I know we've discussed this before, but over the last few weeks I have been doing my most serious closet purge EVER, in light of 1) the recent demise of the hanging rack in our basement closet, and 2) my weight loss this year.

I am pretty sure nearly half of my very large wardrobe has ended up on the chopping block. I've been attacking it in small chunks, and last night I dug into my cool weather blazers and cardigans. I tried on each and every one, even the ones I thought were no-brainer keepers. A couple of them turned out to not be such winners after all, especially since I treated myself to an absolutely fab new Theory jacket when I was in NYC.

My eye has been changing since frequenting YLF. I'm getting choosier. I used to keep all sorts of things -- and buy new things of dubious usefulness -- in the hopes that I could find some sort of way to make them work. Last night I found myself trying a vest with about 8 different tops before I realized I was working way too hard to make a flawed piece (for my body and style) into something acceptable. That's just not good enough anymore!

So, my local consignment shop thanks you, YLF!