Nanny you might want to look into the pants that are made of wind resistant fabric as they are very light. Also the wool and silk underwear at Sierra is weightless and very warm. You wouldn't need jeans as they aren't warm anyway since they are cotton. I found that the convertible pants are essentially wind resistant fabric and therefore are very warm while taking up no room and drying in minutes. When it got really cold I put on a pair of tights under them and they were exceptionally comfortable..and I am a person that is ALWAYS cold. Heavy tops take up a lot of room and instead if you layer several light tops you get way more warmth and less weight plus more options. Just a thought to help you with your plans. Good Luck and have a wonderful time ! c

YES, anything that touches the body. I have had 2 cases of ringworm that HAD to have come from new underwear I hadn't washed. It was the packaged stuff from WM-FOTL. There was no other way for ringworm to get where it was. I do wash towels and bed linens first also. If I buy thrift store stuff, I tear off the tags and into the washer it goes, jackets, etc. Figure I didn't pay that much for it and if it won't take the washer, then I don't need it. NOTE: any imbedded ads are NOT my doing!!!

Kathi, you are right, where did the years go. When I stop to think about my age it doesn't seem possible. I still think the same way I did in my early years. Thankful that both my husband and I have both made it through this many years. My mother is in her 90's and still lives alone. So I am trying to pretend 70's are my teenage years. Your first post got me to thinking about using softer knits for underwear, and the patterns the next poster, jomuir, told me about, could use the softer. My next brainstorm was making childrens underwear. It took DH and I this many years to have our first grandchildren, 4 months old, and 2, so I am also thinking of sewing for them. Don't you love the hanes sports bra. That is my gardening bra. So comfortable. Thanks for responding. I will post the rest of the story, when I figure out which project that I want to start first. The Jan Bones site was a great place to start. Easy works good for me.

Second and third the others that have asked for dimensioned drawings and pics of all 4 walls. An idea of your budget would also be helpful. If its I-have-to-live-with-this minimal, then: --Can you do underbed boxes? The Ikea STUK series offers several options that are semi-rigid (can add dividers, too) and zip shut in a 7" tall size. Handles and smooth fabric make them easy to pull out. Great for things that don't need folding, or tees if you're patient enough to roll, or out of season clothes. --Can you steal space under or on top of the existing desk? A set of stackable boxes on top or Elfa/Elfa-like wire drawers underneath could provide additional storage there. --Can you move the rails in the existing closet? If so I'd remove the long shelf on the top, push that rail up, and then move bottom rail up too --a full depth space at the bottom is much more useful; will accomodate a STUK box or two rows of shoes. I have a Victorian with very small closets, so I have my clothes stratified by length, and the rail heights set accordingly. If you have room, put the shelf back in at the bottom to separate your hanging clothes from your shoes or whatever else you put there. --If you can get bins/baskets/boxes close in size to the shelves on the narrow side, do that. Otherwise, consider putting at least one hanging rail in there, too (can be regular height for full length garments, or short to hold pants folded over bar hangers like those from the Container Store). --Use thin hangers and get one or two more garments on each rail. If you have just a little money to spend, do some or all of the above and: --Measure the space along the wall between the edge of the single closet door when its open and the end of that wall. Depending on how much room you have, a bookcase with storage (the narrow Ikea Billy --16" wide-- will accomodate Bullig baskets or Drona fabric boxes, or put a door on it and use it for shoes) or the Kallax cube and boxes to go with. Great for underwear/socks and rolled tees. --Consider a door-casing height shelf along the full length of the wall at the foot of the bed and maybe wrapping over the door corner as well. If you can get a 10-12" of space on top of that shelf you can line it with tidy storage boxes with lids for everything you don't need on a daily basis. If you have enough money to upgrade your furniture and are willing to do so: --Underbed drawers can be great! Especially for things that are washed often like underwear socks and tees. For stuff you don't need to access daily, I prefer lift beds; then things can be put in appropriately dust-excluding bags/boxes. --Consider an L-shaped wardrobe; PAX options at Ikea range from about $600 to $1400 although I see some parts are currently hard to get. I personally would upgrade to a semi-custom wardrobe before changing out the bed (especially if the bed accomodates boxes underneath) because it lookes like you are box-spring adapted and most drawer and lift beds don't take box springs.