tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post9174067338852886274..comments2024-03-28T06:11:42.599-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: checking myselfthe gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-6337277564763431352016-09-10T14:48:01.668-07:002016-09-10T14:48:01.668-07:00lol i've never heard of the hiccup thing. so ...lol i've never heard of the hiccup thing. so cute! i came across a pair of perfect bally boots but they were 1/2 size too small and it killed me. xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-54891138853580741322016-09-10T09:27:07.417-07:002016-09-10T09:27:07.417-07:00Dear Janet,
now it's official: you are a style...Dear Janet,<br />now it's official: you are a style rolemodel, the way you rock the timeless relaxed style with 2nd hand clothes.<br /> <br />I found vintage Bally shoes, burgundy red with a small heel. They are so cool and unique. Today I found a flared jeam, with intact fabric (NO hole). I see myself wearing the flare jeans with the Bally brogues. Or the vintage Ferragamo pumps I will buy on a local the 2nd hand online platform.<br /><br />You will probably have hick-ups in the near future. Sorry! That will be me, thinking of you every time I wear the jeans and the vintage shoes. <br /><br />Thank you for being an inspiration over the years!<br />Paula Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-42659962814314283662015-10-15T02:33:10.266-07:002015-10-15T02:33:10.266-07:00I am exactly in the same situation as you. I had t...I am exactly in the same situation as you. I had to throw away 2 tops, one because a stain I could not remove and another because it was really too much worn out. It leaves me with only 4-5 tops and I really have to buy something otherwise I need to do the laundry too often. But I don't find anything that I like or that fits really well! And I hate shopping!Jeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-91202951359279401962015-09-02T08:06:27.778-07:002015-09-02T08:06:27.778-07:00Fabulous, will do!! Thanks for your reply, and als...Fabulous, will do!! Thanks for your reply, and also for your wonderful blog!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-30759311895915338022015-09-01T23:55:50.444-07:002015-09-01T23:55:50.444-07:00I like The Vivienne Files. Not so much the premise...I like The Vivienne Files. Not so much the premise of beginning with the colors in a scarf,but how she takes five or six basic pieces in a core color and adds in a couple off accent colors and just a few accessories and bingo! Many, many possibilities. Add a little more, a slight expansion of accent color and the wardrobe seems huge, but in reality , is not. Everything is interchangeable...that seems to be key. Would that be something you would find boring or too restrictive? <br />Her travel wardrobe plans are wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-74914259520978168692015-09-01T19:35:13.689-07:002015-09-01T19:35:13.689-07:00You and I don't really need to do the seasonal...You and I don't really need to do the seasonal thing where we live. ¨Warmer, cooler and wetter¨are really all we need and we need them pretty much all year round. I don't want a lot, but I want everything to go with everything else, be good quality and fit well.Lynn D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04505694211497581997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-17642060931910302472015-09-01T10:07:49.312-07:002015-09-01T10:07:49.312-07:00hi ellen. we are at the tail end of a contract wi...hi ellen. we are at the tail end of a contract with AT&T and will switch when it's done. i suggest you go to <br />www.mrmoneymustache.com and look at all the research he and his readers have put into cell phone plans. we will be doing the same soon! good luck.the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-74043928713734456902015-09-01T10:06:23.110-07:002015-09-01T10:06:23.110-07:00hi lynn. i just went over and took a look. what ...hi lynn. i just went over and took a look. what a cutie she is. <br />what i'm aiming for is to have one comprehensive wardrobe, i want to get away from that capsule idea only because it really does involve a lot more clothing than i can comfortably store in my closet. i want to have just enough so i don't have to be switching things out each season. does that make sense? i can't wait to get home to really work on this. being away has given me some perspective on what i've been doing and how to correct it. thanks for the suggestion of her blog. xthe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-55211098709139520352015-08-31T13:58:16.701-07:002015-08-31T13:58:16.701-07:00I wish I could take back some of the $ I spent on ...I wish I could take back some of the $ I spent on career clothes over the years, seems like such a waste. I keep all my clothes now in one average closet, even my winter coats. Its so simple to get dressed these days on a more limited wardrobe. Its nice to look good, but it shouldn't break the bank. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-13167373109725212172015-08-31T11:35:42.156-07:002015-08-31T11:35:42.156-07:00Have you seen the blog UnFancy and her seasonal ca...Have you seen the blog UnFancy and her seasonal capsule wardrobes? I love it. But I would like to see someone older take up the challenge (actually older than you, but you're closer!)!Lynn D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04505694211497581997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-58699403847129833342015-08-29T13:07:57.758-07:002015-08-29T13:07:57.758-07:00Hi! I'm it total agreement with yours goal of ...Hi! I'm it total agreement with yours goal of simplification . . . just wondering what you ended up choosing for phones. Everyone I know has a cellphone, but I just don't want to go there--can you tell me what y'all use? thanks!!!!ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268903388345476126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-37515468857420389402015-08-28T17:45:22.638-07:002015-08-28T17:45:22.638-07:00I think Pinterest really helped me cut down on my ...I think Pinterest really helped me cut down on my wardrobe. My Pins helped me define my style which was transitioning because of a job change and age. I didn't want to be sloppy casual or old lady. It also helped me by just pinning something I liked that was really out of my price range and studying what I really found attractive about it. Sometimes I want a classic item that is expensive because I will get so much use out of it, other times a less expensive copy or vintage item will do. Consequently, I have sold lots of unused items of clothing and jewelry that aren't really me or fit my life style and just have things I am really happy to wear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-5351295057711577082015-08-28T06:36:00.254-07:002015-08-28T06:36:00.254-07:00Such a classy look. This is so me! You're neve...Such a classy look. This is so me! You're never fully dressed without a smie!Picnic Bencheshttp://www.sustainable-furniture.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-26405779751648205902015-08-27T12:31:55.999-07:002015-08-27T12:31:55.999-07:00Thanks to your advise I bought the striped T from ...Thanks to your advise I bought the striped T from Target and I love it. It's my new "go to" shirt for casual events. I love your style Janet. <br />AngelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-85786926181312842322015-08-26T08:34:19.678-07:002015-08-26T08:34:19.678-07:00Oh god, I love you Stephen Andrew!
xx, D.Oh god, I love you Stephen Andrew!<br /><br />xx, D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-52193302022074134242015-08-26T06:54:02.109-07:002015-08-26T06:54:02.109-07:00I used to wear clothes that I thought made me me u...I used to wear clothes that I thought made me me until I left the high corporate life and completely gave away anything that was not me. Then I sat down (with Pinterest to help but not make me feel bad) to figure out my style. I am somewhere between classic preppy and a little Texas. :) I like simple clothing, not too much print, must be comfortable and well made. I gave up on trying to tie scarves in a cute way, anything with polyester/boho feel to it (I sweat too much and I look silly), complicated, heavy jewelry (If I hear one more person talk about a statement necklace), no more high heels or long skirts that just make me look like a long tube of fabric. My preferred look is jeans, rolled, flip flops or boat shoes, a nice t shirt or cotton top and simple jewelry. I am very discerning when it comes to buying clothes. I stopped shopping online because I have to touch the clothing I am buying. I have slowly rebuilt my wardrobe for the person I am, at the size I am and it is so much easier. I stopped watching YOUTUBE videos and left IG for the very same reasons. People boasted of simple living but were replacing their wardrobes every season with new items. I always wondered well where does the old stuff go? How do they shop that much and still say it's simple? Confusing and consumerism. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384587118391823497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-52148642946659681092015-08-26T06:10:49.091-07:002015-08-26T06:10:49.091-07:00SAJ basics: starve for approximately three months....SAJ basics: starve for approximately three months. Do cardio for 2-4 hours a day. Have someone drive you to the mall as you are too lightheaded to drive. Buy everything you see in every color (except brown or anything 'heather' or dingy off-whites). Then, the next day, begin rapidly gaining all the weight you just lost back. This way your new wardrobe will remain in prime condition. Then gays (or I suppose very confident straight men) on a budget will enjoy your virgin Eurotrash wardrobe very much when they pick it up at Goodwill. Repeat every two years. Stephen Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657698116552267561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-73210111469468613242015-08-26T04:29:21.665-07:002015-08-26T04:29:21.665-07:00I own less than 35 pieces of clothing, including d...I own less than 35 pieces of clothing, including dresses and sleep wear. I own only 8 pairs of shoes, that includes a pair of slippers, my garden clogs and winter boots. Almost all my clothing is thrifted and beautiful. Being a child of a hippy and then becoming one myself, has always served me well. Use it up, wear it out, simplification and appreciation. crunchyveganwifelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486855455879424793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-73265644098826125142015-08-25T22:32:04.169-07:002015-08-25T22:32:04.169-07:00Hi Janet,
Love this post! (and your outfit).
I w...Hi Janet,<br /><br />Love this post! (and your outfit).<br /><br />I was laughing at Dore's comment...I used to be a clothes horse. I still am crazy for fashion, but on a budget now, at least most of the time. :)<br /><br />I can resonate with your comment about blogs...I periodically do buy something because I saw it on a blog. My husband used to say my looking at blogs cost him money! Haha he is right.<br /><br />Linda<br />xo<br /><br />P.S. I wore my Target necklace to a family dinner in Boise last week and my 21 year old niece complimented me on it. :) Have you worn yours yet?LRS4AMANDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312878555775487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-5176419719476070942015-08-25T18:53:55.530-07:002015-08-25T18:53:55.530-07:00Love your timeless style Janet. I too tried Proje...Love your timeless style Janet. I too tried Project 333 but didn't last very long. I began reading the blog Unfancy and completed the free Wardrobe Planner. The exercise forced me to put to paper how I want to see myself. The forced introspection really changed the way I saw the usefulness of certain items of clothing. I learned 2 pairs of jeans are plenty, and that you can go far with just 3 pairs of shoes; simple flats, cool sneakers, and heels. These blogs helped me part with clothes that I was hanging onto that were no longer useful. Its been about 18 months but have donated bags and bags of clothing and still have more culling to go. I don't obsess about the number of items I have. What I am keeping makes me smile.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865152301914642301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-2229461916669419892015-08-25T18:48:43.751-07:002015-08-25T18:48:43.751-07:00back in the 80's and 90's there was a cons...back in the 80's and 90's there was a consignment shop just blocks from my home where I loved to shop. the shop was in a town with some upscale areas and carried some really high end stuff for a fraction of the original cost. the women who worked there got to know me and my taste. I probably got carried away on some occasions but there was no real financial damage done. eventually the shop closed and I moved away. there are times when I still miss that place. especially if there is a special event. when I moved I had to go from 4 closets, I was using the kids old rooms, to one. but now I like having a smaller wardrobe. I might even do a bit more culling. my life is much simpler, jeans for volunteering at the animal shelter, or riding clothes for the barn, even going out for dinner can be a pair of jeans and a nice top. and my 1100 sq ft home feels plenty big enough for me. <br />DarbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-80981885303844152452015-08-25T18:29:27.705-07:002015-08-25T18:29:27.705-07:00Janet, well said. Love this post and all the comm...Janet, well said. Love this post and all the comments.The Queen Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073356255364772381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-87162228237198728742015-08-25T16:58:15.864-07:002015-08-25T16:58:15.864-07:00PS....Janet, my home is under 1,300 sq, and I ador...PS....Janet, my home is under 1,300 sq, and I adore it.... I know I could even do a 1,000 sq ft as you have done with adding in your porch space as extra living space when weather permits. You are one fortunate lady, beauty, theift, and a wonderful sense of style, who lives big in a much smaller world.<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Dore <br />Burlap Luxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134718817693134037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-59486943340573642292015-08-25T16:53:54.855-07:002015-08-25T16:53:54.855-07:00You know that saying Clothes horse, well this post...You know that saying Clothes horse, well this post spoke to me! I am you, that lady who wants not, and needs not...I am compleatly happy in a beat pair of jeans and a white crisp man shirt. Or a Tee as you fashion well, I can throw on something and it's happening.... I make sure I have enough Blazers fore each season because how else is one going To be fashionable with out a couple or more blazers, as for a small closet I hear you, and that wholes ooking my yo finances in 08, well I was in that same boat same year when the economy crashed and sucked the life out of many of us I too looked at my big home 4,000. Sq feet and said WHY? now down sized with my daughter in college in a home where a 3rd of our belongings rest, feels so liberating, comfortable, and even soulful. It touhes our spirit to find a great thrift shop find, making it that much more exciting to add a new piece to it.<br /><br />As for those orange boxes Hermes? Who wouldn't or couldn't want plenty from this store? I found a hand rolled silk scarf at a estate sale, the lady wash selling everything and moving back home to France after her doctor husband had passed away, she so.d me a bag of her travel scarves in the bunch for $11.00 was a gray and white silk hand rolled hem Hermes Paris scarf that I turned around a placed it on Ebay 2009 and the auction closed at a littles ore then $800.00 dollars to find the lady who bought it wroteeme telling me it was worth $3,800 and she buys and sells back vintage Hermes scarves back to Hermes, I never knew such a thing. So keep a watchful eye for vintage Hermes, you never know what it's worth until you sell it :)<br /><br />Small beautiful living to you my friend, this is what we so love about your beauty in all aspects of your life.<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Dore Burlap Luxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134718817693134037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-51882150997199056672015-08-25T12:50:33.605-07:002015-08-25T12:50:33.605-07:00That's such a nice sentiment at the end of you...That's such a nice sentiment at the end of your blog post, Janet. <br /><br />I still struggle over clothes because I've always had too many and think I need to keep certain things back for that 'what if' (I need this or that for a certain occasion; then the occasion never arises, so it's just clutter...). I've also coped with several size changes. But I'm continuing to skewer things down. I have a big load of clothing to go to a local rescue mission next week, in fact. My husband had been away on business, so I really spread out and sorted while he was gone. <br /><br />I realize, too, that I'm never going back 'to the boardroom;' that was another life, another size and another set of clothes. And I look great in high heels (as do most women, no?!!!) but never wear them anymore due to foot problems (probably from wearing sky-high heels for too many years!!). I'm continuing to admire from afar...just don't BUY...because I do LUV shoes. <br /><br />Something I do, too, that just floors me and gets me disappointed in myself is that I tend to accumulate cheap costume jewelry and this was just never me when I was a younger woman; where did my good taste go?!! Vickinoreply@blogger.com