Do I love it? Do I wear it? Is it flattering?
Waking up at 6.50am doesn't exactly set you up for the greatest wardrobe choices. While I'm lucky enough to work in a pretty laid-back industry and thankfully don't have to meet any clients, I can't exactly roll into work in grimy tracksuit bottoms and one of Boyfriend's hoodies (as much as I would like to).
Too often have a pulled something out of a drawer (read: pile on the floor) and put it on only to realise - I actually hate this... Tops that shrank in the wash, trousers that have stretched out in the most awkward of places - we all have them, we have plenty of them. We loved them at one point, keep thinking they'll look just how we pictured them or wore it that time and want to remember it.
I am terrible for this. Thinking I may need something, that it will come in handy - like random stringtops in 100 colours. Hanging on to college hoodies no matter how much space they take up. It got to the stage where I couldn't fit any more clothes in my room, new purchases (and there were many) were in piles, bags or pouring out of drawers and shelves.
So I started shopping smarter, buying better quality and really thinking about how and when I'll wear something. I looked at the spring trends and took a peak at Pre-Fall collections, I knew what I was going to be wearing for the next year - so what was the point in keeping something for a year buried in a drawer. And besides I probably bought it in Penneys or Forever 21, let's face it the quality won't last.
I hauled every single piece of clothing from my room, in the attic may I add, and vowed the only things I would bring back up all those stairs were definitely clothes I wanted to keep. And the picture above is the result. Easily half my clothes, if not more. 3 bags of hoodies, t-shirts, coats and jeans went to a homeless shelter and the rest are going to charity shop.
I know this is cheesy, but it honestly felt so great. It was easier to put things into the Give Away Pile when I knew someone who really needed it would get it, and looking at everything in that pile I just couldn't remember why I still had them all.
Have you done some spring cleaning recently?
Do you put it off for as long as I did?
Lots of love
Lisa
xXx
You did so well!
ReplyDeleteI love to do clear outs but I don't buy many clothes so I haven't needed to do one for quite a while(I did one during summer) x
So proud! I'm pretty sure if I go through it all again in a few weeks I might find some more to throw out - great excuse to go out and buy more clothes! :D
DeleteI have a plan that involves gutting my room of its contents, rearranging and then removing things I don't use. It's such a big job but I kind of feel like I can do it after this ;)
ReplyDeleteSame here! I still have shoes and jewellery and random junk to go through :) it's a nice feeling when you can donate them all too! Hell of a job though!
DeleteI love this post, your blog is gorgeous dear <3333
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www.fashionanna.com
I just did some cleaning of my closet! Sometimes I can't believe how some of that stuff was still in there as I would never wear some of them! So sweet that you are giving them to charity. I usually give my sister the first picks to see if she really wanted something then the rest goes to charity too!
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www.winnipegstyle.ca
I think this about that time of year everyone has a "I need to clean out my wardrobe" moment! Yeah my sister got first pick of everything too, she got a few pieces (admittedly they were pieces she stole most of the time anyway so they were practically hers!)
DeleteI throw eveything to the charity shop every six months if it hasn't been worn, unless its an 'occasions' type dress etc. it is good for the mind :)
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