Flash forward to our current flat, which has almost no built in storage. Each room has a wardrobe, and small ones at that. We had to run out to our handy second-largest-in-the-world IKEA to buy extra dressers, shelves, sideboards, cupboards, cubbies, and anything else we could use to find homes for all our stuff. And after six months, we're still not completely unpacked. A record for us for sure!
One thing we immediately had to do was to gather all our winter clothing and stuff it into oversized vinyl bags which fit under our bed. And now that the temperatures have dropped, I've been pulling out all those fuzzy sweaters and flannel pajamas. Which meant it was time to pull out all the shorts and tees and put them into the vinyl bags to be shoved under the beds.
In many books and stories and blogs I've read about doing this exact thing, packing away the summer things to make space for winter. Coming from Southern California, this was never necessary. At least not for us, as we don't ski or snowboard or otherwise regularly spend time in particularly cold places.
Word on the street is that after ages and ages of waiting, there will be a sewing machine under the tree (or perhaps next to my birthday cake) for me next month. Considering one of the things currently taking up space in this house is the boxes and boxes of fabric and patterns that I shipped from the U.S. to Macau and then up here to Shanghai, I foresee a whole new me-made wardrobe coming very soon! Which is a very good thing as this morning my favorite pair of well worn 10+ year old jeans finally gave up the ghost and ripped in a non-repairable place. Sigh. The one item of clothing I don't think I could have ever become sick of, like an old and beloved best friend. Guess it's time to go find a new best friend. Sadness.
You are singing my song! No storage space here, either.
ReplyDeleteJust packed away our summer clothes (sob) into vacuum bags under our respective beds. We lived 11 years in the Southwest before moving here, so the whole concept of winter vs summer wardrobes was a hard concept for us to 'get.' My boys had to almost be forced to buy winter coats - they couldn't remember ever having had to use more than a hoodie or a jacket for winter. We do a lot of ordering online for clothes but the one place I've been able to find clothes that fit my large foreigner body is at Uniqlo. They are reasonably-priced for Seoul and their Ls and XLs actually fit me!
Oh I hear you sister! I never buy any clothes when I visit except maybe a scarf or two. Their clothes don't fit me either and getting an XXL doesn't help my self esteem to boot! Please order online and let me bring them to you!!
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