Swirly Lollipop Tee

It's a stat holiday here in Lotusland, so no work for me today, which means no need to wear work clothes.  I still put on something relatively bright for Visible Monday.

I've been cleaning out my closet over the past week and have 4 big bags of clothing to donate.  I wanted to be able to put away clothes without having to stuff them into drawers or closets, so really thought about what I wanted to keep. 

Here's what helped me decide:

If the clothing makes you feel uncomfortable, donate it.  If you have to keep tucking it in, or pulling it up or down or otherwise adjusting it - just give it away.  If you feel ugly in it, donate it!  If you keep pulling it out of the closet to wear and then end up changing your mind - just toss it.  It's not worth taking up valuable closet space to store unusable clothing.

This swirly tee though, was one item I decided to keep - at least for a little bit.  I liked the lollipop-like print. But otherwise, I'm on a roll and tossing out stuff right and left!

Wish me luck!

Also linking up this week to:  Watch What I'm Wearing

Fire Drill

When I was putting on my shoes this morning, it looked like it might rain so I grabbed the loafers.  As it turned out this was a good choice.

We have an evacuation drill every year at our workplace and today was the day.  When the alarm sounded, I did my bit as female searcher and then we all trooped down the stairs.

Going down and around 19 flights of stairs relatively quickly always makes me dizzy.  Luckily once we're outside, there's a short period of waiting for the all-clear, and then a longer wait for the elevators to return to our desks. 

It was a lazy day for getting dressed so I just grabbed a tee and matching scarf.  The tee is from Costco from a few years ago; I don't think it was on sale, so it would've been about $9, if it was on sale it would've been $6 - and strange to say: I really cannot remember.

The cute thing is it has a rather asian looking print on one side and a matching one on the back of the opposite shoulder.  I'm sure this tee used to be tighter on me, so the fibre is working.

I read on Jane's blog (the Small Fabric of My Life) that Steven Covey of 7 Habits fame passed away a few days ago.  I feel older.  His works were the basis for a weeklong course we had at work and his teachings still remain with me today years later.

Now I'm off to fix my snake purse - it caught on the drawer in the rush to get out of the office and a bit of it peeled off.  I'm hoping it can be salvaged as it has become my favourite.