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IT MAY not seem possible
to find hours to pamper
your appearance, creatively
coordinate your wardrobe,
and shop to find exactly:
what you need to look great
every day.

But it can be done as spon-
taneously as any other habit — a ~
part of life as natural as getting
dressed in the morning. <

- After experimenting to find
what works for you, you can have.
a clear picture. You will find that
it takes no longer to dress with
style than it does to dress without.

It doesn’t mean simply having
versatile clothes and accessories, it
means having the right attitude.

You know the way it works: if
you’ ve got 10 minutes or an hour,
it will take you that long to get
ready.

_ Rearrange your schedule and
* you'll be surprised at how much
more time you can make.
® Determine your priorities. List
. the things you have to do to im-
-prove your look in order of im-
portance, and keep it handy to
remind yourself.

Write down specific steps to

.achieve larger goals. Insert one of

these small style projects into your
weekly schedule.

.. Having tasks written down helps
because you mentally organize ~
your time as you write and you
gain a tangible feeling of ac-
complistiment as you check off
each one.
> Divide large projects into man-
ageable parts. One of the reasons
darge projects or major changes

t to start is because we

asier-to-handle portions.

It’s smarter to agcomplish sev-
eral quickly finished segments at
odd hours of the day than to wait
until there are three or four hours
(or a day).to devote to the com-
plete task.

For example, set aside a haif-
hour for hand washing one day
and schedule 15 minutes to drop
dry-cleaning off on another day.
> Organize your surroundings.
It's impossible to be efficient ina
messy office, and it is similarly
difficult to acquire fashion con-
fidence when working with a
messy closet.

You will always be searching for
that missing scarf or hosiery if
you don't keep it in its proper
place.

Set aside an hour or two to
clean out your closet. What you
don’t get rid of, replace in a log-
ica! order so you can find it ata
moment's notice.

&» Get an early start. New addi-
tions to your schedule are often
more time-consuming than you

think.

Tackle your coordinating and
other image-polishing tasks by
giving yourself a half-hour more
to accomplish them. Wake up
early so you won’t be rushing for
work while dressing.

If you are planuing an evening
out and want to add a little flair
to your cutfit, allow a bit more
time to experiment. Five minutes
before you fly out the door is not
a good time to decide your look
lacks life.

& Group similar tasks together.
Much time can be wasted, and
new goals can be put off, when
daily tasks which have nothing in
common are scheduled back to
back.

This requires you to shift men--.
tal and sometimes physical gears
when you move to the next item
on your list.

For instance, do some of your

. clothes mending while you watch

TV, or when you shop for one
item, take a few minutes to search
for that hosiery you’ve been
needing.
> Allow for waiting time. There
is a certain amount of time spent
waiting for someone or something,
no matter how well you plan your
day.

Keep a fashion magazine in
your bag to keep up to date. Jot
down things you have to ac-

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complish, quickly check a mirror
to see that you still look polished,
organize you’ purse or sew a loose
button (always keep a needle and
thread with you).

Consider those times when you
are unavoidably delayed as
“‘sifts’ of time to spend on
yourself,

& Take advantage of your peak
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just getting in gear at 2 p.m., save
tasks needing full concentration
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If you’re a morning person, get
up a couple of hours early and
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& Is there a better way? Ask
yourself if there could possibly be
any other way to accomplish a
task that would be quicker or
simpler.

For example, if you spend an
hour ironing all of your clothes
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your life and save time by hanging
it up unironed. You will find that
by the time you're ready to wear
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