"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." --Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011, Stanford commencement address (12 June 2005)
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PURCHASED/ GIFTED/
It's all about the Dots this week. NO BRAINER!
I'm taking a look at my dotted socks. I have A LOT of dotted socks. Some might say too many.
No, you can never have too many dotted socks.
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All the dot socks. Yes, leopard counts as dots.
Severo gave me the MTA Subway socks and black ground multi dots above them.
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Full confession: the above sock organization became reality for this post.
One hour ago, my sock drawers looked like this:
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The novelty ankle socks drawer had really hit critical mass! |
I had seen
this pin, for organizing shoes using an old wine carton.
I thought, I have tons of empty tea tins from my daily cup of Twinings Earl Grey that I can't bear to recycle.
They are a perfect size for storing socks. My shelves have become a horrid mess [
again]:
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(No, don't even ask about that Barbie Doll.) |
The bottom shelf is now replaced with a grid of tins filled with socks! Yay!
Next I'll find some empty wine cartons to get my shoes in order.
And work on that middle shelf! √ DONE!
Here is one of my favorite dotted pairs on their swan song:
Sad to say, they had to be retired. Soon they will get repurposed as catnip receptacles.
Did you connect the dots this week? Link and tell!