I will never look at my closet or storage barn in the same light

renie50

16 years ago

Thank you Mickey15, I will never look at my containers etc the same way. Please read http://www.theposeypatch.com/

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renie50
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16 years ago
link to mickey15's blog

Here is a link that might be useful: mickey15 blog
susanjf_gw
16 years ago
yikes that sure made me cry to read...maybe she explained why it's sooo hard to get rid of to other people junk, but to mickey and often me, memories...

btw her shed sure came out a LOT better than our attempt, lol...
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Our house has No Closets either and we have one free-standing wardrobe that gives us about 4 feet of hanging space that we fight over. Actually, I gave up the fight and let the boys have it, DH and DS, so none of my clothes are on hangers - all folded on shelves or in drawers (or draped over chairs, 'nother story :-)). Truth is, much that is usually hung up doesn't need to be, and hanging isn't really the best thing for lost of clothes anyway, especially long term stuff that you don't wear often - you get those shoulder bulges that are never quite where your shoulders are. And hanging is a very inefficient use of space. If you took everything down that is hanging in your closet (and I've done this with a small wardrobe) and folded it up on the floor, it would take up way less space than a whole closet. In our house we tend to iron right before wearing, I suppose if you iron in advance you do have to hang after ironing. Other ways to hang clothes on hangers includes putting hooks up on walls and hanging hangers on those (Lee Valley has some long hooks), or use those 'over the door' hooks. It all depends on how much REALLY needs to be on hangers. Karin L
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ditto vcheethi -- I painted our master bedroom walkin a nice beigey tan (like Tobacco Road) back when I was planning to do the same color in the master bedroom. We were painting the closet first, so we could install a closet organizer system. Well, it took a few years to get around to the bedroom and I went in a totally different direction - sort of a bright apple green with white trim. Now the closet (which, since it's a walkin, is really like another room) looks drab and dingy. I want to paint it white, but it's going to be such a pain to work around all the shelving and closet organizer stuff. My dh gives me "that look" every time I mention painting the closet. (And truthfully, there are about a million other things that need to be painted more than the closet, so he does have a point.) But I wish I had just stayed with white.
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trinitytx
16 years ago
Great blog. I enjoyed reading everything!
Thanks for sharing.

Trin
Mickey15
16 years ago
Glad you enjoyed it. :o)
okwriter
16 years ago
I enjoyed that, too! The writing, at least.
Those pics must be high resolution because I was finished reading and they were still downloading.

Ah, this "high speed" Internet out here in the country...
lydia1959
16 years ago
I got a little teary-eyed reading it too. It's funny how ordinary things can evoke such memories.
rosemaryt
16 years ago
Very nice writing. Well done. :) And it's a beautiful shed, too!
nola_anne
16 years ago
I NEVER miss the poseypatch (only when she hasn't written one yet...I check every day!)

This talented writer happens to be married to my dear son!

Great job...Tammy--you sure say alot when you write...you are so quiet the rest of the time! Still waters run deep, they say!

Love you,

nola anne
phyllis__mn
16 years ago
Sob, sob, I can't get into the Posey Patch, and don't know why.....just directs me to Google and then the "oops, could not connect" with it.
Mickey15
16 years ago
It's up now Phyllis! Sorry about that!
phyllis__mn
16 years ago
Thank you, Mickey....I loved it.

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