Well, Day2 and I have decided to be proud of myself for posting two days in a row. I am currently taking a break from shredding the piles and piles of of paperwork that I have accumulated for over (get this)...9 years! I have bank statements, old receipts, pay stubs, car info from cars I haven't owned for over 8 years...etc. I have always known the I am not good at letting things go, emotionally or physically, but now I am facing the problem instead of ignoring it and it can only improve my situation.
This move to a new place is the first time I have really gone through my "past" and figured out what is worth saving and what is not, keeping in mind that I have moved over 7 times and finding it to be more than a bit pathetic. That $1 off coupon that expired in 2008 (I know, gross right?) is not a keeper. The pictures of family and friends I had stashed away -and subsequently forgotten about- just knowing that "I will sit down and frame/albumize (not a word, I know) these....someday", well those I am going to keep. Now I have the room to keep them organized (I can see the smirks on your faces right now).
Speaking of room....
Though I know that I won't be able to do this before the big move on Saturday, I am getting excited to start cleaning out my closet. By this I mean getting rid of all the "plus-size" garments, all those lovely articles festooned with multiple Xs, drapy and mostly black ... yeah I just CAN NOT WAIT to get rid of those. I would love to stuff those into the shredder along with that Kohls receipt from 2002 I just shoved in there, but alas, I am stuck with those Xs...for now! I am putting it out there that soon I will no longer allow those sizes to be a part of my wardrobe. I need to get rid of those security blankets...which sadly, they look a lot like blankets even though I meant that figuratively. Another way to stay accountable...
How do you stay accountable? Not just with eating, but with anything that is a struggle for you? I'm not alone right?
YES!!! Get rid of anything in your closet that doesn't fit. Anything. Big clothes, little clothes. Clothes that are worn out or stained or just don't flatter you. Toss the blankets. Last weekend, I brought three bags of clothes and a box of shoes and purses and junk that just doesn't work anymore to Goodwill. It felt so good that every time I put something on that doesn't quite fit perfectly, I get excited and stuff it into the bag in the closet that lives for exactly that purpose: to be used to get rid of clothes that don't work anymore. My goal is to take that bag to donation once a month - regardless of how few items are in there. I've settled on once a month just because I sometimes have "tosser's remorse." :) When you're putting clothes into your new closet, go through them before they even get on a hanger (or take them OFF the hanger and try them on if you move like I do...ha) and keep a bag or four to throw out the stuff that doesn't do it for you anymore! PS - keep up the good work!
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