Most people leave spring cleaning for, well, spring, but I just couldn't take it anymore. I don't know if it's the fact that I'm now 25, or it's a million degrees outside, maybe it's just my "lady time" as Blake refers to it or a combination of all three, but I decided that I can't stand anything in my closet anymore. Obviously that's an exaggeration, but I hate the majority of my clothes. They either don't fit right, they're outdated or both. But you know how you have those couple articles of clothing that you just can't seem to ever get rid of? You know you won't ever wear it again, but it continues to take up space in the closet? Girls, I know you know what I'm talking about. After considering my disease (shopaholics disease, that is), it was a hard decision, but I decided to get rid of half my wardrobe. Anything that I hadn't worn in the last six months, anything that had a tiny hole in it, that didn't fit right or was no longer age-appropriate, it went into a pile, was washed and then neatly stacked. It actually felt great surprisingly to get rid of a lot of clutter. I thought I would feel horrible but it was quite a relief in fact. So after cleaning and stacking over 50 articles of clothing including jeans, blouses, tank tops, skirts and dresses, I couldn't stop there. I moved on to shoes, jewelry, scarves, sunglasses, purses, hair accessories and belts. I was so sick of having items that just took up space. I don't think I've ever actually worn some of the articles. I found several shirts with tags and size stickers still attached. So sad. I figured out that I simply purchase items just to purchase them, but that's a story for a different day.
I felt great about getting rid of the clutter, but I didn't know what to do with them. A lot of the clothes were out dated and could only be used by a thrift store. I had very little hopes of selling anything to a clothing exchange store. Of course the first stop everything went to was my sister's room. She is not one to go shopping very often and most of her clothes came from my closet anyway, so I knew she'd be happy with the hand-me-downs. But there were still several left over. I am sitting on piles of clothes, shoes, and accessories and was about to make a trip to Desert Industries. A friend informed me of a clothing donation sale that was going on for another friend and their family in a time of crisis and that was perfect! I knew I got rid of all these clothes for good reason. They're super cute clothing and now I'm excited that it can help a good cause. I still have a problem with shopping and I probably always will, but I guess I can justify it by helping others through my addiction :) .
I was worried I wouldn't have any clothes / accessories left, but that's where the shopaholic comes into play. I'm pretty sure I could get rid of 500 items and still have plenty left over for my wardrobe. Sad, but kind of awesome. PS, Fall is approaching fast and that is definitely an excuse for shopping, right? Blake doesn't expect me to wear my Summer attire for the next three months, does he? lol poor guy, doesn't even understand quite yet what he's getting himself into. Luckily, still no credit cards for me!
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