wearing: James Perse dress | Wrangler denim shirt (vintage) | No6 Clogs | 3.1 Philip Lim bag
Here, you can get a little better idea of my new hair color. What do you think? It’s growing on me…
I’m heading over to my favorite local consignment store today to take in LOTS of pieces to consign. I have so many things I need to get rid of either because they don’t fit anymore (thankfully, they’re too big) or I just don’t want them in my closet. Once I reach my goal of 30 more pounds lost, I’m really looking forward to a total closet overhaul. I can’t wait to start fresh and really build a more thoughtful closet. I’m doing that now, by weeding out things that don’t suit me, but I want a VERY tightly curated closet going forward. Only 1-2 pairs of jeans, some blazers, a few cashmere sweaters, some tees, a few dresses…I do not need all that I have, and frankly, I don’t want so much. I want to reach into my closet and ALWAYS pull out something I love, things that “go” together, and that are appropriate for my lifestyle.
Now that I’m not acquiring so much new stuff, I honestly don’t miss the stuff, or the “acquiring”. I love to shop, and I sometimes miss being able to buy, but then again, when I look at my closet and how pared down it’s getting, I’m glad that I’m not adding many more things to it.
I’m so excited about this journey 🙂 And over the next few weeks, I’ll be pulling out some of my favorite things that I haven’t been able to wear for YEARS. And I still have them I loved them so much…
Grechen, you should have passed some of those things in your closet to me, I’m pretty sure I could fit them.
I think this weight loss and simplified closet journey sounds great. Although I love to have options, sometimes I think about how some things just go unworn and take up space in my closet that could go towards a closet filled with things I love. I sometimes think about how much wasted money is hanging out in my wardrobe.
I might be joining you on the weight loss kick. I signed up for a month-long boot camp class. I don’t know what I’m getting myself into, but I’m hoping it translates to feeling more energized and fit/toned at the end (granted I stick to it, 5 days a week sounds a bit unnerving).
no way! you are MUCH smaller than me.
i am thinking of getting rid of my winter kate silk floral maxi skirt – i might offer that up here 😉
i just feel so much better now that i can fit into my clothes again. granted now, they are a bit big on me, but at least they’re not so tight i can’t breathe.
i wish you success in your endeavor, it was very hard for me at first, but once i got the exercise AND eating plan down, it just started to melt off. what works best for me is no white stuff – no sugar, no bread, rice, pasta, potatoes…no starches at all, and no fruit. i am eating fruit now, but for the first 30 pounds i didn’t. and i got the women’s health big book of exercises, which i love because it has so many different exercises i can never get bored.
I am doing exactly the same with my closet, I was sick and tired of seeing so many things that I wasn’t using, because the didn’t fit me or they weren’t my style any more…Now I am purging my clothes, is taking me a while, because I just can do it all at the same time, too many things! Yesterday’s post was related to this:
http://lunaday.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/205/
thank you for sharing that! it does have to happen in stages, i hold on to things that i really like, thinking i might wear them, but when i don’t, i get rid of them…i’m lucky most of my stuff is relatively new and i have a great consignment store that will take it! but more than anything, i hate the idea of stuff sitting in my closet that someone else could use & love; i just want my stuff to be loved. like i did – once.
(those espadrille wedges you’re selling are super-cute!)
hey grechen! I read your blog all the time, never comment, but just wanted to say you look SO good lately 🙂
Thank you heather!! I feel pretty good 🙂
They are! but I am afraid they are also too high for me, I twisted my ankle badly last year, so I can’t wear high heals any more. I thought I would be ok with the wedge but I don’t. Lucky you that you have a consignment store to take your clothes to, in Spain we don’t have those. I tried sell them on Ebay but most of the things just go to charity.
Love the new hair color! And the dress! And the bag! And the shoes! And the shirt!
Way to go on the weight loss. And if I can say this, I believe of anywhere in the blogosphere you may have the taste most like mine:). Which is, of course, impeccable. (joking, about me, not about you.)
Your outfits inspire me so. I love this dress/denim shirt combo so much that it makes me want to dive right into those closets (yes, plural) of mine and see if I come out with something good! ;- )
thanks val 🙂 you know, usually i just have something new every week or so and i wear that. now that i don’t have a lot of new stuff, i have to work with what i have, and i’m kind of liking it 🙂