![]() ![]() Opening a drawer and only seeing stuff I adored wearing was amazing. I know I was blown away after removing clothing I didn't use. I'd pack things you know you don't wear away and see what happens. Is is sentiment? You wore that to some meaninful event or bought on a special trip. Hoarders can sometimes gift things but are unable to donate to anonymous strangers or throw things away. Is it the perceived waste? Perhaps you can let the pieces go as a lot on freecycle or a buy nothing group. Is it seeing space in the closet that bothers you? Sometimes one feels safe if a space is full. What would you have to do to lean in on being that person? Are these things you want to do or can do? Depending how at ease you are with yourself, the answers can range anywhere from brushing up your resume to difficult psychological work, so it's a bit of a can of worms to open.īoxing unworn items out of the way to give yourself mental and emotional space to tackle this is a perfectly good short-term solution. The "take a picture" method is usually what's recommended here. The second one's a question of how much space and patience you have for preserving memories. Online or in the library or used-book store, you can find a system for this. The first one's an issue of addressing your personal style to incorporate elements you love but can't allow to dominate. The person you'd be/life you'd live if the garment did suit you? Memories of things that happened when you wore it? What is it you like about the garment(s) that you're keeping even though you don't wear them? Then I can downsize my wardrobe to one I've been eyeing that will take up half the space and finally make it possible for me to live in my room rather than just store stuff in it. ![]() My ultimate goal is to get my clothing down to fitting on 40 hangers and in two drawers. I really think I can get by with just three professional outfits I can sometimes go years not even wearing one, but I do need them for work occasionally, and I have classic items that thankfully are always appropriate. Today I'm going to try and pare down my professional clothes. I'm almost done going through this season's options, and it's warming up just in time for me to start with warm-weather clothes (I live in a two-season climate, so that does make things easier). Some days I'll donate three or four items before I even get to one I'm willing to put on. I'm finishing my third week of this project, and I've only kept at most 50% of what I've put on each week. The clothes I'm keeping are hung up on the right of the closet and I am not allowed to re-wear any of them until I have worn every item in my closet. If I wear it and feel uncomfortable during the day - it doesn't fit right, it looks frumpy - then it gets washed and put in the donation bag as aoon as it's clean. If I really can't see myself leaving the house in it, then I know it must be donated. If it's seasonally appropriate, then I have to wear it that day. The closet is the hardest space for me as well, but I am plugging away by forcing myself to wear everything. ![]()
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