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New clothes
posted Monday, 8 May 2006
Well...
New-to-me clothes. John's Aunt K. has pretty expensive taste in clothes. We went to visit her this weekend, and she'd been saving up stuff to give me. The last time we went to see her, in November, I walked away with a boatload of stuff - and she said she'd just given a bunch of clothes to Goodwill. This time she said, "I just have a few things..." and then I walked into the den and the whole couch was covered with stuff.
It's pretty fun to get things from K. because she has very good taste. She's a bargain shopper and sale shopper, but she loves to buy, and she only gets name brand stuff, and, for the most part, pieces that are classic and never go out of style. The catch for her is - I think - she occasionally buys stuff that is slightly smaller than the size she really is. Then she gets it home and it just doesn't look or fit quite right. She doesn't do this all the time; she has plenty of lovely clothes that look great on her. But she sees stuff she wants in a smaller size and sometimes is persuaded to buy it.
This is the stuff I get. Lucky, lucky me. Most of it is hardly worn, some things still have the tags on. I brought home three big bags full of clothes and about 9-10 pieces on hangers. Some things, such as suits and jackets, aren't things I'll wear in the near future, but if I keep my weight down, they will serve me in the get-back-to-work upcoming phase of my life. I feel a little bit guilty about wearing the more casual pieces, however, as my life as a mom doesn't really support good clothing. I get so much crap on me from handling Max all day, most of the time I aim for 1) clean/no stains and 2) comfortable in an outfit. There is really little point to me wearing white pants, when Max could come up at any moment and get grape juice all over them. So I feel I should apologize to these things now as they are not aware of the battle zone they are entering. It's unlikely they will ever again look as good as they do now. Tide with Bleach Alternative can only do so much and I hate to iron.
To make room for this windfall, I spent an hour this morning coldly and heartlessly culling my current wardrobe of all things I haven't worn in the last year and am unlikely to wear again. I also got rid of a bunch of junk I've worn when walking in winter or cleaning with bleach. It was time. I had about three pairs of sweats that were comfy and familiar but horrible. I stroked them lovingly for the last time and then cut them up to make rags. Then I sorted my whole closet out - shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, sweaters, jackets, turtlenecks, winter blouses, summer blouses, and vests. I hung all my pants up on individual hangers as I've noticed that if I hang them together I avoid wearing them as it's a pain to get them. I did this for skirts too. I rarely have call to wear a skirt except on Sunday, but the weather is nicer now, so I don't have that "But it's cold!" excuse.
Overall, it was a productive morning. I still have a few things to fix and some items to iron, but things look a lot better in that closet now. My inner organizer/OCD freak is feeling calmer and happier now.
New-to-me clothes. John's Aunt K. has pretty expensive taste in clothes. We went to visit her this weekend, and she'd been saving up stuff to give me. The last time we went to see her, in November, I walked away with a boatload of stuff - and she said she'd just given a bunch of clothes to Goodwill. This time she said, "I just have a few things..." and then I walked into the den and the whole couch was covered with stuff.
It's pretty fun to get things from K. because she has very good taste. She's a bargain shopper and sale shopper, but she loves to buy, and she only gets name brand stuff, and, for the most part, pieces that are classic and never go out of style. The catch for her is - I think - she occasionally buys stuff that is slightly smaller than the size she really is. Then she gets it home and it just doesn't look or fit quite right. She doesn't do this all the time; she has plenty of lovely clothes that look great on her. But she sees stuff she wants in a smaller size and sometimes is persuaded to buy it.
This is the stuff I get. Lucky, lucky me. Most of it is hardly worn, some things still have the tags on. I brought home three big bags full of clothes and about 9-10 pieces on hangers. Some things, such as suits and jackets, aren't things I'll wear in the near future, but if I keep my weight down, they will serve me in the get-back-to-work upcoming phase of my life. I feel a little bit guilty about wearing the more casual pieces, however, as my life as a mom doesn't really support good clothing. I get so much crap on me from handling Max all day, most of the time I aim for 1) clean/no stains and 2) comfortable in an outfit. There is really little point to me wearing white pants, when Max could come up at any moment and get grape juice all over them. So I feel I should apologize to these things now as they are not aware of the battle zone they are entering. It's unlikely they will ever again look as good as they do now. Tide with Bleach Alternative can only do so much and I hate to iron.
To make room for this windfall, I spent an hour this morning coldly and heartlessly culling my current wardrobe of all things I haven't worn in the last year and am unlikely to wear again. I also got rid of a bunch of junk I've worn when walking in winter or cleaning with bleach. It was time. I had about three pairs of sweats that were comfy and familiar but horrible. I stroked them lovingly for the last time and then cut them up to make rags. Then I sorted my whole closet out - shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, sweaters, jackets, turtlenecks, winter blouses, summer blouses, and vests. I hung all my pants up on individual hangers as I've noticed that if I hang them together I avoid wearing them as it's a pain to get them. I did this for skirts too. I rarely have call to wear a skirt except on Sunday, but the weather is nicer now, so I don't have that "But it's cold!" excuse.
Overall, it was a productive morning. I still have a few things to fix and some items to iron, but things look a lot better in that closet now. My inner organizer/OCD freak is feeling calmer and happier now.
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