Less is WAY More

Oh my word! I had no idea what I was getting myself into with this closet-cleaning business!

It was out.......of........control.

I pulled clothes out of EVERYWHERE. Closet, drawers, shelves, laundry baskets, dryer... and this is what I found:

Blue Jeans: 10 pairs (7 of which I rarely wear, 1 maternity)
Athletic pants: 2 pairs (1 of which I rarely wear)
Comfy Pants: 6 (4 of which I rarely wear, I maternity)
Jammie Pants: 14 pairs!!! (8 of which I rarely wear)
Skirts: 14 (12 of which I never wear, but partly due of a lack of matching shirts)
Shorts: 20 pairs!!! (12 of which I rarely wear, 4 maternity)
Slacks: 8 (4 of which I never wear, 4 maternity)
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Total Bottoms: 74!!!

Tank Tops/Camisoles/"Beaters": 25 (14 of which I rarely wear, 3 maternity)
Long-Sleeve T-Shirts: 13 (10 of which I rarely wear)
Blouses: 25!!!!! (18 of which I rarely wear, 4 maternity)
Button-Up Shirts: 11 (9 of which I never wear, 2 maternity)
Dresses: 5 (3 of which I never wear, 1 maternity)
Coats/Jackets: 10 (6 of which I never wear)
Sweatshirts/Hoodies: 10 (4 of which I never wear)
Nightgown: 1 (1 of which I never wear)
Sweaters: 14 (10 of which I never wear)
(And the GRAND FINALE)
T-Shirts: 42!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (22 of which I rarely wear, 1 maternity) ---------------------------------------------
Total Tops (incl. dresses, nightgown, and coats): 166!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is so ridiculous! Look at this mess!!!

Isn't it terrible???

Hey look! A baby!


So after pondering whether or not I have enough clothing to dress the entire population of a small country (which I think may be possible), I proceeded to put all of my maternity clothes in one Rubbermaid container and winter clothes in another, then I piled up all of the clothes that I never wear so I can figure out what to do with all of it! I have creative uses for some, like my yet-to-complete plan for making a quilt out of old camp t-shirts, and using other ones to make up some cloth diapers. Maybe I can find a resale store and get some money out of the rest, that way I could move on to Project #2 and start replacing some of the clothes I do have with ones that are in my color scheme (which I also need to figure out). Oh, things to do!

Project #2 will probably be put on hold for a bit though, because right now I am more focused on my experimentation with organic/natural foods. Strange as it sounds, I am having a blast trying new recipes (currently working on some home-made granola...yummy!) and learning about what foods and ingredients are or aren't good for our bodies. I will talk more about my food experimentation at a later time though, because I have a grumpy baby boy that just woke up from his nap and is wanting my attention...

Oh, the joys of being a mommy! :-)