Been a While!

5:35:00 pm


It’s been a little while since my last post. In case any of you have been wondering where I was (After 40 posts and 15 followers, I wonder how many that would actually be ;-)), I was at the in-laws for the weekend, and then for a quick trip to Mangalore. We had an extended weekend here as the opposition declared a hartal (strike) on Monday, to protest against the rising petrol prices. As a result, we got back from our trip last evening and I’m still upset the weekend’s over :-(.

We had a great time, some shopping, some mall crawling, a LOT of eating…usual weekend stuff. I’m not yet in a mood to blog about anything sensible, so this post is just a drawling mess of my thoughts right now. Oh yes, and I also wanted to show you guys what I got.

Black …umm, well, they called it a ‘Fashion Cape’, but it looks a lot like a cardigan too, so I’m going to make sure it serves double purpose!! Presenting my ‘cape-digan’ from Pantaloons:


Pink stole. They called it a stole, too :-) :


This is from a store called People. I like the stuff there, cute and very reasonably priced.

A multicolored cloth covered bangle from Tribal Zone. I loved it instantly and then it was mine :-)



The first two items have been on my must have list for such a long time. Oh, by the way, did I mention I made a complete inventory of my clothes, shoes and accessories recently?? I was surprised to see how many whites and reds I owned!!

While I was on this activity, I also went ahead and started an outfit list listing all possible combinations with clothes in my inventory and then I noted down any missing item that would really complete any given outfit. Now I realize I am short on stuff for layering and in desperate need of a white bag and black ballet flats. See, shopping list ready as well!! This is soo cool!!!

I never realized how enlightening cataloging my wardrobe would be. First of all, I am amazed at the amount of clothes I have!! Secondly, I find myself thinking out of the box and finding different uses for the same old pieces. Finally, I can honestly differentiate between what I 'need' and what I 'want'.

For anyone thinking of attempting this, a little warning – this is hard work. It will first of all require you to purge every corner of your wardrobe, and do the whole ‘KEEP/THROW/DONATE/REPAIR’ activity first. Then start listing things down according to category/color/season. Once this is done, a lot of new outfit ideas start coming to mind. Note them down immediately along with your tried and tested combos. And then work on the missing pieces. All this takes a lot of time and patience and it simply CANNOT be completed in a day. I am still in the process of making my combos and am already 2 weeks plus into this project.

On another note, anyone going to Mangalore must try the Murgh Tikka Biryani from Palkhi. It. is. amazing! Perfectly cooked, perfect blend of spices, and succulent tikka pieces. Just perfect.


Well, enough of rambling. Looks like most of the other bloggers had great weekends too. Can’t wait for the next one already! This is what happens when you spend your weekend being a glutton!!
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Welcome! I am Fab - work from home Mom and lover of good books, chocolate, music and movies (not in that order!). In my free time, you'll find me here, talking about everything under the sun!

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16 comments

  1. Tanvi21 September 2011 at 00:34

    Loving the bangle!!! :) I am glad you had a good weekend!

    ♡ from © tanvii.com

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  2. beingFab21 September 2011 at 09:56

    @Tanvi Thanks Tanvi!! You're a sweetheart!

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  3. Priya21 September 2011 at 17:21

    The fashion cape looks cool...why dont you model it fabi?? And i love the bangle! cute!

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  4. Thripti Aravind21 September 2011 at 21:56

    Welcome back to Blogosphere :)

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  5. beingFab22 September 2011 at 09:21

    @Priya I sure will PP!!! Got a few camera problems to sort out!!!

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  6. beingFab22 September 2011 at 09:21

    @opal Thanks, Opal!

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  7. Vannessa@Luxuria22 September 2011 at 16:48

    Just found your lovely blog via Rich Life Budget. You now have one more follower ;-)

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  8. beingFab22 September 2011 at 17:11

    @Vanessa@Luxuria Thank you so much, Vanessa!! You have a lovely blog too!!

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  9. Anonymous22 September 2011 at 23:39

    nice blog<3.love the bangle ;)

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  10. beingFab23 September 2011 at 08:54

    @oshin Thank you for stopping by, Oshin!! All the best for your brand new blog!!

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  11. Akila24 September 2011 at 22:21

    you have a really nice blog. =) <3 the murgh tikka biryani looks soo yummy!! i'm so hungry now!
    sigh.


    http://cut-and-sewn.blogspot.com/

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  12. beingFab25 September 2011 at 08:02

    @Akila Thank you so much for stopping by Akila!! Your blog is soo cool, very creative!!!

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  13. My Unfinished Life25 September 2011 at 20:55

    welcome back..sometimes its great to be off blogospehere, for matter internet and enjoy stuff out of it!!!

    love your bangle...its a cutie!!

    and yupps, inventorying wardrobe is real real hard work..thats why i never ever got around to it..at most i take out all my stuff and pick stuff which are too old and need to be relegated to house wear or need to be given away!!

    http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.com/

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  14. beingFab25 September 2011 at 21:30

    @shooting star You are so right, this break has really been helpful to sort of 'recharge'!! Regarding the wardrobe cataloguing, I used to do the same till I read about this system somewhere and decided to go for it!!

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  15. SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime26 September 2011 at 09:45

    Thanks for the sweet comment on my blog. Btw, I'm admiring all the creativity you have in your blog. May I invite you to join us at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop? Hope to see you there at the party :)

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  16. beingFab26 September 2011 at 10:12

    @SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime Thank you for stopping by!! I'm a fan of your blog :-) Oh, and a big thanks for inviting me to the party too!!

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