Even if you and your honey are sharing a closet, you should each have your own area designated to store your clothes. Do not try to commingle your wardrobes. It won’t work. Your dresses hanging next to his shirts, intermixed with your skirts and his pants, will only create confusion, chaos, and frustration. You can hang your things in the same closet, but keep things separate. Continue Reading →
Separate Yours and Your SO Clothes
Changing Closet when SO Moves In
When you designed your closet for your wardrobe, you looked at the space as if it was a single unit. Now, take everything out and view it with a new set of eyes. Instead of seeing it as a closet built for one, you are now the proud owner of a closet built for two. Such simple solutions as changing closet rods or adding some additional shelf space can make a world of difference. Continue Reading →
What Should You Do when SO Moves In? (4)
Look around and see where this business is located and what the neighborhood is like. Is there a secure place to park your car while loading and unloading, or if you don’t drive, is the facility located near a convenient form of mass transit (bus, train, subway) or a taxi stand? Continue Reading →
What Should You Do when SO Moves In? (3)
Storage can be your best friend. As we discussed earlier, store your off season clothes off-site at your favorite dry cleaners. Store your SO’s there as well. If you find that there’s a lot more stuff than your dry cleaner can handle, or if other stuff, such as their favorite childhood bicycle, 50 boxes of college textbooks, and an endless collection of beer cans, threatens your home’s serenity and your sanity, consider the beauty of self-storage. Continue Reading →
What Should You Do when SO Moves In? (2)
A third party can help smooth the transition of incorporating a new wardrobe into the space that yours currently occupies. You don’t want to make this individual the “monkey in the middle,” but their input may help avoid arguments between the two of you and provide another perspective that is not entwined with your agenda or your SO’s agenda. Continue Reading →
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