Following up on my post from last week about de-cluttering my closet.
Heres what Ive done in that time:
I went through my summer clothes and put aside anything I hadnt worn all season. I figured if I didnt wear it, Im not going to. AND I hope that they will be tooooo big next summer.
Up next Fall/Winter clothes. I tried on EVERY piece of clothing from last year and put aside anything that was too big. In doing so, I found a bunch of things that I had bought on clearance at the end of the winter in anticipation of losing weight.
Looks like I am starting out the Fall/Winter season with about 5 hoodies, 3 sweaters, 3 long-sleeved tees, 2 pairs of jeans and 1 pair of black dress pants. Not too bad, huh? Since Im currently not working, it looks like I can pretty much hold off on buying anything for a while. Those things can get me through for a while. I am taking my niece to the Old Navy Outlet next week, so I can always pick up a few things there if anything catches my eye. Also, last night I ordered a simple black faux wrap dress from Old Navy Online.
The only thing that hurt was coming across my interview clothes. When I lost my job, I spent good money at Macys on three high-end pieces blazer, pants, and skirt. They are absolutely swimming on me. I dont really have the money right now to replace them, and dont want to spend $$ on tailoring since I hope to lose more weight. My plan should I wrangle any interviews - is to wear the black dress pants that I found in my closet and carry the blazer as if I just took it off that second.
I also went through all of my miscellaneous clothes and tried to whittle my lounging/sleeping clothes, underwear, bras, socks, etc. down to a manageable quantity. I went through my shoes and did the same thing.
When all was said and done, I had 4 big Hefty bags of stuff to donate.
I also have quite a bit that I put aside and was thinking about trying to sell on Craigslist. These are items that were never worn (still have tags), or barely worn. I was thinking about selling them in lots one lot of 1X/18W-20W, and another lot of 2X/22W-24W. Ive never sold anything on CL before have any of you had any luck?
All in all, I was happy with the results. Im not going to focus on the $$$ wasted but rather focus on how organized everything looks now. It is also a nice feeling knowing that everything in my closet fits I will no longer buy anything that doesnt fit yet. Thats a bad habit I have.
Wow that one was long post.
- Laura