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Hoarder much?

I'm going to tolerate & love

I've had two relationships back to back, and had to share a closet with both of them. They are complete opposites regarding tidiness and organization. There's no cookie-cutter way of just saying, "buy these hangers and they'll fix every problem" or "don't buy wooden hangers"; that alone would never cover it. But here's what I did in each case:

1st relationship: Messy, care-free, unorganized, a little lazy, and would let clothes pile over by the dryer if I didn't put them up.
Therapy:

For things that I didn't care if they got wrinkled: Bins. I bought three big bins, one for towels, one for underwear and one for socks (which I had to throw away all the old different color/design socks and get the exact same pairs, so I wouldn't have to spend any time matching them, balling them, and separating them). As soon as they came out of the dryer, easy toss in the bin. Even he could manage it!

2nd relationship: OCD, pack-rat, too-organized, but lazy. Lets clothes pile up all over the floor (and sometimes the bed) after he's worn them, and then gets angry 'cause he runs out of clothes.
Therapy:

Real-time status updates. It's a lot easier to see when you're about to run out of clothes if you can see it happening. I placed all work clothes on one side of the closet; got rid of ANYTHING that wasn't immediately wearable and it either went to donations or the "going out" side of the closet. Since the work-clothes side is less crowded, the clothes stay ironed, on sight, and there's zero guess-time in the morning. I kept the all-socks equal rule, 'cept there's now a pile of dress socks and another of athletic socks, and instead of bins, they've a drawer on a credenza. Towels, bed linens, t-shirts and jeans still need to be folded, but he's OCD enough to where he does all these himself. The only thing we didn't know what to do with was shorts; 'cause they take up too much space if folded as pants, don't warrant pant-hangers, and are too many to stick in a drawer. So I folded them in half, rolled them up, and stacked them barrel-style on shelves all the way to the ceiling. Since it's a sturdy fold, they don't come apart each time we take one pair (which can happen with pants), and you see a lot of the fabric, as well as wether it's cargo-shorts or not, and now they're available and tidy, yet out of the way.

Why should the photographer give up his work to Fairey?
Why should Obama allow himself to be photographed without a model disclosure?

I'd say, unless they've a model disclosure, NOBODY can make any money over a picture, they cannot sue anyone, or have any more rights after the photo has been processed to the point of being distinctly different.

Exhibit A: Obviously the artist took artistic liberties when recreating Obama's facial and clothing characteristics. You can't see the cast shadow on the right nostril, and neither the expression line right under from the photograph. Also, the right side of his upper lip is higher than the photographed version. The tie is has a different knot and is a different color. Speaking of colors, the ENTIRE design is of different colors from the alleged "original". In other words, it's changed enough to where it's become an entirely different ORIGINAL work of art.

IF the photographer had taken his photograph to add to the campaign, they would've rejected it; because it didn't fit the aesthetic they were looking for. Therefore, it wouldn't cut into his profits for the picture, BECAUSE it's not Shepard Fairey's work.

I remember reading the AT book when it first came out (and re-read it every several months, to go thru the de-cluttering steps). I found it not only inspiring, but also enabling. 'till that point, I had no idea I could get rid of unusable things so I could make room for things I loved instead. It didn't just give me random ideas for organization, but most importantly, it gave me the reason why it was necessary to keep things in a particular order, whichever worked for me, not a cookie-cutter-shop-for-more-organizing-equipment!!!-"answer" (which I think is RealSimple's biggest flaw). It allowed me to come up with solutions of my own to save time, and skip avoidable headaches. In short, it wasn't a decorating book as much as a gateway to high quality living, so I'd recommend it, rather than its high-gloss prop-picture counterparts.

Oh, and I'm sorry, I totally forgot the tutorial to Wood Transfer. DIY anyone?
http://matsutakeblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-transfer-inkjet-images-to-wood.html

What is the color on that wall? It's INSAAANE!