Twice a year I walk into my closet, stop and finally take the time to really look around. Call it visual inventory...12 tshirts that would better fit an 8 year old (okay sometimes I shrink things...and allegedly I've gotten bigger), 3 pairs of jeans that I never really liked but kept "just in case", 6 dresses mocking me from their hangers "Size 2 Elyse? Really? You're never going to fit a size 2 again...move along" and many other random items scoffing at me from their cozy little homes.
So I got to work this morning with a plan: Eliminate ANYTHING I don't like, I don't wear, that does not and will never again fit and items that were (quite honestly) never even cute but friends and family were sweet enough not to ridicule me for wearing (can we say lime green jacket?).
AJ went through his jungle closet and donated a bit too but was easily distracted by the golf and the opportunity to cat nap while I was in project mode.
Roughly three hours, two reality checks and five trash bags full of clothes later...the project is done! I'm not going to lie...it felt really good to toss those bags into the donation bin and come home to a closet that should not mock me again for at least another 5 months.
Happy Saturday!
