Do you ever just walk around and look at your stuff? I do. It overwhelms the crap outta me. Man, that sounded so ladylike and professional. Whatever, it's my blog & I'll say what I want to ;) When I walk into my closet, I practically suffocate. No, not because it's small and it doubles as a place to iron clothes, which makes it even smaller - but the STUFF figuratively drowns me. I opened my drawer to put up my workout clothes tonight after I washed them and the drawer wouldn't hardly open. As I thumbed through the clothes, I realized that half of them are winter (so, what the heck are they still doing in here?), another quarter of them, I'm not gonna ever ever wear again - some because they are just hard down ugly and dorky and others because they make me feel icky. The same happens in my pajama drawer. My bra and panty drawer. Seriously, do I really need to hold on to my pre-pregnancy bras? THAT size is never gonna happen again unless I have surgery. Do I really need to hold on to the dorkiest socks in America because someone gave them to me three years ago and I am afraid it will hurt her feelings if I give them away? Really? Why do I have 350 t-shirts? They shrink and then you chunk 'em - isn't that how cotton works? Yes, I graduated from UA and was in a sorority....do I really need to prove it by holding on to a shirt from the year 1998? Really? How about these coats...these tights...these shoes...these shirts...these pants??!! Truth be known, if some cool, hipster person came in and helped me out, they would probably tell me to give it all to the poor and start over. Hmm...maybe I should enlist a buddy to help me. Any takers? Do I really need all of the BAGS that I have? I don't even like some of them anymore, and the one that I really like is pretty stained and about 15 years old. Should I upgrade it? Sentimental voice kicks in 'oh, but this is the bag you had when you _____ (fill in the blank)'. That's my problem. Dang sentimental spirit.
I really feel like stuff is weighing me down. I feel like the amount of unused stuff that we own is just very sinful. There are people who can't afford to purchase clothing or shoes or blankets. There are kids who go to school and get made fun of and it might would brighten them to wear my Gap shirt to make them feel like they fit in that day. So, what should I do? Anyone have any ideas? I desperately need to get rid of some stuff! I would like to know how others organize winter stuff during summer, etc...and, when do you know that enough is enough for a shirt, pants, shoes, etc? I need a whole day - or two - or three to make this happen!!! Anyone wanna babysit?
The kicker is that once I get rid of all my baggage, I will want to start replacing it all with new things that I want. But, I think my goal is to practice *self control* (this is totally what the lesson at church was about today!) and to make a list of my wants/needs and space out my purchases appropriately and not just go buck wild all at one time. That's so smart!
:) I really, really hope y'all have some ideas to free me from my tower of stuff!!
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