Boy do I "hear" you ! 2 years ago, I practically started my wardrobe from scratch. I would say 90% because of the added weight and body changes from my treatments. I made a list of the absolute necessities and need for utility. I developed a color scheme. I made lists. I analyzed what I really enjoyed wearing before. Yada, yada.
My wardrobe is the smallest since college ( 25 years ) and I STILL overshopped ! LOL ! Especially for Summer, which is our shortest season. Someone here pointed out that "transitional seasonal " dressing is her biggest "season"....that is huge for me too, though I didn't know it. So I have been culling for months. Just last night I finished my "summer" closet. I packed some things away and gave away a lot. In the end, I was still overwhelmed ! I hung up 15 summer dresses, 1 black knee length skirt ( summer weight ), 1 lightweight boyfriend jeans, 1 Gap linen pants, a few Caslon Ruched t shirts, 2 peplum summer tops, a couple of linen sweaters, one merino wool sweater, 3 vests, lightweight toppers ( 5 ), 2 pairs shorts and 7 lightweight tops. That doesn't seem like a lot but we only have ( at best ) another 6 weeks of real summer weather ( and I don't work outside the home ) . It is turning out to be too much ! With my dresses alone, I could just wear them 3 times each before it starts getting too chilly. That is insane for me.
I need to focus more on winter and the transitional "season". But not until I wear out some of my clothes. : )
OH and Suz's idea for a blog on this : YES !!!!!! PULEEEEEZZZZZEEEEE.
Coincidentally, Mocchi and I hung out together yesterday and we were talking about this very thing : when does the process of accumulation end ? How do we know that it is working enough to "end" and shift to maintain or experiment ?