I guess I should Marie Kondo it but I don't want to drag everything out and dump it on the floor so I will have to have an abbreviated event. I have a nice size closet in my laundry room that I used to hang the ironing until I could get around to it! Ha! I can tell you how well that worked for me -- the ironing never got done and I recently moved the clothes that I hadn't worn in about 5 years into my closet. Now I can't get anything else in the closet and I need to be brutally honest with myself -- am I ever going to wear those clothes that have been hanging out in the ironing closet for years? Probably not. But I can't make myself put them in a bag for give away. Somebody come and help me -- please.
I have managed to get laundry done -- completely -- this morning and the kitchen has been scrubbed down. I just need to get to the closet. Blah. Maybe after lunch.
For the last several days I have been having skin issues. I have had rosacea in the past and am having a little flare up now. I think I mixed too many products and just got my skin irritates. So, I was in Beauty Brands looking for rosewater as Central Market didn't have any and a lady came up and asked me what I was looking for, I explained and she directed me to this product.
While I was there talking to a young salesgirl I noticed she had really lovely skin. Of course, she was not much more than twelve -- I told her that and she laughed. So, she was a jobber for a line of products called True Isaac Mizrahi. She led me over to the display and we chatted about how us fair skinned gals have problems getting makeup matched. She told me she could match me and by golly, she did!
It matches my skin perfectly, is mineral based and contains no parabens. I used it for the first time yesterday and it was wonderful. It didn't sink into fine lines which I have many and it lasted all day. I will be going back for more of their products. Both of these products are things I would never have taken a second look at if I hadn't had direction. I usually stay with what I know but, unfortunately, I think my new Bare Escentuals BB primer with sunscreen is what has gotten my skin all flared up. I am allergic to some types of sunscreen and I think that is what happened. So much for my $35 purchase. I will probably return. Bother.
So, I guess I will go back to the closet. Oh, wait, it is almost lunchtime! Yay! Maybe I will have more strength for the closet after sustenance. Hee hee!
4 comments:
Be gentle on yourself, lassie! Why not bag the stuff, date it and bung it in the basement or garage or wherever. If in six months it is still there untouched don't open the bag, just get rid. In six months you may find that you like the space more than you like the spurious comfort of having the stuff. Don't forget how much easier it was to do the ironing without that burden on your conscience.
Glad to hear you've found a good face cream though. That's worth a million.
I wish I could come over and help you. I think I could talk other people into getting rid of stuff even though I am not making much of a dent in my own piles.
I have been using rose hip oil on my face and also washing it with micellar water and NO soap. I think it's helping.
I had a horrible rash on my shins that finally went away. I think it might have been an allergy to something blowing around outside because it went away when I was up in Washington and came back when I got home. Argh. I wish I had appreciated my twelve year old skin! Ha!
Oh, Mary, I pulled stuff out of there I had long forgotten so I just bagged it up and didn't give it too much thought. I definitely need the space more than clothes that are 10-15 years old that I just don't wear. Some of it I look at and wonder why I bought it in the first place. I think, in my old age, I am finally recognizing my "style" such as it is and maybe now I will be more in touch with myself!
Pom Pom -- I have been using some micellar water as well , mostly to take off eye makeup and it seems to be really gentle. I just can't take too much harsh stuff and I am really sensitive to some of the sunscreens. This new cream seems very comforting. I finally got on with the decluttering and filled three garbage bags with clothes. I can't wait to get in and get things organized now but that is another day!
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