tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post3799176354869461977..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: Style Wednesday: My Life, in Boxes and PilesWendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-12991504184083103272014-03-27T06:14:54.105-03:002014-03-27T06:14:54.105-03:00Anon, I wish you weren't Anon so you could sen...Anon, I wish you weren't Anon so you could send photos! Dying to see them in real life!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-88594634847410446162014-03-27T01:30:13.102-03:002014-03-27T01:30:13.102-03:00The Stuart Weitzman Offset arrived for me today an...The Stuart Weitzman Offset arrived for me today and they're perfect. Comfortable, easy to walk in, the heel strap stays put, just a few toes show, not too many, not too few, and the leather is soft. I highly recommend them! Thanks for posting about them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-21223524405754443952014-03-26T19:15:00.801-03:002014-03-26T19:15:00.801-03:00Jennifer - I am in same boar. That's why shoe...Jennifer - I am in same boar. That's why shoes are our friends...WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-73878011708008813272014-03-26T19:14:14.478-03:002014-03-26T19:14:14.478-03:00I always wish I didn't think quite so much abo...I always wish I didn't think quite so much about my clothes... sigh... but I do... I do love my clothes and shoes, even if there is a lot less of them!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-43542797399193131082014-03-26T19:13:30.639-03:002014-03-26T19:13:30.639-03:00But no violet! I need violet xoxo!But no violet! I need violet xoxo!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-5833966220269871022014-03-26T19:12:56.052-03:002014-03-26T19:12:56.052-03:00Steph - some I didn't wear at all last summer ...Steph - some I didn't wear at all last summer - but it was a cold rainy summer, so I gave them a reprieve in case our Wicker Man ceremony pays huge dividends!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-48273719895812274932014-03-26T19:11:42.954-03:002014-03-26T19:11:42.954-03:00A - your husband is a smart man!A - your husband is a smart man!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-85315588204186189382014-03-26T12:18:15.588-03:002014-03-26T12:18:15.588-03:00Wow, quite the successful clean out. Being in Cali...Wow, quite the successful clean out. Being in California, I really only have two seasons of clothes and so my shifting of stuff is easier. Shoes, handbags and accessories don't count in a clean out in my book. There are always justifications / reasons why I need them. My shoe collection only looks tidier than yours because mine are stored in their boxes, with photos on the ends! Anal, I know, but the leather doesn't dry out and I can keep them forever. Unless they hurt, then out they go. I've successfully postponed any de cluttering and organizing by spending time out of town :) I will have to dig in at some point but it will be ugly because I've put on ten pounds...hate when that happens. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-14956325132641260192014-03-26T11:04:59.398-03:002014-03-26T11:04:59.398-03:00I need to do a massive cleanout or I will be on th...I need to do a massive cleanout or I will be on the next episode of hoarders. After living in the same house for 22 years, stuff just accumulates. It is very overwhelming. I just need to start and work on a bit everyday but there are always distractions, such as which clothes and shoes you decide to keep, that take up all my time! Shopping Cellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609287005914939866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-59250453781401183412014-03-26T10:38:03.042-03:002014-03-26T10:38:03.042-03:00My desk is looking like your desk these days. No ...My desk is looking like your desk these days. No time to organize and I am left wondering how paper can multiply overnight.<br /><br />Shoes are special because they can have such a big impact on an outfit and even if we gain or lose a few pounds they will still fit and make us feel fabulous. I try to cull once a year but usually there are very few pairs that I will let go. Nice to see lots of color on your shoe wall.xoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336645422459479330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-16490574607050926522014-03-26T10:05:10.260-03:002014-03-26T10:05:10.260-03:00Good work Wendy! I have been decluterring a lot ov...Good work Wendy! I have been decluterring a lot over the past two years. I am not down to 10 pieces per season, but I am much, much "lighter" than I was before. And yes, Dani's color stories have helped me a lot... And it still helps me, preciously when I am shopping... I still have one or two odd pieces, which do not blind into those stories, but I am able to wear them and I wear them a lot so I keep them...<br />Now I am ready to deliver a scoop here, something I have never, ever written anywhere else... I was a shoe freak... I owned over 80 pairs of shoes... That was an awful lot! I was not wearing most of them, only on exceptional occasions! While decluterring I have been able to get down to around 30... And this includes everything, flip-flops, sneakers... And I am still working on getting better... But for you, it looks you are wearing all of them, so is there really a point of letting them go?FunkyStephhttp://funkysteph.canalblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-42592562913472408852014-03-26T09:20:27.069-03:002014-03-26T09:20:27.069-03:00I Love my shoes and can't part with them unles...I Love my shoes and can't part with them unless they are ridiculously uncomfortable, or completely beat up! I love your shoe wall!<br />There is Alwas room for more shoes and you can never have too many. My husband disagrees of course, but he knows not to question me about shoes:)<br /><br />As for Gwyneth and Chris, I am not surprised, but I wish their family well. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773160182688791338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-83864858603406821292014-03-26T09:13:49.382-03:002014-03-26T09:13:49.382-03:00I'm going to push the point, Wendy, I'm su...I'm going to push the point, Wendy, I'm sure your parents' home fostered courtesy, table manners, personal hygiene, thoughtful discourse and intellectual curiosity. The girl who arrived at the door of Famille Chic seems to have had none of those until - probably in self- defense - Madame took over. And created still another expert on the cure-all properties of white shirts.<br /><br />I'm bored, I'm ready for spring, <i>au fond,</i> isn't organizing closets another kind of housework? It certainly makes name just as grumpy. Come to New York, we'll have a nice lunch and go shopping.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-70996511664364517522014-03-26T08:14:37.947-03:002014-03-26T08:14:37.947-03:00Thank God, I thought it was just me, the guff they...Thank God, I thought it was just me, the guff they wrote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-46145902154093354872014-03-26T08:10:11.477-03:002014-03-26T08:10:11.477-03:00Tabs - felt the same way. Way over the top!Tabs - felt the same way. Way over the top!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-66353529533615342722014-03-26T08:09:46.526-03:002014-03-26T08:09:46.526-03:00ha! that is many years of collecting m'dear -...ha! that is many years of collecting m'dear - a horrible habit that could have taken me to your doorstep twice I think... No more!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-41944723912495610432014-03-26T07:58:10.177-03:002014-03-26T07:58:10.177-03:00I am enraged by those apologists she has paid, I f...I am enraged by those apologists she has paid, I feel 2000 words coming on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-38824030383789247102014-03-26T07:57:17.036-03:002014-03-26T07:57:17.036-03:00I am dizzy looking at all those shoes! That would ...I am dizzy looking at all those shoes! That would drive me bananas! <br />I love the idea of a colour story but it would be too expensive of me to do, I just have to use what I have each season and add in one or two pieces, that's why it takes me so long to put a style volte face into operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-4850300952273726212014-03-26T07:01:57.865-03:002014-03-26T07:01:57.865-03:00I have a lovely cherry red wedge Marc Fishers in 6...I have a lovely cherry red wedge Marc Fishers in 6.5...<br /><br />I am amazed at my shoe collection as well..WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-31533900961894057172014-03-26T07:00:16.738-03:002014-03-26T07:00:16.738-03:00I know! If you look up Wenders - you will see sho...I know! If you look up Wenders - you will see shoes! On the other hand, I have vowed that what does not get worn this spring and summer does not stay...WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-74658228449624215802014-03-26T06:59:34.724-03:002014-03-26T06:59:34.724-03:00WA Shopper - I definitely need see-through bins, b...WA Shopper - I definitely need see-through bins, but I had the blue ones already and was trying to be frugal! I have since seen the article attached to it and I kind of wondered if that was a good PR person at work, finding professionals who could validate her decision!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-29907017349855433232014-03-26T06:58:07.624-03:002014-03-26T06:58:07.624-03:00Ema - I need an Instagram tutorial! I just suck a...Ema - I need an Instagram tutorial! I just suck at it and haven't been able to find you and now I want to see Hawaii pics! wahhhhh! Okay, will try and figure this out today! You are right about needing space - it is easy for me as I have a crawl space and they are neatly stacked in that!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-45635801445255801142014-03-26T06:56:24.656-03:002014-03-26T06:56:24.656-03:00i have my great grandparent's massive old dres...i have my great grandparent's massive old dresser and things can get easily lost but may try the rolling!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-58559355893996719002014-03-26T06:35:30.591-03:002014-03-26T06:35:30.591-03:00Leslie, I find my shoe collection kind of embarras...Leslie, I find my shoe collection kind of embarrassing actually. Every time I rid myself of some pairs, more arrive! I agree re: Madame Chic and she would NOT support my shoe fetish one little bit!!<br /><br />I do feel lighter with fewer clothes, especially since all the corporate ones are pretty much gone. I do not miss them one little bit and may be the woman who wears the same suit and 2 dresses to meetings if I ever have to go to them! As for nature abhorring a vacuum - you are right! That's what keeps happening to the shoes!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-81013356109047643192014-03-26T06:32:37.160-03:002014-03-26T06:32:37.160-03:00Hi Rose - I find that having less really does make...Hi Rose - I find that having less really does make me feel less scattered. I need to do jewelry next - I have some pieces that I just never wear and which are costume!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.com