Piperlime Toggle Coat and Sweater (c/o) / J.Crew Jeans (Mine are sold out, but I love the new “Kelly” wash! Not because of the name. I swear.) and Earrings / Kate Spade Sunnies (Old, but newer styles here) and Bow Ring (Adjustable version here) / Madewell Transport Tote / Daniel Wellington Watch (c/o — Take 15 percent off with code “KELLYINTHECITY”) / Joyiia Necklace (c/o — A portion of the proceeds goes to Safe Passage!)
Toggles. So cute, right? They remind me of Paddington Bear, visits to my grandparents’ house out on Long Island, and trips to London with my mom and Mitch. (Well, isn’t this post reminiscent of the tartan/Barbour post from a couple of days ago? ;))
But yeah: I love ’em. And I’m completely in love with my new coat (and sweater, complete with elbow patches!) that Piperlime recently sent me as part of its #momentsofchic campaign. I know that I usually skip over collaboration details (mostly because I don’t think anyone wants to hear about them), but this collab was particularly interesting and fun. The Piperlime team actually hand selected items for all involved bloggers… so we didn’t know what was coming! I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about what would arrive, but I adore my new gear as well as Piperlime’s new collection. Perfect for the frigid temps we’ve been experiencing here in Chicago! :) And quite adorable.
But back to life!
Today, I’m tending to the mess that is both my apartment and e-mail inbox. Sigh. Guys, I currently have 50,445 unread emails, haha. I know, I know. Awful. And it’s not because I get a ton of messages, either. It’s just one long disaster story. (And a running joke with my family and friends.)
The short of it, though, is that I messed up after I got married and changed my email address. Understandably, I wanted a new email address to reflect my new name, but I hated the idea of “losing” the messages from my first account–especially since I used GMail like a hard drive. So I imported my old emails into my new account.
Big mistake. I’m not the most computer-savvy person out there, so I have no idea how or why this happened, but every imported email–dating back to 2004–showed up as “unread.” I know that I easily could have just marked everything as “read” upon importing, but unfortunately everything wasn’t “read” at the time. So I didn’t.
Another big mistake.
I suppose that’s when it all started to spiral out of control. Work got crazy, blog-related emails starting coming in more frequently, I was busy creating content with what free time I actually had, and I moved cross-country–all factors that prevented me from working on cleaning up the inbox disaster. (I know. Excuses, excuses.) A year later, it’s worse than it’s ever been, and I’m constantly missing important messages from friends, family, bloggers and companies.
Clearly, the madness needs to stop, and so does the procrastination that caused this mess in the first place. So I’m starting today. (I seriously dream of a clean inbox!) Any tips for this disorganized gal? I’m working backwards, but I’m honestly not sure whether that’s the best plan of attack! ;) #help
Photos by Jess (Thanks, #blogwife!)
Kelly, I LOVE your coat!!! (I am such a sucker for toggles! lol) I just looked it up on Piperlime and saw that it is on final sale (#yay!), so I was wondering if you have any sizing tips. I get so nervous ordering clothing online when there are no returns or exchanges! Also, sorry to hear about your inbox disaster — yikes! When I’m trying to clean mine out quickly, I usually sort by sender so I can find what’s most important first (family/ friends, etc.), and then save or delete in groups. Not sure if that will help you, but good luck! :)
They did a great job picking items for you– I love the coat; and I totally relate to your email situation. Sometimes my account will dump large amounts of mail I’d already gotten into my inbox Thank goodness it hasn’t done that recently!
Hunter
Prep on a Budget
Love, love love the coat — and the price, incredible! Good luck with your e-mails, just grab a hot cup of coffee, Noodle, and you’ll be done before you know it!
xx, Rachel
Cupcakes&Mimosas
I’m a fan of the toggles :) As for the inbox, I used to “save” things in mine like a hard drive as well and things got wayyyy out of control. I recently treated it like I do my closet. If I haven’t looked at it in a year, to the trash it goes! (except I don’t throw my clothes away, I give them away haha). If there is information in an email that you feel is necessary to keep, copy and paste to a word doc and save it to your comp or a USB. Anything to get that number down! Hope this helps and good luck!!
26 and Not Counting
Love that coat! I’ve had the same inbox dilemma. Start by going through and deleting all solicitation e-mails — even if they are un-read. That 50% off sale is not happening anymore if that e-mail is more than two days old. This will cut out a big chunk of e-mails, then you will have a “cleaner” inbox and can start working on the important stuff. Good luck!
-Meg
http://www.smalltownsisters.blogspot.com
What a lovely outfit! That coat is stunning, and the bag is simple and perfect. Great boots too! Man, I’m totally obsessed with clean inboxes hahahaha. I think I’d have a heart attack if I saw yours right now! You can do it though–don’t give up!
https://forsevenseasons.wordpress.com
I love this look! I’ve been looking for a new coat and I love the toggles on this, so super cute! Love your boots too!
Cynthia
http://www.sensiblysharp.com
Hey Kelly! Don’t hate me, but I try to have no more than 15-20 emails in my Gmail inbox at any given time (I seriously get stressed if it’s more than that, at this point). But I cleaned mine up a few years ago kind of like how you’re doing now. I created some super basic folders and just filed everything away into them. Right now my folders are “Personal” (anything from friends, boyfriend, whatever). “Finance” (anything money-related), “Family” (obvious one, haha), “Apartment”, and “Work” (this could be my current job or any job-related opportunities). The great thing about Gmail is that you can search from the main page at any time if you need to find a specific one, so it’s not like you need to go back digging through any of the specific folders… but this was a really basic organization system that at least helped me get through the major overhaul I did awhile back. I found almost everything fit into one category.
If I leave something in your inbox, it’s because it still has to be attended to in some way – maybe a bill I still need to pay, an email from a friend I’m still waiting to respond to, etc. It kind of becomes like a “to do” list just by looking at my inbox, because I know what’s outstanding. Everything that’s not has already been filed. Anyway, I hope this helps! Good luck! You’ll get there! :)
Good luck cleaning out your inbox, I try and do it once a month so it’s not overloaded, deleting expired coupons and old messages. Also how fun not knowing what was going to arrive at your door! Piperlime always has cute things so you can’t go wrong!
-Alex
http://www.monstermisa.blogspot.com
Just mark everything past a certain date read. At this point the email is so outdated that you don’t need it anymore
What brand and style are the boots?