https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:54:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512711 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:11:00 +0000 Aida 1512711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice work! It's very freeing once all that stuff is gone. Re the punk jacket, please keep it! Those authentic 80s punk jackets are special and uncopyable, I wish I had mine (ok mine was 90s but still). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512645 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:20:37 +0000 jackiec 1512645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good work!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512630 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:28:17 +0000 rachylou 1512630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are rocking! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512621 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:10:34 +0000 Anonymous 1512621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck without closet purge and hopes that you recover some $$. That which doesn't sell would probably be welcomed by Dress For Success or women's shelters and would probably be a tax write off for you.<br /> I enjoy my wardrobe, but it is too big in some areas. You are inspiring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512611 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:00:36 +0000 Marlene 1512611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find big closet purges hard as well. &nbsp;Its so much more than just getting rid of stuff. &nbsp;You have to deal with so many emotions during the process. &nbsp;Focus on the end: &nbsp;a closet filled with clothes that fit and work for your current life. &nbsp;I find once I get rid of the stuff and its out of my space, I feel very free. &nbsp;Plus it sounds like you are potentially getting some $$$ in the process! &nbsp;Good luck with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512493 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:57:39 +0000 Meredith 1512493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice work! Good luck with your sales! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512465 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:24:10 +0000 Janet 1512465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you. Good work! I have maybe 16 items up on ebay now, and more to photograph and list. Most of them were only worn a little bit, and I'm just not feeling them anymore. Plus some of them were bought right after I ran my first half marathon and was at my skinniest, and I'm not sure I'll ever get back to that point, so I'm feeling more inclined to let that stuff go than to keep it around in hopes that someday it will be useful again. </p> <p>Weirdly, I've been eyeing the jacket rack of my closet and thinking it might be time for another purge there. Things that were once workhorses (black Gibson riding jacket) have been unworn for the last year or so because other favorites have taken their place. I tend to keep things "just in case" but sometimes I think, "just in case of WHAT?" If I can't pinpoint the occasion that would make me wear these pieces, I wonder if it's just better to let them go. I certainly have enough to wear without them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512445 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:23:27 +0000 unfrumped 1512445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good deal!<br /> I need to make another run at culling and honing in on what's working, so your project is more inspiration for that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512416 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:11:51 +0000 Anonymous 1512416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>GOOD FOR YOU!!! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512415 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:10:06 +0000 Summer 1512415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you, Mander. &nbsp;I hope you get a good return for your unwanted things. &nbsp;I agree with Diane that you could consider wearing your leather jacket open.</p> <p>Annabelle - I wish I'd been so wise at six. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512406 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:29:57 +0000 Anonymous 1512406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you are going to feel such a sense of calm when you've got rid of all those items. Good on you. </p> <p>The leather jacket? Well, I would try it with a few of the things that you love to wear now and see if it works. I don't think you can beat a good leather jacket. Not many people wear jackets fastened either.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512285 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 23:03:49 +0000 Windchime 1512285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like you've put some really good energy into your style this spring. 45 items are a lot to photograph and write descriptions for--I'm impressed! I hope they all find happy new owners and that you, in turn, find some new items that you are excited to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512269 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:05:42 +0000 Kirstjen 1512269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love a good closet purge. &nbsp;I'm too lazy to try to sell stuff, but just the act of tossing stuff &amp; winnowing what I own makes me feel rejuvenated! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512246 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 20:02:33 +0000 Beth Ann 1512246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope that your items find good homes and you end of with some cash in your pocket!&nbsp; Having just moved, I sympathize with the work and the emotions it stirs up. Hang in there! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512242 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:56:08 +0000 Alassë 1512242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've been hard at work - congratulations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512236 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:24:09 +0000 Astrid 1512236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes - get rid of everything in storage that is weighing you down! I think you'll feel so much better afterwards. Although I think everyone is allowed to keep mementos, so you might want to store the leather jacket. How about one box of items you're keeping for sentimental reasons? And when the box is full it's full. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512234 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:22:01 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1512234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So many of us have had a wardrobe for a fantasy life...it's a growth process and a powerful transformation of such peace once you muscle through this tough part. There is guilt when seeing those unused items in the closet, with them gone, it's now my happy place! Enjoy the process, it's empowering! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512231 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:08:04 +0000 Mander 1512231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, in truth, some of those mistakes have been sitting around gathering guilt and dust for a while, so I've had time to make my peace with them. ;-)<div><br /></div><div>I hadn't even opened up the suitcase before I thought of four more items to add. And when I did, I found a whole pile of things I thought I got rid of a long time ago.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of it made me feel sad since they are in sizes that I can hardly believe I was ever able to wear. But I am going to power through those feelings and just get rid of it all.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only question is whether I keep my 80s punk rock leather jacket. I can't zip it up but it seems wrong to ditch it.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512213 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:14:37 +0000 Ruth M 1512213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You're on a roll, Mander!&nbsp; You must feel pleased about what you've achieved this afternoon.&nbsp; Fingers crossed that you'll get a little bit of your money back, not to mention freeing up a lot of space in your wardrobe.&nbsp; (So good to meet you on Tuesday and it was a&nbsp;shame you had to leave before our evening meal.)</p> <p>I love that remark from Annabelle's 6-year-old friend.&nbsp; Someone has passed on an invaluable mantra to this little person - such a great attitude compared to the debilitating perfectionism I grew up with.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512206 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:29:16 +0000 Elizabeth P 1512206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow, good for you!&nbsp; I bet you feel somewhat sick about those "mistakes" now, but I also bet that once they've gone, you'll never think about them again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512202 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:01:46 +0000 annabelle 1512202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations! That must feel so good. It probably feels regretful to see the tags on "mistake" purchases. But as my 6 year old friend shared, "A mistake is a learning moment." and now you know what you love in your wardrobe, and when you are in your closet - you will wear what you have! </p> <p>p.s. I've had a few of those learning moments... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wow-so-many-things-to-get-rid-of#post-1512198 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:40:09 +0000 Mander 1512198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So over the past few months I've been piling up a load of stuff to try and sell on eBay. Much of this is "business" clothing that I bought thinking I needed to have more smart clothes but I've never found a reason to wear them and they still have tags.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway this afternoon I've been taking photos, writing up descriptions, etc. in preparation for posting everything. I've just finished this part and I have 45 items! Yikes! And I know there are some things in a box under the bed that I could probably add to this. In fact I think I might just go fish them out right now...</div> </p>