For the past two years or so, I have found myself frustrated every time I went to get dressed. I would be staring at a jam packed closet and feel like I have nothing to wear. If you are like me, you wear the same 25 or so pieces of clothing over and over again and neglect the majority of your wardrobe. I realized this today and started wondering, 'why am I holding on to all of these clothes that I don't like enough to wear on a regular basis'? Then there's the clothes that don't fit "just right"...WHY do I even have them in the first place??? I also had a lot of clothes that just aren't me anymore; ones that I've had since High School. Thoughts like, 'There's nothing WRONG with them' had me hanging on to them, but I really should have been asking myself, 'What is RIGHT with them for me NOW?'
These thoughts spurred immediate action and within 10 minutes I had a 45 gallon trash bag FULL of clothes that I didn't LOVE and a closet that was thanking me for the vast amount of space I have made for my "REAL" wardrobe.
After cleaning out my wardrobe, I put all of the remaining items back in the closet and stepped back to look at what I had left. When I glanced over my wardrobe I realized that I LOVED every piece that was in my closet. It was actually easier to see what I really had to work with- I could see my REAL wardrobe.
So from now on, instead of buying a lot of things just because they are a good deal, I am going to be pickier and only buy things that I love. I think that will allow me to have a nicer & more manageable wardrobe.
