Closet posts are so great. I love reading them, and imagine the high of knowing I have exactly what I need. It makes me get all excited and want to go do mine Right Now.

Trying it in reality, however...yeah, that didn't work so well. As much as I want to have it all ready to propel me forward into my next step, the people who commented that I don't know enough about that step were right. So I'm giving up. For now. If things work out and we move, I will sort through my closet as one of my first steps in packing.

I have, however, thinned out some of my drawers. Thanks to a problem that shall not be named (housekeeping really is not my gift) that makes it difficult to get to my dresser, I've sort of come up with a alternate place for my tops and shorts. It's been that way for long enough that I'm getting a real understanding of what I actually wear vs what I think of as "useful". If I haven't surmounted the obstacles to get to it, then I really can't claim it as a linchpin to my wardrobe. I can see doing this in reverse intentionally--clear out one section and only return things to it after I've worn and laundered them. Sort of a variation on turning all the hangers around.

Anyway, I feel settled in a decision, happily. Right now, I'm focusing on the career steps that will bring a move and am also learning a bit about dressing. It's sort of like learning a sport; you can read about how to do a stroke, but you don't really know it til you've tried it out and made it your own.