Postponing the purge - YouLookFab Forum

I already sent a half dozen things to consignment last week and had about as many more planned to go. After a week of them hanging there, and wearing a not perfect top yesterday, I had a change of heart. I am going to wait and purge all these things at the end - before I move back to Tahoe.
A few thoughts came to mind - am I really over the item itself or am I just not styling it in a way that expresses me now? My transitioning climate and lifestyle are in play, too. I have lots more 'at home' time here. LOTS. I find I get in a rut of loungewear at times. Why not 'demote' the items in question and wear them around the house? This is a twofold solution: I immediately 'up' my lounge game and don't spend time and money buying more warm weather items that won't be much needed when back in Tahoe. This whittles down my warm weather capsule to the essentials; I can finally truly wear out my clothing by the time I'm ready to move back. I fully intend on only bringing back the best of the best of the warm weather stuff in a year's time.
Also, by wearing them at home, I can play around with styling and like Tarzy mentioned in another thread, if I decide it's a crazy combo, I can change and no one's the wiser but the cat, he he. Might stumble upon a winning combo that can then come out of the house and be seen in daylight lol.
And if I end up wearing out the stuff by washing it every week, so be it - it was going to be purged anyway!

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12 years ago

rachylou

Veteran

I think that's a good idea. Just today merwoman posted the perfect styling for a pair of booties that I stopped knowing what to do with. They've been resurrected totally.

annagybe

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I think that's a very good plan.

texstyle

Great idea Mo! I do this with my less than favorite things too - esp. if they are comfortable but I just don't love the style.

goldenpig

Great plan Mo! I need to stop looking around and trying to check off boxes and just hug my closet too!

Heh, and here it is only day 1 and I realized the ruffly green tank just has to go. If I can't even bum around in it and feel good, that's a deal breaker. I'm tugging and adjusting and even cut off the bottom row of ruffles. No good. Out it goes

Thistle

Great plan!!

TraceyLiz65

Fantastic logic and a wonderful plan.. Have fun with it!

Lisa

Nice plan!

CocoLion

This sounds like a good plan. But -- devil's advocate here, some things to think about.
- I'm glad you are not purging (counting left to right top row first) items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. They look on trend and the black colors make them perfect for a hot fall. The shoes are really cute.
- Same reasoning (color-wise) flows for item 5 the green ruffle tank and the beige jacket #10 but I don't know about the ruffle look -- will it be around a whole lot longer? So what's wrong with consigning it while it still has some value. (Actually I can't make out the jacket in #10 very well but it *looks* like it has a ruffle collar.)
- #8 silk dress and #9 satin tunic and #11 white bling jeans. Are you really going to wear these around the house? This might be another case of good things to consign due to the holidays coming up. They all look festive and dressy. Plus, I'm not sure about these styles and whether they are trending or will they stay classic. Who knows.
- Your mini dress #7 looks like an ideal lounging dress so keep! You crack me up in the walker too. I see A LOT of these around here, I imagine you get a share of them in FL too!

Jules

Hmmm. Do you get decent money for consignment items? If so, Coco Lion has a point. I donate everything, so I have personally adopted the lounge wear/gardening/dirty housework second lifespan for my stuff where appropriate. I don't feel the need to spend money on this stuff and none of it is good enough to have much resale value, so it makes sense.
I'm actually at the point where I probably need to purge PJ tops (old tees) and loungewear, because I have more than I actually need. Sometimes the choice is tough all over again because even though it's relegated to loungewear I still have some lurking feeling of obligation toward it. Other times I am so sick of looking at it!

jayne

I am joining your plan! I also tend to let things hang around...bah, wear it in the house and if it drives me nuts, out, if I suddenly fall in love, in! great idea, I have lots of lounge time when the girls are here.

Denise, I should say that consigning does not bring me any real money here. It's just a step up from donating honestly. But the silk multi dress is the one thing I am not going to wear because it still has tags, so it's to be sold only (it's just in my group of "don't take these things back to Tahoe with you" pics really). The swimsuit I wore with the walker, when my ankle was out, is what might look like a dress. Again, wore it only like 3 times in as many years, but worn is worn, so I may as well try it again before sending it off. Who knows - maybe my migrating hips to belly ratio will make it a better fit?
The red satin tank, and the lilac one I wore yesterday, I can certainly play around with until this time next year. I have no space issues whatsoever, it's just my own mental attitude of being 'over' something. I should also clarify that bumming around can also include a walk or bike ride up the street to BigLots or the post office, so it's not completely lounge only.
I'm essentially giving everything one last chance and trying to not be too hasty for no real reason. I mean, getting rid of everything that I wouldn't grab first for a going out outfit, and then conversely sitting around in PJ's doesn't make a lot of sense lol.

Suz

This seems like a sound plan. And your pictorial with all the "mehs" cracked me up.

Sara L.

I like your plan! I have a similar problem - I tend to wear really ratty PJ's around the house and then I feel like a schlub. I'm going to try to up my game this winter and wear nicer stuff and not worry about wearing things out.

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