I finally figured it out, why I have nothing to wear. I have dissected my closet and I have a hodge-podge of clothes that make no sense, and that is why when I have to get dressed for something other than work, I freak out, scream, cry and pound the floor. Mind you, it is filled to the brim. It is because I am sabotaging my clothing. Yes, can you believe it, I am doing this to myself.
Lack of basics – I don’t have enough of the basics, in the right sizes. Black pants, white shirt, nice suit, little back dress, decent sweaters. When you are going for something basic, but jazzed up, I don’t have enough decent looking basics or I don’t own them at all.
Too much of the wrong size – Besides my works pants, which are not appealing for going out, I have 4 pairs of pants, one that is my normal size, one in the size that I am hoping to be again one day, one in the size of what I hope to never be again, and maternity. I really should just face reality. I should give away the ones that are too big and too small and accept that the just right size, is my size and move on with my life. I think I will be happier that way. However, I will hold onto to maternity pants because you never know when my second bundle of joy might appear, and they were expensive. Although knowing me, when I do get pregnant for a second time, I will probably look at all the cute new clothes and completely ditch my old maternity clothes.
Shirts that are too short – Once upon a time, in a fashion galaxy not so long ago, pants used to come all the way up and they were still sexy. However, all of my shirts are too short, and I need a tank top underneath so that I do not expose anything, like my butt crack. Now with all these low waste pants running around for the last couple of years – that I have no business wearing, and nor does anyone once – just take a stroll at the mall…. all of the shirts that I did like are too short. It did not use to be this way!
Jeans - I have 5 pairs of jeans, none of which fit properly. It seems that all of my jeans have been abducted and shrunk. Even the ones labelled with my proper size and bigger. It seems since I had a child jeans grab and pinch and do not fit properly, even the hem at the bottom has shrunk into some weird shape.
One wrong fad too many – Not being a fashionista, I have a huge problem with fads, most of them are ridiculous (Smock dresses– very angry about, when I am not pregnant I sure as hell don't want to look like I am).But when I do buy something trendy, I think I can pull off the ridiculous frock, but then it languishes in my closet. And then when I do need something to wear I sigh, growl and throw it back, angry that I wasted my money on a fad.
Clothes bought in a hurry – This is the worst for me. Because I have nothing to wear to out and I often have to go buy something in a hurry. It looks just OK, it doesn’t really fit right, but it will do in a pinch. And I will never end up wearing it again, for the very same reason mentioned above.
I am going to take control of this neurosis of “I have nothing to wear”. Anything that doesn’t fit and does not look great goes out. Too trendy of anything will hit the Goodwill pile as well. All the clothes that were bought in a hurry that I clearly don’t love enough to wear again goes out.
OK, well now that my closet is cleaned out, I only have two outfits that look good and actually fit my body. Shit, I still have nothing to wear.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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I'm in the middle of that process. I should be finished this weekend. I'm going to take most of it to goodwill, then I'm going to the consignment stores to see if I can find some good basics that fit. I'm also going to work on making myself some new clothes out of my fabric stash. I've been storing fabric for years. This is my year for cleaning it out.
Did you see that TLC has a new show called "I have nothing to wear?" (or something like that). Its from the people who did "What not to wear". You might want to check out a few episodes before you make that trip to Goodwill.
Or have me over to search your piles before you make that trip to Good will. ;o)
LOL!! I spent years feeling just the same way about my closet, and I haven't changed sizes since I was about 12 or 13! Actually, I've changed sizes, but only because the designers have increased the size of each size - I used to be a 4 and now I'm a 0, despite no weight loss.
As for the maternity clothes, you should get them out of your closet and store them somewhere (you'll likely want at least some of them when the time comes). Try to keep only what you can and will currently wear in your closet, it makes it so much easier to put together an outfit.
About 4 years ago I went crazy at the outlets and bought some great basics for way less money (Brooks Brothers, J Crew, Ann Taylor, etc.). It really does help and it's nice to have clothes that don't disintegrate in a season. I'll get a few cute (not too trendy) items each season to mix and match with the basics, and it really helps because I'm terrible at dressing myself. Everyone says how great I've been looking, and I spend WAY less time actually working at it than I did when I looked like a slob.
It's so hard to get rid of perfectly good clothes, but it's totally necessary every so often. Good luck!
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