5 Wal-Mart shopping bags of clothes may not seem like a lot, and unfortunately it did not make a noticeable difference to the huge quantity in the closet, but it does probably amount to one box that won't be going with me to NC.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Closet Cleaning
This morning, I went through my clothes closet and put a bunch of stuff away to take to Goodwill. I still have a lot more to look at (shoes, both dressers, coat closet) but at least this was a start. Knowing that I'm leaving Austin this summer does give additional motivation to getting rid of things, since the relevant issue is not simply "do I want to keep this (given that I have to store it)" but "do I want to move this halfway across the country." Because I am well-aware that I am only able to eliminate a certain (too low) percentage of my stuff at a given time, I will be going through everything at least one more time prior to packing. I still have way too many clothes. I cannot hope that I will fix that problem entirely, but would like to get it down to the range of just too many and not way too many by the time I move.
5 Wal-Mart shopping bags of clothes may not seem like a lot, and unfortunately it did not make a noticeable difference to the huge quantity in the closet, but it does probably amount to one box that won't be going with me to NC.
5 Wal-Mart shopping bags of clothes may not seem like a lot, and unfortunately it did not make a noticeable difference to the huge quantity in the closet, but it does probably amount to one box that won't be going with me to NC.
And if you go through your closet again before you move there's another box that you won't be moving. It all adds up.
ReplyDeleteI just don't buy any new clothes except to replace those which have worn out. I, however, have a very small wardrobe, even by a man's standards - by the end of two weeks I would be out of most things other than shirts, shoes, and belts. I could probably pack all of my clothes in the suitcases we currently own.
ReplyDeleteIt probably wouldn't be a bad idea for me to do a sweep of my footlocker, though - it is where I keep all of my surplus computer equipment, and is a tangled mass of cords and circuits.
According to you, Sally, I don't own many clothes, but I'm still continually annoyed by how many I DO have. I think I don't shop selectively enough or something.
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