I bet you thought I was lost under a big piles of clothes in my closet!
Actually I have been enjoying my closet being so organized. So easy to use! Below is what I decided I needed to keep, based on my lifestyle. I’m a dresses and skirts girl, so that’s what we’re dealing with mostly. I also like to garden and I saved three pairs (out of eight) of overalls for my heavy gardening work. I ended up keeping:
- Four very nice outfits for Sundays (skirt/blouse)
- Seven everyday outfits that I can work and keep house in (like the one in the picture)
- Three pairs of overalls with three work T-shirts
- My favorite dresses – there were five of them
- Three suits – sort of 1930s Miss Dorby brand
- A summer nightgown, a winter nightgown
- Three sets of PJs — think sweats or pantaloons and long T shirts
- Two winter coats
- A couple of light jackets
- A couple of long pull-over sweaters
- A couple of old sweaters for outdoor work when it’s cold
I still have a lot of accessories to go through, but you need to see the van with my donation stuff in it.
and…
and
and that’s not all. By the time we were done, there was hardly any room to see out!
The amazing thing is that my cleaning out was contagious. My daughter cleaned out her room and got rid of nearly all her old toys. Now she has her new things from Christmas, and of course all of our doll house stuff, and she saved her very most favorite things. The things that, as she put it, were like bubblegum stuck to her heart.
I had to laugh.
On a final note, this photo makes me think of the little phrase, it’s okay to be different.
Lynn
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Wow, Lynn, that’s a lot of clothes! Doesn’t it just feel so refreshing when you do a major clean out? I have a friend who once said that when her house is cluttered, her mind feel cluttered. I thought it was a bit odd until I did a major clearing out of things and then understood what she meant. I’m sure a lot of people will be blessed by all of your donations.
Happy New Year!
-Liane
Great job Lynn! I bet that feels so much better.
Hey, can you email me? (I don’t seem to have your email address…) I’d really like to ask you a few questions about having outdoor cats AND I still want to talk about the possibility of doing a very low-key “Keepers”-type club with the girls…
Isn’t it the greatest feeling? I have been in the process of decluttering and I’m always amazed at the sheer bulk of the stuff I’ve amassed.
You done good, and like you said, it’s contagious.
-Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife
Liane, I got rid of a lot of clothes! LOL. I shop almost exclusively at thrift stores, well, and department stores at large sales, so I had just accumulated a lot of clothes over time, but I am glad to have the huge excess gone! I still cannot believe how easy it is to get dressed every day.
Emily, I was just thinking of that this morning. I really think the girls would enjoy it. I’ll e-mail you.
Suzanne, I’m so glad you came by! I really like your blog and I’ve added you to my blog list so I can keep up with you. The contagious part was a nice side effect I wasn’t prepared for!
Lynn
I love the pictures of the kitties.
Just think of all the women who may be blessed by the clothes you didn’t need. Isn’t it wonderful to give?
Dear Lynn,
Way to go! How liberating it must be!
Love,
Marqueta
well done, lynn! well done!
Wow!!! Congratulations on an incredibly successful cleanout! Imagine, all your loved possessions will become someone else’s loved possessions. What a great way to start the year!
Way to go, Lynn! And I’m lovin’ the sweet picture of your kitties.
Lynn, Wow! I got rid a ton when we moved this past spring, but I really need to get rid of a ton more!
You done good!
S