Clothes, Hangers, and My NonMinimalist lifestyle

One of my friends is always saying, "I prefer a minimalistic lifestyle." I nod agreeable, until she says, "I have only 2 pairs of jeans and 5 shirts and I like it that way."

Then I'm all, "Huh? Um, ok." I've been shopping with you...Why buy something if you're going to toss it in a few months.

Later on those nights, after she has been talking about her minimalistic lifestyle, I stand & admire the many colors of shirts, and all the different shades of denim in my closet, and feel so very happy to be me. (It's just like that time my friend told me she was allergic to chocolate, then I savored my hollow milk chocolate bunny with extra appreciation.)


What I'm saying is I like having a lot of clothes. I'm not about to give away 2/3rds of everything that I own for the sake of a minimalistic lifestyle. (I'm sure that lifestyle is awesome--For you--It's just not what I want.)

(I do not have as many clothes as Josh or N8, but that's not saying much lol...)

Because Shoes = Happiness!

But,

My closet is almost full; and I refuse to put any clothes except work shirts, pajamas, & underclothes in my dresser drawers, (I hate ironing....) And there is just too much stuff in my room.

So I need to get rid of some of my clothes.

Solution:

Last week I washed all my clothes, hung them up, then turned all my hangers backward. After I wear something & it's been washed I hang it up with the hangers facing normal. This way I can see what I've been wearing & what is just taking up space.

In a year (from last week) I will have to get rid of anything on a backward hanger. (I am excusing the 1 formal dress that I own from this purge.)

Today I added this event to November 8, 2010 on my google calendar

"Must Give Away any clothing I haven't worn (AKA Backward hangers)"

 I clicked on options & requested a SMS (text message) reminder to be sent to my cell at 5:30 that day.

Then I cheated & requested an email reminder to be sent to me 10 days before. So I can wear whatever I don't want to lose.

I told Danika that I was gonna show up for volleyball & be changing outfits every 15 minutes. ("Oh wait guys I'm sweaty. Gotta change....Hold on a minute there's dirt on the hem of my skirt. Gotta change...."

Well see


Edit: This post is 2 months old and has been sitting in my drafts, because I was waiting to add pictures of my closet. (because it is beautiful.) Finally pulled the pics off my camera and onto a thumbdrive...


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Is that hanger thing not a nifty idea? I didn't think of it myself; I read it somewhere, but am not sure where.

(I've always hated the look of the word 'clothes'. I look at it and I'm like cloth + es ugh. It just looks weird. Is bothering me. Ugh.) The word is not aestheticly appealing.