How many ties you you own and in what state do you keep them?
My wife Vee and her niece Sharon (who is staying with us) decided to tackle me on my ties.
They wanted to know how many I had. I had no idea. So we counted and the answer was 33. Is that a lot or a little or average?
Then they wanted to see how I store them. The answer was in a pile in a drawer looking like a load of writhing snakes. Sharon decided that this was a totally unacceptable arrangement and tidied them up as shown in the photo. Is this neat or obsessive and is it maintainable?
January 29th, 2015 at 9:40 am
well, since you ask, about 250. And i keep them in a complicated system of bin bags so i can make sure i wear then in strict rotation.
at least i used to. i rarely wear a tie these days in New Zealand. Are they going the same way as the bowler hat?
January 29th, 2015 at 5:14 pm
Hi, Dave.
250! Bin Bags!! And you rarely wear a tie!!!
Sounds like a good case for decluttering.
January 29th, 2015 at 10:34 pm
Hello Roger
I’m sure the ties are feeling much happier. And now that you know that, you’ll be sure to keep them so.
See Guardian article: “Do socks and forks have feelings?”
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/05/change-your-life-strange-decluttering-advice
Do you wear a tie to all of your meetings?
January 30th, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Hi, Nadine.
You’re right – my ties are much happier and so far I’ve felt compelled to keep them in the tiny state organised by Sharon.
I do wear a tie to almost all my meetings which means that, in a typical week, I wear a tie during the day on three to four days a week,