My closet is not set up correctly; one of the clothes rod holder things was not there when I inherited the bedroom. It's a faulty rod setup. That's true. I promise. Here's a picture.
But it fell because it was overloaded.
Then Mom offered me an extra dresser; she also mentioned using the rack that Hannah had used for some of her clothes, but I keep picturing in my head the room a friend/acquaintance described to me.
"I shop a lot. Besides my bedroom closet I have an extra bedroom just for clothes, and I have 3 of those big round metal racks that are in stores... I still have to go through it about once a month though and bag up 3 of those big black garbage bags full of clothes to give away every month."If I knew her better I would've asked for one or two of those black trash bags of hand-me-down clothes. She doesn't exactly shop Goodwill.* And extra clothes racks are tempting.
But I cringe at the thought of becoming like that. (Ouch!) I spend very little on clothes; I'll never have her credit card payments, but--
Obviously I have too many clothes for my closet. I do have room for another dresser or two since I moved out the spare bed and Hannah's dresser, but I don't want another dresser. I would probably only end up using it for papers and books anyway. (I hate putting clothes in drawers...) I also dislike the thought of another clothes rack. It reeks of losing control, and giving in, and OCD, and my acquaintance whose extra room/closet I am so kindly writing about.
I'm obsessing more about not becoming like her more, than I'm obsessive about shopping like her.
In February I wrote about my solution here. "If I don't wear an item within a year I will lose it." I told myself. Then I turned all my hangers backward to keep track.) It was brilliant. And simple.
And...It didn't work.
Before I freed the rod from the grasping hooks of my white plastic hangers I pulled all clothing out that was on backward hangers out, and set them on top of my hamper. And left all my other clothes laying in the closet floor waiting for Seth to replace the rod.
My year is only 2/3rds over, and I have worn almost everything.
That means I need all my clothes right?
It's not so much that having a lot is horrible (if I use it) But I need for my closet to not keep falling. I need my life to be organized.
* I shop Goodwill. Regularly. I wasn't meaning to say that there was any shame in shopping there.
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PS:
If I became filthy rich
I would have a huge walk in closet, and would buy 2 stunning ballgown type dresses every year--if I had somewhere to wear them to. (None with crinoline under them. Those are hideous. On me.)
Where was I?
Other than those dresses I would require myself to toss anything that hadn't been worn in ummm......... 2 years???
That sounds reasonable.
No maybe not. I think I should stick to once a year or every 18 months...
Oh and I want a 3 sided mirror. I would like one of those tomorrow. I've already picked out a corner of my room for it...
This is obnoxious. Shut up Esther
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