...in the midst of everything,
I've been tidying and/or escaping by reading novels.
But I did finish going through all my clothes (which included tops, skirts, pants, dresses, jackets, coats, scarves, hats, gloves, socks, undies, pjs, shoes, boots and bags). Oh my.
~ Guerra de la Paz ~
Let me give you the stats.
I got rid of 32 big garbage bags (to Goodwill). It me took about 3 weeks to go through all the clothes, and then reorganize what I kept and put it in place.
I'll break it down by category:
4 bags of tops to go, 4 big piles to stay, took 2 days
3 bags of dresses/skirts to go, 3 big piles to stay, took 2 days
6 bags of pants to go, 3 big piles to stay, took 1 days
3 bags of jackets/coats, 4 big piles to stay, took 2 days
0 bags of hats/gloves/scarves to go, all stayed, took 1 day
4 bags of socks/undies/pjs to go, 3 piles to stay, took 2 days
8 bags of shoes/boots, ? to stay (just enough to fit in my available space!), took 6 days
4 bags of purses/totes, ? to stay (I stopped counting the keepers), took 2 days
Then I went on to books...
...but that's another story.
I have a sewing friend who was trained in Ireland. She brought her book to a meeting. Not as elaborate as the book you show but still exquisite. The stitches were so small as to be almost invisible. Aaaaaah!
ReplyDeleteI admire your ability to persevere with the Kondoing. I think of the lucky people of Chicago who will inherit your creations.
Hi Vancouver Barbara, lovely to hear from you again. That would be wonderful to see a book like that in the flesh, so to speak.
DeleteWell, I've certainly slowed down on Kondo-ing since the clothes, actually after the books. There's no joy in sorting papers. Oh, I do hope my clothes find happy homes.
They will. All the love and energy you put into them will attract the right people. Lucky them!
Deleteohhh, you are so kind to say so, Vancouver Barbara.
DeleteWow, just, wow! It must feel so good to get everything cleaned out. Of course, I'm looking forward to seeing your new creations.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim, Yes, wow. And you know, I haven't bought or thrifted any clothes for the last 9 years. Except, eventually, shoes and socks. Everything else was handmade and/or refashioned from whatever I already had. So...I still had a ton of stuff made or had kept to refashion. Not any more. Well, I still have more than enough clothes, but I did let a lot of them go too.
DeleteAnd I haven't sewn a thing since I started the Kondo-ing.
Wow, I am very impressed! That is a LOT of clothing you passed on. I think we both wear the same size of shoes so I would have loved to have seen what you got rid of.
ReplyDeleteBelieve me, I still have so much left. Including 3 racks of clothes on the enclosed back porch that I want to smallify since I've lost weight in the past year. Regarding the shoes, I wear a size 8 and I think you mentioned you're a size 9. So no loss there!
Deletemy new dream ~ chicago goodwill in search of moltings of rare exotic bird
ReplyDeletehehe. Toward that end, start at the Goodwill in Roger's Park.
Deleteoops, I just realized it's actually the Salvation Army on Devon! For anyone that's really interested. Who knows if stuff stays there or gets re-distributed throughout the city? I know, too much information.
DeleteIf it were a different time, you probably could have made a show out of all those clothes.
Deletewow- new phase! what could it be?
ReplyDeleteWe shall see, Sally, we shall see.
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