5 DAY COUNT DOWN TO #TRACYWEARSWOOL 100 DAY DRESS CHALLENGE: DO I REALLY NEED ALL THESE CLOTHES?
For those of you who haven’t heard…I have been invited to do a 100-Day Challenge, put on by Wool& — and I am starting on 1/20/21.
Today’s goal:
- Recognize what I need and don’t need in my closet — great because I am limited on space!
So I am starting small… realizing that indeed.. I have a problem with clothes hoarding. I just hate to get rid of anything.
Top reasons I “can’t” get rid of something:
- Sentimental value. Doesn’t matter what it is– but it is tied to an event or evokes a strong feeling. Old concert t-shirts, sandals from that amazing summer trip, oversized sweatshirt that was stolen from an ex…
- Comfort clothes. That 30 year old flannel shirt, sweatpants from the 80s, boxy cashmere sweater with mothholes…
- Cost. Either it was super expensive… or I got a screamin’ good deal at a thriftstore. Doesn’t matter if it fits or looks good…
- Size. Yep… that’s a big one. I have to keep these Lucky jeans for when I lose those 20 lbs that are keeping me from being able to get that button close to the buttonhole.
Mostly my clothes fall into a couple of categories. So I have come up with a plan to help me pare down my wardrobe…
OK… HERE IS THE SCARY PART!
Not too bad… but I live in a 24′ rv!
(And… I have still more clothes in Portland.. and Santa Barbara.)
So today…. I have identified the problem and come up with a plan…
Tomorrow… I will enlist the help of my oldest and wisest daughter — because she has great fashion sensibility and practically no social filters. She will be blunt and honest in her job as my “declutter coach.”
By the way, sme of my coolest storage hacks are these blue bags. I don’t have drawers in my rv, so I use them to store my clothes — on for pants, one for shirts and one for sweaters. Light weight, and really useful for a lot of storage situations! Get them HERE!
I also use them to store blankets, and … my favorite… YARN!! What a surprise!!!
As part of the challenge, I will be posting my daily outfits on blog posts as well as social media with the hashtag #tracywearswool — please follow along — and see all the creative outfits that I can come up with!
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