I feel like there is such a spectrum for everyone's shopping styles. I had an old co-worker who would receive a shipment of clothes from online shopping almost every week. (She returned most of it, but, hey, no judgement here.) That's her shopping style.
When we moved in August I knew I would need to do a major closet cleanse (and then some). I did really go through my clothes and donate a lot before we moved and my clothes still filled our living room chairs for a couple days because there wasn't room in my closet. My new closet is probably a third of the size of my old closet. I did some sorting, I embraced some organization and I got it to work.
I think I've bought three or four new clothing items since then. And the excuse I always say is, "I don't have any room."
To be fair. If I was more near the spectrum of enjoying shopping and enjoying new pieces all the time, I would donate clothes to make room for new items. I'm just not.
I enjoy getting only a few pieces a year. I usually spend more on them, they last a long time and I think pretty seriously about which companies I am supporting with my purchases.
I'll see something fun and my sister, Karen, will always say buy it. (She veers a bit more towards shopping more often.) I used to always say I'd think about it. Now I usually say I have no room. ;) It's a bit of a convenient excuse too.
I usually feel like buying one, maybe two, pieces a season. Although sometimes I skip winter. For example, I went to purchase something to wear for my upcoming birthday (because the only thing I really want to wear is my favorite flannel...which I wore last year...and probably the year before. Doesn't matter I love it.) So I went to try some shirts on that I saw online and I hated all of them. I believe I told Karen: I look dead in all of them. So there's that and here's winter. ;)
When we moved in August I knew I would need to do a major closet cleanse (and then some). I did really go through my clothes and donate a lot before we moved and my clothes still filled our living room chairs for a couple days because there wasn't room in my closet. My new closet is probably a third of the size of my old closet. I did some sorting, I embraced some organization and I got it to work.
I think I've bought three or four new clothing items since then. And the excuse I always say is, "I don't have any room."
To be fair. If I was more near the spectrum of enjoying shopping and enjoying new pieces all the time, I would donate clothes to make room for new items. I'm just not.
I enjoy getting only a few pieces a year. I usually spend more on them, they last a long time and I think pretty seriously about which companies I am supporting with my purchases.
I'll see something fun and my sister, Karen, will always say buy it. (She veers a bit more towards shopping more often.) I used to always say I'd think about it. Now I usually say I have no room. ;) It's a bit of a convenient excuse too.
I usually feel like buying one, maybe two, pieces a season. Although sometimes I skip winter. For example, I went to purchase something to wear for my upcoming birthday (because the only thing I really want to wear is my favorite flannel...which I wore last year...and probably the year before. Doesn't matter I love it.) So I went to try some shirts on that I saw online and I hated all of them. I believe I told Karen: I look dead in all of them. So there's that and here's winter. ;)
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