Clothes Policy

I have a 6-month rule for the closet. Any article of clothing, which I don't wear for 6 months, I assume that I will not be wearing again and it goes into the Goodwill bag. And I have been pretty ruthless so far. It helps me keep the closet clutter free, retains my sanity and works out great for me. Or should I say...worked out.

Some of the clothes that I don't wear anymore are slighltly oversize T-shirts and baggy tops. A while ago, I had purged my closet from all those and donated two bags to Goodwill. And then 3 weeks before I had to go for fieldwork for 2 weeks for my job. And the kind of work I was supposed to do there, called for the baggiest tops and T-shirts. And loose pants. Speaking of pants, since my reacent body padding, those don't fit anymore. Not that I had any fit for soil sampling. There was one, and no prizes for guessing where it went. So, I ended up having to buy baggy pants. I managed to survive with a bunch of company and conference T shirts though.

Anyway, I was decluttering my closet again yesterday. While I used to ruthlessly throw clothes into piles, I paused as I was fingering the clothes yesterday. I wondered if my mom's way made sense. She keeps everything. Even stuff she no longer wears and stuff for which I cannot think of an earthly use, she will keep. She has outfits that are 33 years old. Saris that are literally falling to pieces.

Now I am wondering if maybe it is a good idea to keep some of my less worn outfits for times like this.

What is your clothes buying and decluttering policy? That is in case you do have a policy.

Realism and Romance

Romance
On Thursday night, my husband and I enjoyed a candlelight Italian dinner.


Reality
On Thursday night, my husband and I suffered through cold, leftover pizza as the power was out due to tropical storm Fay.


Romance
My husband and I went upstairs so that we could snuggle in the 1.5 chair by the bedroom window and watch the storm and wind by candlelight.


Reality
My husband and I went upstairs so that we could snuggle in the 1.5 chair by the bedroom window and watch the storm and wind by candlelight. My husband was balancing two candles on top of a book and I was following him. One candle slipped from his hand and the hot wax fell on my legs and I hopped around on my feet and hit my ankle on the corner of the wall. The wax fell on the carpet, and the carpet is runied. I sat on the 1.5 chair treating my leg with Aloe Vera and hubby tried to clean the area with carpet cleaner.


Romance may be good for the day, but reality makes lasting memories to laugh about.

Coupon Craze

If you coupon in any form or shape, you will really appreciate this. I am not as intense a couponer as this guy's wife, but this post had me in stitches.

I am still laughing.

HT: Moneysavingmom

The story of a toothache

When I decided to start a blog, I was determined not to write stuff like I had cereal for breakfast, I plan to have chicken for lunch, I puked once today, roses are so pretty. In the course of 1.5 years, I think I did all that. Not only that, I have on my reader people who write that and I actually enjoy it. (Admittedly, not the throwing-up part.)

I must be getting older or something.

Anyway, all this to tell you about the toothache I had past Friday. Writing about that will leave no ground uncovered for the topics I discuss on this blog.

I had a wisdom tooth extracted about a month back, and I was hurting. That was normal, there was a lot of bleeding. I was whining and complaining, but I was still working through that. Then three weeks later, I had a temporary crown put in. It wasn't too bad, there were some slight complications, so it hurt a bit. But a girl's gotta do what she's gotta do.

Fast forward to Friday night. The tooth started hurting and I had 2 painkillers. Then I slept. I woke up bright and early Saturday morning with the pain. Such pain as I never had up till this point in my life. I could not sit, stand, walk, talk. I was rolling on the floor crying in pain. That was a new experience for me. I called my parents in India and I think I scared the living daylights out of them. (Sorry Papa and Mama!).

I called the dentist and left a message. I took two more painkillers and couple of hours later, my pain subsided. My dentist office called back and said they will call the pharmacy and prescribe antibiotics for me.

The pain never came back. It was the weirdest experience for me. The dental office said they never heard pain coming one week after the crown is placed. If there was an infection, I don't know why it never hurt again. At this point I don't have answers to that. What I do know is that prayers are answered. And I serve a God who cares for me.

And that is enough knowledge.

This is a very Unique Corporation

When I answer the phone at work, I say AB & C, this is Annie. Except that I say my company name. Otherwise, you know, it would be very confusing.

After hearing that a couple of times from me, when my dear hubby who works from home picks up my calls, he says Petname 1 and Petname 2, this is Petname 1. (Again, insert actual petname)

And that makes me laugh out loud.

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Calling home from my cell phone using day time minutes: 40 cents

Having a husband with a sense of humour: Priceless

Fashion Question

After the pity post of yesterday, I am moving on to more cheerful topic.

I have a question to ask my dear bloggy readers. This is one of the times I am hoping that I have diverse readers. Because if you are all like me then it is going to be of no help. This is the deal. Hubby is taking me on a cruise for my birthday which is in September. He booked the tickets, and they sent an email to fill some documents. After I did that, I was looking around the website and found that I have to wear cocktail dress for dinner one night.

Now my fashion sense is sadly lacking. I have improved quite a bit in the last two years, but still there is a long way to go. I asked Mr. google to give me the images for a cocktail dress. I had an idea in my mind of what one looked like. But apparently things have changed. The dresses I saw were so short and ruffly that to me it looked like something a hooker would wear and my husband thought it was lingerie. Then there were some nice ones, but it cost $250 and above. There is no way in God's green earth that I am shelling out $250 for a dress I probably won't be able to wear again.

So here is where I need your help. I need some suggestions for an ensemble. Dress, purse, and shoes. All my stuff is very utilitarian and I like it that way because I don't bother dressing up 95% of the time. I want an affordable dress (cheaper, the better) which does not make me look like a hooker. Is that too much to ask? If there are no options, I can always fall back on the some of the dresses I have which I can make do with. But I am interested to see what is out there.

Update

Weeds have taken over the blog. Things are so hectic in real life I don't have time for blogging. It was and is one of the busiest times at work since I started working two years ago. In the midst of that there has been many doctors appointments. I had one yesterday (still recovering from that) and there is another one coming Friday. I am on medication which is making me grumpy most of the time. And bursting into tears any given moment. The last time I made a home cooked meal was 3 weeks ago. The house - the less said, the better. DH has been washing dishes for the past month without even mentioning the fact.

Although I am not sure where the dishes are coming from given that I am not doing any cooking.

That is a whiny update of what I have been up to. Despite the many appointments and uncertainties and things that tend to overwhelm, it is a comfort to remember that the One who holds my tomorrow is the one who is in control.