle

I think i could do with being Gok'd too. I did sort through my wardrobe just after christmas as my mum bought me a load of jumpers as usual.

If i was feeling particularly brave i would call in my Sisters AKA the fashion police. However, they would bin pretty much all of it and leave me with nothing, so i continue to weed out when i have an attack of conscience. I need to have a good sort out before September i think, as i don't want to be the worst dressed mum on the school run when DS1 starts in September. I need to lose a good bit of weight between now and then too.

Memory girl - before my hols i remember you saying you were going to post on the MFW board. Did i miss it, or have you not got round to it yet?

Memory_Girl

miggy wrote: »

Now there is a fat heap of clothes on my bed waiting to be 'Gokked' - and I have decided I have a vacancy for smart black trousers as the old ones are past their best. This is going to be the best dressed thread, isn't it?

Hope you got on well sortingyour wardrobe. At least you know if you have worn out your trousers that they are something that really does need replacing and that they will get a lot of use in the future.

Oh! I never thought about us being the best dressed thread - but today I am in

3/4 length cropped jeans -swapped my jeans for them
Gingham blue top
Slip on flat toe-post sandals
Sunglasses
Leather handbag

Denim Jacket for if it gets cooler

A sparkly headband in my hair - and makeup again -Woohooo!!!


Today the boys have asked to go and play at a country park beside the nearest city - so we are heading over the water, via Tescos for a wee bit petrol for a day at the swings.

Packed lunches are done - buggy is in the car, picnic rug too - and I have my planning pad and a book to keep myself amused whilstthey go off and make new pals.

A pretty DFW day I think - we could use thelocal park and walk - but this is a real treat to go a bit further.

See you all later (becasue the weather is good now but the rain is due in later)

Memorygirl

Memory_Girl

cha97michelle wrote: »

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Memory girl - before my hols i remember you saying you were going to post on the MFW board. Did i miss it, or have you not got round to it yet?

Erm!!! No:(
I did mooch on over, read smlsaves thread and got an attack of the jitters.

Everyone seems to be so much in control and got a plan - I've just got a rumbling desire to protect my home.

Well - thats my homework for the day - laze in the sun and come up with as many ideas for paying off my debts/mortgage as possible then come back on here and make the first post.

Legs well and truly smacked michelle

Memorygirl

scrooge2008

What have you started MG :rotfl:.

I'm going to try and wash and iron all my and DS's clothes by the end of the week to see what we've got, and then i'll Gok us both. I haven't been down to the darkest realms of the laundry basket for many months, so maybe there will be some hidden gems there......

I think there will be some seriously scary gaps in the wardrobes at the end of the exercise.

Have a great time at the park.

miggy

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Oh! I never thought about us being the best dressed thread - but today I am in

3/4 length cropped jeans -swapped my jeans for them
Gingham blue top
Slip on flat toe-post sandals
Sunglasses
Leather handbag

Denim Jacket for if it gets cooler

A sparkly headband in my hair - and makeup again -Woohooo!!!

You look good today MG! I am in jeans (nice ones), pinky stripey cotton jumper, pink socks - uh oh... fashion police alert! Socks not so good! black flat sandals... I may put trainers on later. Hair loose.
Re: the black trousers - I wore them a lot for my old job, with a few other occasions thrown in, so I probably wouldn't get much wear out of a new pair, but they are just so useful for making me look smart (not something I do naturally).
Enjoy your sunshine and thinking time - I am sure you will protect your home, don't worry about all the organised people, I expect it's just how we'd all look once the rumbling desire to protect our homes starts to put down roots and become a plan. Big oaks from little acorns, etc.