https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:29:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971903 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 02:49:53 +0000 rachylou 1971903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...Ok. I just found a random bin of clothing in the backyard. I mean, yes, it’s my clothing. But why?</p> <p>And also a bin of my grandmother’s soup bowls... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971864 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 21:39:22 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1971864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol at all the guys who want to hang onto everything! The young man in my home always wants to clear everything out, says he can’t understand why I’ve dragged so much stuff from one move to the next. But every once in a while, he delights in something from long ago, and I smile and think “mama knows best”. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971762 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 14:09:39 +0000 Lynn 1971762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Colette fantastic job. Editing is emotionally hard work at least it was for me. So kudos to you for doing it. &nbsp;I too had the basement storage, it was hard to left it go but it feels so freeing now.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971753 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:19:59 +0000 Staysfit 1971753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Great work Colette! I think it’s good that you were able to get everything out of your home so quickly. I decided that was the best way to handle my culled items also. I didn’t like them sitting around any longer than necessary once a final decision to remove them was made. I doubt I will miss anything, and my world feels more organized and easy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971739 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 05:01:30 +0000 Anonymous 1971739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous! This must have been tough, but worth it. Ask your DH if he would want to deal with it if anything happened to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971729 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 04:34:53 +0000 cindysmith 1971729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done!<br /> Deep storage? Edit? Donations?<br /> You really did some WORK! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971638 Sat, 03 Nov 2018 18:41:26 +0000 rachylou 1971638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done! I have been there with the basement boxes... heaven forbid, there may be boxes down there still buried... !! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage/page/2#post-1971587 Sat, 03 Nov 2018 14:46:09 +0000 unfrumped 1971587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy cow! Super job.<br /> I am reading and re- reading as per Sterling to be more realistic/ ruthless even though is no longer October! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966574 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:16:08 +0000 Anonymous 1966574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woohoo. Congratulations on a job well done. You must feel such a measure of relief.....I know I would. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966569 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:56:14 +0000 SW Ann 1966569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on your huge edit....clearly my SO is closely related to yours....keeps things that don't work, and parts of things "in case"...GGRRRR!&nbsp; So, when I edit, I do it ALONE and usually get it out of the house quickly.&nbsp; I do keep a box under a table in my garage where I put things as I think I want to get rid of it.&nbsp; The box is just big enough, and when it gets full--I take&nbsp; it all out and evaluate one more time.&nbsp; If I change my mind, back in the closet it goes.&nbsp; If not, then off to Goodwill (my only good option).&nbsp; As I go, I remind myself "these will all be perfect for someone else"....and listen to good music as I drive, too! Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966565 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:47:11 +0000 Helena 1966565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome Colette, that must feel like a weight off your shoulders to let go of so much stuff. HOORAY!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966540 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:59:16 +0000 Laurie 1966540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great post on all levels, but this has me laughing cause I live with this too:</p> <p><i>He even wants to keep broken stuff around the house we replaced </i><b><u><i>in case he can use the parts for something<br /> </i><br /><i></i></u></b><br /> <br />omg. (but my SO can fix absolutely everything and anything, so I do try not to completely lose it more than three times a year!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966152 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 17:32:19 +0000 Scarlet 1966152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! This reminds me of a box I have in an unused closet that I call my "wishful thinking box". That means the previous favorite clothes that I am hanging onto for years now in case they might fit again some day. I am in the process of letting go, and this is how I need to do it. I totally get you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966119 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:27:01 +0000 Anonymous 1966119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mother used to sneak her shopping into the house by contrast! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966115 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:23:21 +0000 Anonymous 1966115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s huge! Fantastic job!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966095 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:22:33 +0000 Colette 1966095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are all really so kind and supportive, thank you. I could not have done this without you.</p> <p>Janet, it does feel good now that it’s all gone. I’m in the process of my second edit, I hope it’s easier.</p> <p>kkards, I had some of those last minute jitters loading the bags in my car but I stayed strong. Glad you did too! It was a beautiful day for a drive on my way to drop off my donations and played loud music in my car to distract me.</p> <p>JAileen, did you end up editing the mugs? I find everyone’s thoughts on editing interesting but my SO just cannot let go of anything. The negotiations are hilarious-sometimes.</p> <p>nemsmom, I didn’t need the space but it’s so nice not having those boxes haunting me every time I pop down there. I think we need to start a ‘keeper’ club for all the SO’s who can’t let go. :)</p> <p>smittie, I have to INSIST that my guy get rid of clothing with non-repairable holes. He even wants to keep broken stuff around the house we replaced in case he can use the parts for something. UGH!</p> <p>Christina, thanks! It seems we have a growing membership in the 'keeper' club!</p> <p>suntiger, I sure hope so. You crack me up sneaking things out of the house!</p> <p>Cardiff girl, another member of the club. This is so funny!</p> <p>Jenni NZ, oh my goodness another member of the ‘keeper’ club. You nailed my emotions during the process, it was difficult to accept that part of my life has gone. Reading all the YLF editing stories helped. Good luck to you!</p> <p>krishnidoux, thank you, very liberating!</p> <p>Sterling, YOU actually helped me get over the hump. You posted that you edited a couple shirts and drove them right to the donation drop off was exactly what I needed to read at the exact right time. Thank you!</p> <p>SarahD8, I did free up space! I always forget my bags at the grocery store but I save them and repurpose them. Good thing because I needed a ton for this!</p> <p>Gretchen, thank you!</p> <p>Kerry, I felt depleted when I lost momentum, but once it was all gone I felt energized.</p> <p>Suz, I am so ready to tackle the next phase. I’m in the midst of that right now and looking forward.</p> <p>Sal, thank you!</p> <p>Angie, thank you!</p> <p>cindysmith, thank you! It filled my trunk and spilled over to the interior.</p> <p>Barbara Diane, thank you!</p> <p>Sisi, thank you! I feel really good. What helped me is that I brought all the clothing to my room for evaluation. I tried it all on, organized it and even took a few pictures. I did get stuck several times and went back to read Angie’s editing posts. But this comment by Chris987 really struck me and I kept thinking about it,<i>“One of the things I've realized about why it's important to let stuff go is that while you still have them you are spending lots of time in tiny little chunks looking at and thinking about them. If that looking and thinking is of sentimental value (or other value) that's fine, but when it's just "old clothes you never wear" it's a WASTE of time.”</i> Good luck!</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1966011 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:16:54 +0000 Sisi 1966011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of&nbsp;all, compliments!&nbsp;May I ask, how do you feel now? I ask because I am in the same situation: garage full of retired clothes, many of them still in perfect conditions and expensive, but I never find the courage to get rid of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965948 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:28:31 +0000 Barbara Diane 1965948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on letting go of so many items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965940 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:07:43 +0000 cindysmith 1965940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy trunk full of clothes, Batman! Very well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965919 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 02:48:31 +0000 Janet 1965919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, I’m laughing a bit with all the comments on SO’s helping with editing. My husband has been out of town for a month, and when we were out shopping together in Austin last weekend, he agreed that we would do a big closet edit together when he’s back home! He’s pretty ruthless about getting rid of stuff that he doesn’t use, and I’m the opposite (we are so impulsive/compulsive yin/yang!), so we make a good team. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965865 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:07:25 +0000 Angie 1965865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>CONGRATS</p> <p>WELL DONE</p> <p>&nbsp;PROUD OF YOU</p> <p>*APPLAUSE*</p> <p>And a hug too :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965848 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:06:37 +0000 Sal 1965848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done Collette.&nbsp; Big job and you did it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965840 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 21:20:28 +0000 Suz 1965840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! This is huge! Congratulations on a job well done. I don't know about you, but for me, this kind of clear out always helps me feel more ready to tackle the next phase of life. Onwards! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965838 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 21:19:19 +0000 kerry 1965838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! You must feel great! Do you feel energized or depleted?</p> <p>My DH is the same as most others here. When he saw my edit pile he said, “why are you getting rid of that bag?” I just gave him a look and he stopped and then added a few things to the donate pile </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965835 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 21:08:09 +0000 Gretchen 1965835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am SO impressed. Kudos to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965829 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:35:41 +0000 SarahD8 1965829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WELL DONE! Hooray for freeing up this mental and physical space.</p> <p>I took a trunk load of things to Goodwill last weekend too -- lots of clothes that my daughter had outgrown, and some other random stuff. Then, when I went grocery shopping I left my reusable bags at home. I felt compelled to explain to the checkers that I had just made a Goodwill run and needed to replenish my supply of paper bags! It led to a couple of nice exchanges about the pleasures of editing and decluttering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965827 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:14:34 +0000 Anonymous 1965827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bow to you. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965812 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:41:00 +0000 krishnidoux 1965812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you!<br />What a liberation this must be.&nbsp;<br />A big weight off your shoulders now. Excellent move. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965793 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:44:34 +0000 Jenni NZ 1965793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What is it about these SOs? Mine is exactly the same. Well done Colette.<br /> I find it very difficult emotionally to accept that that part of my life ( that the clothing was important for) has gone, I think. I'm editing everything right now in prep for our move- all our possessions- and it is proving difficult. But I am eventually making many trips to donation places and our paper recycling is overflowing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/edit-part-1-deep-basement-storage#post-1965788 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:26:43 +0000 Cardiff girl 1965788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow that is some edit ,good for you.My SO will never let me get rid of anything either so I have to smuggle stuff out of the house. </p>