Do you ever get one of wild hairs that makes you itch to do something crazy?
Well, being the wild, crazy, hip chick that I am, I am selling off half of my closet.
Am I daring, or what?
Ok, perhaps not, especially since I will still have a whole slew of clothes that I really don’t need. But I’m working on it people!
You see, this past month, I’ve had an epiphany of sorts. I realized that stuff is just that. STUFF. And it clutters up our lives far too much. I even laughed aloud at myself when the fact that I was nursing emotional attachments to far too much STUFF slapped me hard in the face.
For instance, is it really necessary that I keep my prom shoes from 10 years ago? Or those three nifty black shirts simply because I remember the moment I purchased them (and the shopping high that came with it)? How about all 18 pairs of jeans in various shades?
Before, I would have answered “YES!” and gasped my heart ala Fred Sandford style. But now, I find that I no longer hold the same attachment to things that I use to. Perhaps it’s part of growing up, perhaps it’s due to becoming a mother and forming an even stronger “attachment” to a living being, or perhaps (just perhaps) I’ve wisened up to the fact that too much clutter makes it hard to keep a clean house. Doh!
So here are 2 of my listings so far. One of the auctions is for a 31 pc. set of career clothes (button down shirts, slacks) and another is for a 37 pc. casual clothes (jeans, cargos, pullovers). The career set includes a pair of brand new Banana Republic fully lined pants with all tags still attached ($88 price tag). Both auctions start off at just .99 cent and I have no reserve price. Shipping on one is just $6.95 and $8.95 on the other.
31 pc. CAREER SET
| Not sure if it’s a real Furstenburg? Picked it up at a thift shop. |
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| American Eagle |
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| Clorox stain on inside collar, not visible when wearing. |
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| Tag torn out (was itchy). Think it is from Express. |
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| Buttons are diamond shaped. |
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| I loved wearing these. All except for one on right are slim cut / trendy. |
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| New white pants, with tags, from Banana Republic. |
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| NWT, Banana Republic, fully lined pants |
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| NWT, White Pants, Banana Republic, $88 Retail |
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| Shirt is sheer / see through! Needs a tank. |
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| Skirt on left has pockets. Flowers on right skirt are velvet. |
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37 pc. CASUAL SET
| McDonalds Tee, made to look “beat up” and stained. |
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| Yellow tshirt has dipped neck in back with criss cross straps. |
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| Says “I (heart) Nerds” referring to the candy. |
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| USC (University of South Carolina) Collegiate Tshirt |
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| Humpty Dumpty (Orange), Pink tshirt says “Cute but Psycho: Things Even Out”. |
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| Clemson University collegiate tshirt |
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| Calvin Klein |
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| Cargo pants – one on left is a faded brown thin cordoroy. |
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| Two Old Navy boot cut jeans, one Sonoma jean |
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| Four casual capris – 2 dnim, 2 khaki |
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| These capris can roll up and button to make shorter. |
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| Jean capris, tan shorts, red shorts, cargo shorts. |
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| The back of this slinky black shirt dips very low. |
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Tags: Banana Republic, Becoming A Mother, Button Down Shirts, Career Clothes, Casual Clothes, Clean House, Ebay, Emotional Attachments, Fred Sandford, Hip Chick, Price Tag, Prom Shoes, Slacks, Wild Hairs
This entry was posted on Monday, February 16th, 2009 at 11:14 pm and is filed under Frugality.
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This is awesome! Last Tuesday I spent the WHOLE day going through my house and loaded up my car with stuff for Goodwill. And I made a pile of kids stuff to consign and a couple boxes of books to sell at this neat local place. I was almost giddy with excitement! I love to get rid of stuff and I find that “simplify and intensify” works for me. Now I really need to go through the kids toys!