https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 02:25:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179478 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:57:42 +0000 Frances 179478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not entirely done yet and will have to resume this afternoon, but thanks to all of you for your encouragement--it's helping me to keep on working at it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179404 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:15:57 +0000 April 179404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Go, Frances! You're making me itch to do the same thing, except that I'm away at the moment and not at home. Also, I just did an absolutely ruthless, scraping-for-one-more-item closet sweep to get to ten items (the minimum accepted at my picky consignment shop), so I'm not sure I would come up with anything -- but that in itself is a satisfying feeling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179356 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:01:25 +0000 Ariadne 179356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Closet purges for the win! I'm doing one (seems like they never end) and I feel a "Keep or Toss" YLF thread coming on any day now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179351 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:49:16 +0000 puffenstuff 179351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay Frances! Do you feel better about your closet now? Mine is so much more streamlined now and I can start building the foundations of so many more great outfits I love it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179320 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:09:23 +0000 taylor 179320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love when I am so motivated and passionate about something I stay up half the night working on it!!! Nice job!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179302 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:20:03 +0000 Lisa 179302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great Frances! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179287 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:23:54 +0000 Angie 179287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done, Frances! I'm proud of you :0)</p> <p>I closet edit every two months and find it extremely cleansing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179273 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:25:39 +0000 Louise 179273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a weight has been lifted off your mind have fun in your new look closet x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179216 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:37:40 +0000 Frances 179216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mac, you're so right about this! I love the idea that some garment I'm attached to but that no longer suits me might become some other woman's thrifted treasure. And hopefully, that garment will look even better on her body than it ever did on mine. Somehow, thinking about it that way makes me smile and feel okay about letting go of my attachment. </p> <p>Argh, magazines. They're a weakness of mine, and I still have stacks to contend with. I'm with you, Mac--I love the catharsis of major house cleaning/closet purge, but I hate the process of actually having to clean and do the work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179203 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:18:28 +0000 Mac 179203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Frances - just reading your post made me feel like a big weight was being lifted off me. I often find "purging" my house (not just my closet but also things like old magazines) to be hugely cathartic... even though I usually find it quite a daunting task to undertake. </p> <p>I also love to think about all those donated items. I imagine them finding their way to people who are truly in need OR on the backs of savvy second-hand shoppers, like the ever-fabulous Greenglove. Both scenarios make me grin.</p> <p>Yay, you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/puffenstuff-thanks-for-inspiring-a-purging-craze#post-179200 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:13:19 +0000 Frances 179200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Puffenstuff, thank you so much for starting this purging craze on the Forum! I live in an apartment the size of a shoe box, so you can imagine how little my closet holds. Lately I've been having difficulty just pulling items out of it (or putting items back in) because it's been so overstuffed. So after your posts last weekend resolving to make a change in your own closet, I knew it was time to tackle my own.</p> <p>The funny thing is, I feel like I'm always toting a shopping bag full of items out of my apartment for donation--at least 3-4 times per year. Yet the situation is somehow out of control again.</p> <p>I decided to start small last night, so I stayed up till 3 a.m. cleaning out my dresser. It was a really good move. I filled up yet another shopping bag of items to donate and tossed some sad old items that had no business being in my dresser or anyone else's. I created a pile of "clothes on trial" that I will give a few months. If I don't wear them during that time, I will donate them. </p> <p>Best of all, I freed up space in my dresser so I could transfer items out of my closet (like t-shirts and jeans) that don't properly belong there. That act alone freed up a good deal of space in my closet, and I can finally get my hands in there to move things around again. There's still more work to be done, but I already feel much better. Thanks again, Puffenstuff! </p>