When women around the world watched the first Sex and the City movie, there were several things they oohed and ahhhed over. How good Mr. Big looked in his suit/s, the dresses worn throughout the film, the high rise apartment, the shoes, the shot of Carrie make-up less and depressed... there was truly something for everyone to love, no matter how short that particular shot was.
For me, the highlight of the movie, among other things, was Carrie's closet in the new apartment. Not the dinky little one that made her initial excitement at the penthouse fade. I mean the new one, the one Big was working on to make her little-girl happy again. The reason is because I think a woman's closet should be that big - not to fit all of her clothes and shoes, but in order to have SOME order for all her clothes and shoes (and let's not forget bags and other accessories).
Let me explain. Not ALL women have more clothes/shoes/scarves/bags/etc that they can wear in their lifetime. However, ALL women have different TYPES of clothes/shoes/scarves/bags/etc - and each of these classifications deserve their own closet/shelf space, so to speak. In no particular order, these classifications include (but are not limited to):
1. Staying Home Alone
2. Staying Home but in case People Drop By
3. Office/ Work Clothes
4. Office/ Work Clothes when after a Promotion
5. Office/ Work Clothes when wanting to lie-low
6. Office/ Work Clothes when wanting to be Fired
7. Going on a First Date
8. Going on a Second Date with someone you like
9. Going on a Second Date with someone you don't
10. Third Dates and onwards
11. Going to the Opera/Play/Musical
12. Going to a Fancy Restaurant
13. Going to a Fancy Club but you still want to be able to Dance
14. Going to a Grunge-y, Anything Goes Club
15. Going to a Friend's House
16. Fat Days
17. Not So Fat But Still Scared of Muffin-ing Out Days
18. Skinny Days
19. In Need of Change Days
20. In Case the Baby Throws Up on Me Days
21. Impressing the (Future) In-Laws
22. Gym on Good Days
23. Gym on Bad Days
24. All You Can Eat Sundays/ Thanksgiving with really Good Friends
25. Christmas Parties
26. Short Supermarket Run
27. Long Supermarket Run (that might include a visit to the mall)
28. Mani/Pedi Outfits
29. Spa Outfits
30. Beach Outfits
31. Pool Outfits
32. Outdoor barbeque
33. Church/ Sunday Best
34. First day of School/ Work
35. Out of Town Work Trips
36. Out of Town with Family Trips
37. Out of Town with Friends
38. High School Reunion
39. Feeling Nostalgic Fashion-wise
40. Feeling Adventurous Fashion-wise
And I am sure other women out there can think of more. In the meantime - here's hoping for not just more closet space, but more closet compartments!
Monday, 15 August 2011
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Bring Back Riot-less London
I am writing this after watching an especially shocking looting of the Debenhams store near where we used to live in Clapham Junction. Apart from sadness at the madness, I am feeling outraged - if all these so-called jobless people could spend all this time and energy plotting and pulling off a riot, shouldn't they just put their efforts to better use? Instead of breaking and looting, they could learn to respect other people's properties and hard earned assets and go off and earn some of their own... respect and assets, that is. I am disappointed that this wonderful city, known for its multi-cultural inhabitants and an overall feeling of celebrating differences, is now reduced to midnight madnesses of the violent kind.
Clapham Junction in particular is home to the busiest rail station in Europe, and it is full of commuters who go to and from work on a daily basis. Yes, they grumble and wish they were where the grass is greener at times, but the point is they get out of bed everyday, get dressed decently everyday, and head off to work everyday. They have the discipline and determination to make the best of things, regardless of how bad the financial climate is. The area is also home to a lot of young families and dog lovers, who now have to think twice before they take a stroll through their once peaceful neighborhood. I remember all the lovely shop and cafe owners on St. John's Hill and hope that their businesses do not suffer as they work as hard if not harder than anyone.
I sincerely hope everyone sits up and takes notice, and that the police and other law enforcers are given adequate support in these trying times. I also pray that all my friends and loved ones in London stay safe. Finally, I hope that the looters and rioters reconsider directing their efforts elsewhere, on the inside first perhaps, before they seek to damage what is outside.
Clapham Junction in particular is home to the busiest rail station in Europe, and it is full of commuters who go to and from work on a daily basis. Yes, they grumble and wish they were where the grass is greener at times, but the point is they get out of bed everyday, get dressed decently everyday, and head off to work everyday. They have the discipline and determination to make the best of things, regardless of how bad the financial climate is. The area is also home to a lot of young families and dog lovers, who now have to think twice before they take a stroll through their once peaceful neighborhood. I remember all the lovely shop and cafe owners on St. John's Hill and hope that their businesses do not suffer as they work as hard if not harder than anyone.
I sincerely hope everyone sits up and takes notice, and that the police and other law enforcers are given adequate support in these trying times. I also pray that all my friends and loved ones in London stay safe. Finally, I hope that the looters and rioters reconsider directing their efforts elsewhere, on the inside first perhaps, before they seek to damage what is outside.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Water, Water Everywhere...
So, what a summer. A lot of clouds, a lot of humidity, and a lot of rain. Some say it wasn't that much of a summer, but I would be to disagree. Aside from the weather, what makes a season are the activities you get to do in that season that you wouldn't get to do at any other time of the year. And for me, my family and I were able to do very special things this time of year:
1. Learn how to drive, German style.
2. Let Sophie lose... on hiking trails, in the playground, in the sandpit, in the convalescence home, anywhere really!
3. Swim (true, only for the first half of May) and slide... then swim again!
4. Go on a full Funke family hiking holiday.
5. Celebrate Sophie's 1 year birthday!
6. Barbeque, barbeque, barbeque.
7. Picnic in the park!
8. Steering Warrick away from lots of other dogs in heat.
9. See Sophie walk everywhere, anywhere!
10. Prepare to celebrate Christian's 30th.
So, weather aside, summer was/is still fun! Forget rainy days, remember only that where there is a will, there is a (fun) way.
1. Learn how to drive, German style.
2. Let Sophie lose... on hiking trails, in the playground, in the sandpit, in the convalescence home, anywhere really!
3. Swim (true, only for the first half of May) and slide... then swim again!
4. Go on a full Funke family hiking holiday.
5. Celebrate Sophie's 1 year birthday!
6. Barbeque, barbeque, barbeque.
7. Picnic in the park!
8. Steering Warrick away from lots of other dogs in heat.
9. See Sophie walk everywhere, anywhere!
10. Prepare to celebrate Christian's 30th.
So, weather aside, summer was/is still fun! Forget rainy days, remember only that where there is a will, there is a (fun) way.
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