Culling Season: Declutter Phase 1

Neel

Just thought would show you all what I have been up to since this am .... I am already feeling lighter!

Most of the cullled items are loungewear and items that I no longer reach for in the tee/undergarments category. This part was easy. That's only 25% of my closet .... 75 more to go ... Oh boy!

Thank you Shannon for starting this trend

ETA: I am also doing an inventory on the side. I apparently have 22(!) Skirts ... Who knew! I am a pants girl!

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11 years ago

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Latest reply was from Lyn D.

Inge

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Brilliant job, Neel, you are off to a very good start!
(*chuckling about those skirts*, "pants girl"

11 years ago

goldenpig

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Great job Neel! I also passed on a whole garbage bag of clothes to my sister, forgot to get a pic.
I know what you mean about the surprise count. I'm a skirt girl but I seem to have a ton of jeans!

11 years ago

Mona

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I also purged another garbage bag full of unloved items yesterday. feels so good.

11 years ago

viva

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I purged too -- Shannon has started something!

I was shocked at how small my wardrobe is (I actually started counting). I'm not sure whether it's good or bad - will have to post about it later. You have 22 skirts? I think I have 3. Or maybe 2. I honestly do not know what it all means.

Good luck with the remaining 75%!

11 years ago

Lisa

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Good job! When I first started inventory of my wardrobe a few years ago, I owned over a dozen dresses, and I rarely wore them. It's crazy how things can creep up in numbers without knowing about it.

11 years ago

Transcona Shannon

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Ha ha ha! Looks like we're all on a roll! Well done Neel

11 years ago

Neel

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Viva - I am embarrassed by my skirt count. How did I even get to that figure?!!!! And you seem to be at the other end of the spectrum!

Goldenpig - Glad I am not the only one

Thank you Inge and Mona for chiming in!

11 years ago

Neel

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Shannon - You are a star for starting this :). I am craving simplicity since your posts!

Lisa - You are a forerunner in this! I have my numbers down (will post it separetely) and its a bit scary! I wonder why I need so many clothes! I don't even work or dress up in these clothes everyday ..... IYKWIM!

11 years ago

Janet

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Yay, Neel! You and I were kindred spirits yesterday.

Oh skirts. I counted, I now have 18 skirts. 8 summer; 10 fall/winter. Interesting because I wear skirts much more in the summer than in winter. I think I maybe reached for a skirt three times all last winter.

But that count includes three old skirts that I'm glad I've kept because they're flared midis and may get a fresh outing this year. Although one is now a little pinchy in the waist because I had it altered when I was my smallest. It's a sentimental piece that my mom bought me, so I'm hanging on to it, and I might take it back to the tailor to see if she can let the waist back out just a smidge -- I think the extra seam is still under the lining. It also includes two of the Halogen seamed pencil skirts, which I keep because they're classic, but I almost never wear them. And it doesn't help that they're ever so slightly snug at the moment. Again with the keeping "classic" things! Wondering if I should let them go...

11 years ago

jackiec

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Yay! I am mentally purging. I spent the entire dog-walk last night going through what's going to go next. You ladies are very inspirational.

ETA what's going to go next from my closet, not my mind

11 years ago

Neel

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Janet - If you can alter and wear it with the same love you felt when you bought it/were gifted with it ... Then yay! Else unfortunately off it goes! I finally purged two of my salwars that my mum bought for me before I got married - 8 years back. I held on to them until this morning because I felt guilty letting them go. They are oversized now that I am 15 pounds lighter and they never went to the tailor for alteration. That only means one thing - I am not interested in them. They have to go

Jackiec - You crack me up ... Mental purging will be very taxing for me. Lol!

11 years ago

Thistle

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Great start! It really does help to take an inventory.

I will be joining you in the purge season after the baby is born and after I have had a chance to see what I still like when back in non-maternity clothes.

11 years ago

amiable

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Neel - you and I are in the same boat - I had 20 skirts (now 19) and 11 dresses (now 12) - and I wear pants almost exclusively! It's purging season, that's for sure. I'm enjoying the process of having and wearing LESS!

11 years ago

Neel

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Thistle - We will wait patiently :). I am loving all these fun exercises!

Amiable - I wonder why do we buy skirts when we are pants girls?! I like the comfort of pants when running behind my kids. Is it the excitement of trying a new to us silhouette that we get carried away with? Or in my case it could be shopping for my fantasy lifestyle (where kids behave well and penguins fly).

11 years ago

amiable

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Yes, Neel - I think for me, it's pretty patterns and fantasy life where I never sit on the floor, and it's never chilly. I tried on a few skirts that I haven't worn in years last night, and still only managed to cull one of them.

11 years ago

cheryl

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Way to go. I keep hoping all of this rubs off on me lol.

11 years ago

Lyn D.

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Great job!
I am a pants girl too- I only have 1 skirt and it is pant-like: denim with a front zip.

11 years ago

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