One of the nice things about keeping track of my budget and items in is that I can see if I'm wearing things soon after I buy them or not. When doing a final review of my fall budget (I started winter and my 2015 budget on the solstice) I noticed the following patterns.
I bought 29 items in fall:
- 3 were summer items bought out of season and thus haven't been worn yet
- One sweater developed runs after its first washing and has already been binned (found a replacement the other day)
- 3 were short-sleeved tops, 1 cropped jeans, all of which got worn once or twice but then put away with the warmer fall stuff
- 5 were leggings or layering tanks and have gotten worn a time or two
- One dress I wore the other day but found that it was way too short, and is going to get donated after it's washed
- a belt hasn't been worn yet; neither have the one pair of trousers
- all the sweaters and long-sleeved shirts have been worn at least twice, as have all the shoes
- The two skirts have been worn once so far
- One drapey sweater vest has only gotten worn a time or two, because I only have one top that works with it
- and the one jacket has gotten worn but not a lot since it's been cold here at night and I wanted a longer coat
(Upon reading over this this kinda reads like the textual equivalent of a haul video; I'm not attempting some sort of humblebrag, just trying to figure out what I actually wear and if I'm buying somewhat effectively.)