I did it!

OK...  I promise this will be the last post on clothes for a while...  until spring!

Up next, later this week, there will be a "What makes my world go round" and one about why I chose to declutter right at the same time I started a shopping ban.

More clothes donated or stored

Meanwhile, I have to share with you that I did MORE work on my closet...  it was still driving me CRAZY!  Even if I have been at it since the end of November. I have first donated roughly 20 items - you can read about it here and anything I had put aside then is now gone too, then, I have let go of 20 more items and this week end another 8. To be honest, the last 8 is still in my home...  I have boxed them up and if at the end of the year I did not go back, I will just donate them without rethinking it. The idea of keeping them is for a safety net...  just in case I panic!!!  It would avoid me going shopping and I could shop in my closet... plus they are made of fabrics I really like so perhaps I could repurpose them eventually...

Also, someone suggested that I look at this per season for now...  having 4 very distinct and different seasons makes is a little bit of a challenge (or overwhelming) to dress with less pieces and can feel as an excuse for someone like me!   By breaking it into season, I can see what I wear this winter - until the end of March, then I will re-assess - for slowly turning into spring weather.

My winter closet

I am happy to tell you that what you see in the above (of really poor quality) picture is what I will wear this winter.  There are 26 items there.  There are also 2 scarves that I knitted and use as accessories not shown and my outdoor wear and 7 items for outdoor wear. Grand total of 35 items!

Essentially, this is what my winter wardrobe consist of right now:

3 jeans
2 skirts
1 corduroy pant
1 dress
3 t-shirts
6 long sleeve t-shirts
4 flannel shirts - to be honest, I wear those more on all other seasons... but kept them as winter items
3 warm sweaters
3 cardigans
2 hand knitted scarves used as accessories

outdoor wear:

1 winter jacket
2 scarves
2 hats
1 pair of mitten
1 pair of winter boots

(we have "funny" winter here and on some occasions, I may need to wear my fall jacket and hiking boots as winter jacket and winter boots may be too warm but as a general rule, 90% of the times, winter jacket and boots it is)

if you ask about jewelry, I basically wear the same 3 earrings (not pairs, really 3 earrings) and 2 rings over and over again...

I have a quite simple life and my wardrobe reflects my activities and who I am 100% right now.

Do you have any questions for me?

Did you give yourself a challenge this year?  What is/are your biggest struggles?

Have you gone through your wardrobe recently? Did you downsize it?  Were you surprise of what was in it? How did you proceed?

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Chloe 💜&✌