I'll begin by thanking Rabbit. Her post about 'How many times will you wear it' pushed me to make a list of all the clothing items in my summer wardrobe. I have been thinking about it often but never got around to doing it. Like Janet & Angie, I don't like the idea of tracking what I wear because I like the joy & mystery of dressing for my mood everyday. I don't want to look at numbers and feel compelled to wear the 'less worn' items...especially if I don't hate them. But it seems I really NEED to do this.

I organize my closet by categories. Jeans, casual pants, at home/casual skirts, formal skirts, at home/casual tops, going out tops etc....you get the drift, right? I even separate wovens from knits. The total number of items in my wardrobe this summer is 225....not counting sleepwear or workout clothes. Yes, that's a HUGE number. But our Summers start in March and we're usually still wearing summer clothes until mid Nov. So it's a LONG time. Also, I've included jeans because I do *sometimes* wear jeans in summer.

But I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do justice to all my clothes. I'd be lucky to get even 10 wears out of each item....and some WILL be lesser.

Well, I'm willing to give it a try though. I'm going to track wears for a couple of months so that the *real* pattern becomes clear. Currently I do have a fair idea of what I tend to wear more often, but I'd like to see solid numbers.

I'll also be taking a shopping hiatus because it's more than evident that I don't need more clothes to add to my confusion & wardrobe anxiety!

I did, however, add a denim dress to my wardrobe on Friday. I wanted a denim frock and this one called my name!

I'll keep you all posted on my success/failure from time to time