*whimper* It's not just canned goods....
This morning, I had a thought: Prune my wardrobe down to 100 pieces. That wouldn't include things like underwear, accessories and shoes, but basic stuff like tops and bottoms and dresses and jackets. I figured that would allow me to keep a good selection of the winter and summer weight stuff that I wear most, with a little wiggle room for things that I love but wear less often. I'd be getting rid of the stuff I wasn't enamoured of, no big deal.
And then I went out to the garage and started counting. OH. MY. GOD. I have slightly more than 100 pieces JUST hanging on my tops and bottoms rack in the garage. That doesn't include the rack with dresses, the stuff in piles on the dryer and the floor, or, for that matter, two closets and more piles in the rest of the house. *whimper* Holy cannoli, HOW can I have so many clothes?!
Mind you, the stuff on that rack isn't 100% keepers. There are shirts that I probably haven't worn more than twice since I've had them. I could probably pare it down to 80 items without undue agony. Which barely makes a dent, considering the vast quantities of stuff elsewhere. Even assuming that I only import 20 pieces---there's still...I'm going to say an equal quantity to be disposed of. *twitch* Possibly MORE. Even if I don't count outerwear or the handful of sentimental items that I'll never wear again, it's a daunting task. Help!
I can safely say it isn't going to happen overnight. Maybe by New Year's, if yuletide doesn't eat too much of my brains time. I'll just have to be ruthless and get it down as much as I can. At least what's left will be the best of what I've got, the stuff that's in the ballpark of fitting, give or take a size.
I'm just in shock...and I still haven't found my "thin" jeans or my cranberry chenille sweater.
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And then I went out to the garage and started counting. OH. MY. GOD. I have slightly more than 100 pieces JUST hanging on my tops and bottoms rack in the garage. That doesn't include the rack with dresses, the stuff in piles on the dryer and the floor, or, for that matter, two closets and more piles in the rest of the house. *whimper* Holy cannoli, HOW can I have so many clothes?!
Mind you, the stuff on that rack isn't 100% keepers. There are shirts that I probably haven't worn more than twice since I've had them. I could probably pare it down to 80 items without undue agony. Which barely makes a dent, considering the vast quantities of stuff elsewhere. Even assuming that I only import 20 pieces---there's still...I'm going to say an equal quantity to be disposed of. *twitch* Possibly MORE. Even if I don't count outerwear or the handful of sentimental items that I'll never wear again, it's a daunting task. Help!
I can safely say it isn't going to happen overnight. Maybe by New Year's, if yuletide doesn't eat too much of my brains time. I'll just have to be ruthless and get it down as much as I can. At least what's left will be the best of what I've got, the stuff that's in the ballpark of fitting, give or take a size.
I'm just in shock...and I still haven't found my "thin" jeans or my cranberry chenille sweater.
.