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
So basically I am wearing everything that fits the current weather, and the stuff I'm not wearing as much is because it's not warm enough or I don't have multiple options to wear it. Or it's more formal business wear which I know I don't wear all the time, but like to have around for the occasional need. This makes me happy to realize, as I like to feel like I'm making reasonable decisions about what I buy.

(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.)