Inside: We’ve reached the final day of our challenge–decluttering clothes and shoes. I’ve got this one in the bag–literally! While I’m not a clotheshorse, I think I can easily wrangle 25 items.
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Decluttering Clothes and Shoes
We’re at the final day of our decluttering challenge, and might I say a collective, “Whew!” It’s been eye-opening, it’s been enlightening, it’s been fun, but I’m glad it’s done!
But back to the challenge. Today it’s simply a matter of looking through my clothes and Hubs’ things. Last year I had quite a few items to part with, mostly because of bad purchases–buying the wrong piece of clothing because I needed to buy something for such and such event and I got it home, and, horror or horrors, it didn’t look right. (Yeah, I know, there is such a thing as a fitting room for trying on said clothes before leaving the store. I hate fitting rooms. . . ) Those bad purchases went for a clothing drive, which made me feel good about them in the long run, actually. But this year I was tapped out. I’m pretty much of a minimalist with my wardrobe anyway, and I hadn’t bought anything new for a while.
So, all that to say, I wasn’t sure what I could come up with for my last and final decluttering day.
What types of items might fit (pun not intended, but, hey, it works here) into this category?
- impulse purchases
- clothes someone else bought you that aren’t “you”
- clothes that no longer fit
- ripped clothing that actually doesn’t look fashionable
- outdated styles (you really don’t have to hold on to that peasant blouse until it comes back in style)
- old “comfort clothes” that you can read the newspaper through
- an overabundance of certain clothing items that might be useful to someone else
- old unmentionables
- socks without mates (unless you want to start a sock puppet theater)
- shoes that your pinky toe sticks out the side of
- three-inch heels because you no longer want to live dangerously
How Did I Do?
Fortunately Hubs pointed me in the direction of a file cabinet in which some of his old clothing was stashed. Neither one of us have any idea how the clothes got in the bottom of the cabinet–file that under mystery–but it yielded a bag full. Today I got rid of 25 items ranging from old socks, holey jeans, torn shirts and T-shirts, and other cast-off clothing.
No shoes this time.
Grand Total for the Challenge
On this our final day, my total for the week is 315 items–all to be thrown away this year. Yay! And the crowd goes wild!
So we’ve come to the end of our challenge, a little wiser, a little lighter. The great thing about this challenge is that you can do one again–simply rinse and repeat. I aim to collect these posts together for a decluttering resource for subscribers.
Until then, keep vigilant lest clutter invade your home!
Did you join me for the decluttering challenge or did you lurk? No shame for the lurkers. Tell us about it in the comments.
Related posts:
Announcing Our Decluttering Challenge! (Rules for the challenge found here.)
2018 Decluttering Challenge, Day 1: The Kitchen
2018 Decluttering Challenge, Day 2: The Spare Bedroom
2018 Decluttering Challenge, Day 3: The Junk Drawer
2018 Decluttering Challenge, Day 4: Paper
2018 Decluttering Challenge, Day 5: The Living Room
2018 Decluttering Challenge, Day 6: The Closet
Recommended resources from my bookshelf:
Organizing From the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office, and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern
One Thing at a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day by Cindy Glovinsky