Closet Reorganization

I am finally beginning my quest to take control of my life.  Instead of waiting for good things to come to me, I am going to make things happen.  At the end of my run, I want to slide into my grave with a big grin on my face proclaiming, "That was one hell of a ride!"

My great adventure begins with a clean, organized closet.  This may not be the most epic of quests, but it is getting back to the basics.  With an organized and clean closet, I am hoping that finding something to wear in the morning will not be as painful.  I work with several fashionable people, so the bar is set high.  Who knew that librarians could be such fashionistas? 

Before you blast me, yes, I realize that appearances are not everything, and that life is not about keeping up with the Jones etc, etc, etc.  However, I feel better about myself when I know that I have presented myself well.  I will never be dressed like someone from Vogue Magazine, I am too nerdy for that, but I would like to be well-dressed with my own distinct style.  A bit funky, a bit nerdy, a bit classy, a bit something.  I would like to be able to wear my Batman earrings in style.

Back to the closet organization.  We have a decent size walk-in closet off our master bathroom.  Please keep in mind that this is only my half of the closet.  Hubby's side won't get done until he does it....or I can't stand it anymore.  I pulled everything out except the hanging items.  I then went through and removed all the winter/cold weather items, and I put most of it into Rubber-Maid-like bins.  I will go through those items again come winter.  Then I got rid of everything that I had not worn in a year or so. 

I sorted the remaining clothes by type.  All my shirts are on the top rows by length of sleeve.  They are also in order by color.  Since I can never remember the order of the colors on the rainbow (and where does tan go?) the colors are alphabetical.  I am a librarian after all. It may be slightly CDO (like OCD but the letters are alphabetical as they should be), but it works for me.  My skirts and dress pants are hanging from the bottom shelf separated by a Rubber-Maid-like three drawer plastic thing.  The pants are by length of leg and color.  My sleep clothes are in the drawer thing, and I have one on the other side for my t-shirts.

For my socks and unmentionables, I found these metal wire shelves that are designed to go under the sink. (I love the word unmentionables.)  Here is a picture of my socks.  You don't get a picture of my unmentionables.  I was keeping my socks in a big bin, but then I could never find the pair I wanted.  I found these at the bottom of the bin. I had forgotten that I had them! 

Several of my shoes are in a shoe shrunk that I bought in Germany.  I am trying out a shelf that I picked up at Target for the rest of my shoes.  I am skeptical on how well it will fit in the closet, but we will see.  I just have to remember to get it out of the hubby's car and put it together.

I still have not found a good solution for my hand bags and totes.  I have found several suggestions that I like on Pinterest, but none will work in my closet.  For the moment, they are hooked on hangers in the corner of the closet.  My closet is now organized enough that I can vacuum without running over something.  That is a huge plus considering I have two cats and cat hair everywhere.  They are a bit dissapointed by the closet reorganization as there are less places for them to hide.  They will get over it.  I still have a few more things to do, but overall I am pleased with the results. 



 

Introduction

I debated the wisdom of blogging about my life as it is putting my personal thoughts out there for the whole world to see.  Shouldn't I keep those thoughts private?  In addition, it seemed a bit egotistical.  Who cares about the minutia of my life?  However, I decided that I would blog for me.  Journaling will create a sense of accountability even if it is only accountable to myself, and that is exactly the point that I am trying to make to myself.  I am accountable for my own life.

The name Relativity Principle comes from my favorite scientist, Albert Einstein.  Everything is relative.  It is something we would all do well to remember.  Here is my bastardized version of Einstein's Theory of Relativity:

Everything that happens is life is relative.  How I view something is relative to my socio-economic background, my education, my job, my beliefs, even how I feel that day.  How another person views the same thing is going to be relative to their socio-economic background, educuation, job, believe, and how they feel that day. It doesn't make it wrong or right, it is just relative to that person at that moment.  It is subjective, and it is changeable.

For my New Year's resolutions, I have decided to change my relative view of the world.  I have finally realized that I am in charge of my own happiness.  I can take the same situations, and turn them around to make them positive instead of negative.  I can make myself happy.  This is nothing new or groundbreaking.  I am sure that there are several self-help books that purport the same thing.  With these not-so radical thoughts in mind, here are my New Year's resolutions.

• To find joy in everyday life.
• Be positive.
• Eat better.
• Be organized.
• Be more active.
• Find things that are enjoyable to me.
• Let go, and not stress about things that I cannot change.
• Do things with my family.
• Find some social activities.

This seems like a rather ambitious list. However, each item is not exclusive from each other, nor do I expect to do all of it at once.  The changes will be gradual.  There will be backsliding.  The important thing is to have a plan, start moving forward with it, and to persist with it.  As part of eating healthy, I am giving up soda and fast food - for the most part.  Why drink my calories?  However, I am realistic enough to know that with my daughter's activities such as all day competitions, sometimes fast food is the least stressful option.

The household is waking up, and it is time to move on with my day.  I will make this a good New Year.