Let’s talk about our week of decluttering clothes again.
Have you been working on them this week too?
In just one week, I’ve gotten rid of seven large trash bags full!
SEVEN.
The number one lesson I learned this week… if it’s not you, get rid of it even if it’s really cute!
I’m not really all that into fashion so people give me a lot of clothes. It’s very nice and I appreciate it a lot but most of it isn’t my style. But it’s cute so I keep it. I just never wear any of it.
Next was the crazy number of pants and shorts I have. What in the world? I think the final count was somewhere around 80 pairs. THAT’S TOO MANY!!
The second most important thing I learned is that I’m never going to wear all of these pants, no matter what size I am.
To my defense, I have a severe thyroid problem so it’s most efficient to keep a range of sizes in pants because gaining and losing 30 lbs in a month happens sometimes. But that still doesn’t make 80 pairs okay!! Enough with the excuses. Three to five pairs in a few different sizes should be sufficient.
If I haven’t worn them in the last year or two, I’m just never going to. There must be something about them that isn’t comfortable or I would reach for them first.
In fact, in the last 10 months that I’ve been working from home, I don’t think I’ve worn more than five pairs. Well, ten pairs if you count shorts too. Still, out of those 80 pairs in my bedroom, I’ve worn less than 20 of them in almost a year. Why am I keeping the rest?
One last thing to point out. My favorite pair of jeans that I wear the most is wearing out and will need to be replaced soon. They’re so comfortable. Instead of looking in my bedroom for a different pair to wear, I’ve been looking online for a new pair to buy. I think that says a lot about the stuff that I’ve been keeping. If they aren’t comfortable, why am I keeping them?
Is it just me or do other people struggle with too many clothes? I thought it was kind of common but the friends I’ve been asking are making me feel like I definitely have way too much.
Or I did before this week of decluttering clothes anyways!
I’ll be working on the clothes probably for at least another week so if you want to join in with your own clothes decluttering, I’d love the company!
80 is about 70 pairs more than I have. I have worn real pants twice since our lockdown began last March. At this point I could get rid of 9 more and be fine. I’m not looking forward to going back to work and having to wear “real” clothes again!
Me either!!!! I’m dreading it! And wow! Only 10 pairs??? I have a lot of work to do yet!
80 pairs? First, I thought maybe you’d been the same size a long time to accumulate that many, but then you said the thyroid thing. Yikes. I didn’t know that was a thing with thyroid. How frustrating. I have probably 30 pairs now that I have stayed the same size for about four years. I’ve never had so many before.
I couldn’t believe it at first either. It’s been a few years since I really went through everything but still! I don’t know where they all came from lol! If it wasn’t for the multiple sizes, I’d probably be around 30 now too.
Terrific!! 7 bags of donate is amazing. Some other women will be so happy to find such good deals!! I hope you find your pants online! Happy New Year!
Thanks!! Happy New Year!!