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ip, dip sky blue.who’s it.

Ip, dip sky blue,
Who’s it? Not you
Not because you’re dirty, not because you’re clean,
My mum says you’re the fairy queen.

Looking back I went through all my life using rhymes to make a decision. Wait, not all of them, of course, but to get the point across, I am bad at making a decision. I know that if I make one that is it. No way around it. This is what I live up to. Decision made. Consequences accepted. Now, that may be the root of my problem… anyway, what I wanted to say is I can’t decide. Need that pair of shoes? Or that one? Get them both. But the worst thing is I end up getting none at all after considering all my options – I can’t take responsibility for both of the babies. And this is my dilemma. Last week I went to listen to a reading on 50ies fashion and was dramatically reminded of the importance to be dressed well. Help was needed. Fast. I went back to my old faithful resource, the book. Edith Head, t.h.e stylist of the century has written a book on dressing called How to Dress for Success. Now, she says in her book, which is a great relief, that a lot of women struggle with their wardrobe. This is me, I think. I am so indecisive I would buy twenty pairs of shoes but no dress to go with them. In a way I understand if you say that defeats the object of writing a blog on style. Well, I write it on life with or without it. Observation is different to d.o.i.n.g it. It’s like those people who can help you with just about anything in life but theirs is a mess I guess. And there I was, near enough devastated if I would not have known that there is more important things to worry about (It’s comic relief today). Today I made a start and wrote a list (somewhere I read that list making is not a good idea and can be addictive but not productive) to section my life into events. What do I do all day every day? School run, clients meetings, interviews, walks on the country side, meet friends for lunch, and meet friends up town, dinner party and so on. After this Edith advises to rate how often you get involved with each of these activities. This leads to being able to allocate the appropriate outfits to each of the activities. After this you apparently know what you need and what you have too much of. I am not that far yet (it’s going to take days) but I suspect I will have too many shoes. Once the preparation is done and the list finished I am going to take everything out of my closet and clear becomes the truth. Don’t you worry? There can’t be more of my indecisive calibre. I will keep you posted on my progress though I ask for patience as this is a serious matter and will mean a sorted wardrobe to me.

Tags: ip dip blue sky; successfull wardrobe; decision on style; edith head