Day 260: Wardrobe Function

Day 260 has been in draft form for a while. Mostly because I forgot about it. I do remember being pretty pleased with my outfit that day, but I wasn't sure what to say about it, because I'm mostly anti-selfie (serious selfies anyway - I've been known to send ridiculous ones to friends as a joke).

I remember reflecting as I was getting dressed on how much more I like my closet now. I guess I mean my wardrobe, although I do like our apartment closet, too. Wink!

I think I've mentioned here how I KonMari-ed it last spring. I could probably afford to get rid of an additional 30-40 percent of what I have, but I'm happy with the way it is right now. Getting rid of a few sentimental t-shirts and sweatshirts wouldn't affect me in a positive way, so I'm hanging on to those for now. I also have a few dresses and suits that I need to convince myself I probably won't wear again, but for the most part, the main section of my closet and drawers are filled with pieces that fit me well and that I like. I've realized that having clothes that aren't a Yes in both of those categories is a waste of space and time for me.

If you have a ton of clothes but you don't feel like you have anything to wear, I suggest getting all of it out and going through it piece by piece. If you don't like it or it doesn't fit, just get rid of it. For real. With about half the number of items, I feel like I have more to wear. It's easier to put together outfits and actually find what I'm looking for.

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