Next up on the purge list: camisole drawer
Continuing on in the nine drawer dresser full, my cami collection is next to succumb to the three R's.Taking stock:
Current contents = 30 camisoles
Current contents = 30 camisoles
Man. This is no better than my t-shirt drawer! Apparently I needed one camisole for every t-shirt I owned. What am I doing with so many camisoles you say? Well, I HATE bras. So instead I wore these. Why I needed 30? I only do laundry once a month. Or, I'm a clothes whore. If you chose the latter, you would be correct.
It has been so long since I have worn some of these that they still smell like my old laundry detergent and dryer sheets. I quit using dryer sheets last October! Makes you wonder what they put in that stuff!?! 24 of these no longer fit. Clothes shrink while sitting in the drawer. Did you know that? It's true, ask any woman.
So I have decided to keep the six that still fit. Pass eight on to my daughter. Turn seven into cleaning cloths. And sell/donate nine. This week's weight loss. Six pounds!
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It has been so long since I have worn some of these that they still smell like my old laundry detergent and dryer sheets. I quit using dryer sheets last October! Makes you wonder what they put in that stuff!?! 24 of these no longer fit. Clothes shrink while sitting in the drawer. Did you know that? It's true, ask any woman.So I have decided to keep the six that still fit. Pass eight on to my daughter. Turn seven into cleaning cloths. And sell/donate nine. This week's weight loss. Six pounds!
Running total = 15 pounds of clothing removed.
Previous clearinghouse posts:Fifteen pounds in two weeks! This is the easiest weight loss program I have ever been on. There is something so uplifting about living lighter. Everything becomes easier. Less to wash, less to put away, and less time spent in the morning deciding what not to wear.
From packed to the gills, to what's the point of using a whole drawer. I might as well combine these with my newly purged t-shirt drawer. I have never had an empty drawer in my life. I just do not know how to react to that. It seems like such a waste...
From packed to the gills, to what's the point of using a whole drawer. I might as well combine these with my newly purged t-shirt drawer. I have never had an empty drawer in my life. I just do not know how to react to that. It seems like such a waste...Lord, give me strength not run out and buy more just because I have the room for it. Let me see empty space as a positive, rather than a negative void that must be filled. Help me resist temptation from clever marketing ploys designed to drain my pocketbook. Give me courage to live a simpler life in a materialistic world and the fortitude to focus on what really matters. Amen.
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3 comments:
Such an inspiring post! I've been trying to convince myself to loose some closet weight, and I think your post was just what I needed!
Erika
Keep going! It gets easier as you go!! I've been working on my house for awhile now and WOW...I didn't realize how much stuff I had accumulated! Things that other people could use that I have no use for now. Hugs, Aunt Bea
erika & aunt bea - Thanks for your comments.
I highly recommend putting yourself on a closet diet. It feels great! So much simpler all around.
You're right Aunt Bea, it has been an eye opening experience for me and I've only just begun. I've got the bug now and plan on going through the entire house.
I will be posting about my "weight loss" throughout the process. Wait until you see my sock drawer! It's ridiculous.
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