I finally took the courage to face my closet. It took half a day to go through because I had to try out everything! Now that I have lost weight I am not too sure of my size but this exercise proved that I am back to the size I used to be "most recently". However, because the sky is the limit, I saved a couple of aspirational items (a size smaller) to see if I can fit in at a later date -- not a good downsizing decision but a great motivational decision!
Some items are hard to give away because of the cost although any good accountant would say - the heck with the sunk costs! Nevertheless, I have a pair of nice Brazilian leather pants (too small) and an Austrian wool jacket (too big) that should have some residual value. Would a concession store work? I have never used one though I know there's one in town.
So 3 giant trash bags of clothes & a box of recyclable hangers to give away later, the closet still looks full! How is that possible?
Residential Treatment Centers and Mental Units for Teens are always needing clothes . Most kids are from foster homes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. I give most of my clothes/shoes donations to our cleaning lady who ships it to her family in Brazil.
Delete