Closet Angst 2 – One Black Shoe One Blue

Have you ever gone to work wearing one black and one blue sock.  I once arrived at work with a navy and a black shoe because they were the same style and, in the dark, I could not tell that they were different.  Are you laughing?  Just ask people if they have ever done something like this and it will surprise you how often this happens because so many of us dress in the dark.

If you are fixing up your closet to sell or to stay, see if you can improve the lighting in your closet.  A couple of hints – do not use halogen lights if you have limited space and have things stacked to the ceiling.  The bulbs get very hot and may cause some damage.  Secondly, put the lights on timers as you are going to forget shutting them off about 1/2 the time. 

When you hang your clothes or put away your socks, try to separate the colours.  Keep navy and black as far away from each other as possible.  Put clothes away when there is enough light to see what you are doing.  Watch out for black and navy T shirts. 

I once had five black suits.  While they looked similar in the dark, the fabric was slightly different and the shades of black were not equal.  It was impossible to find and match the pants or skirt that went with each jackets.  Eventually, I thought to sew a little loop on the inside of the pants/skirt and the jacket.  One suit had bright orange thread loops, the next had a turquoise loop on each piece, the third suit had red and so on.  In the morning, it was a dream to search through the separates and find the right pants for the jacket by just looking for a coloured thread loop.

Photo Credit:  Day 005/365~New Year, New Shoes! @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/3171592433/

Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Canada ~ 613-723-5300 ~ vzinger@royallepage.ca

Zingers #38 – Twinkle, twinkle, little star

I have seen lots of children’s rooms with glow-in-the-dark celestial stickers on the ceilings.  If you have some of these stickers, take them down and repair the ceiling before putting your house on the market.   

I wish I may, I wish I might – Get rid of these decals tonight.

Central Park, Ottawa – Sales in 2008

Central Park is a recent development with close proximity to downtown.  It attracts young singles and couples.  Larger families tend to move out of the area looking for larger homes and yards.  In 2008 the sales were brisk.

Residential Sales: 74 units as follows:

Condominium Sales – 14 units

Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Canada ~ 613-723-5300 ~ vzinger@royallepage.ca

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