Saturday, July 1, 2017

Clothing Purge and Packing June 2017

I think this is the first time in my entire life I've been packed for a trip earlier than the day before.  It's Saturday, and we will leave our apartment at 3:30AM Monday morning.  On Thursday evening, I put all, and I mean ALL, of my clothes on the couch bed in the guest room.  I knew that with a baby it would take me more than one day, so I had asked Cameron to pull out the couch bed for me to have space to spread out my clothes.  A friend of mine came over and helped me do the initial sort: trash, give away, too small, maternity favorites, and keep. 
All of my clothes on the couch bed
We got through almost all of them in just a few hours, and I finished yesterday (Friday).

The clothes in the back are sorted, the clothes in the front left for the next day.
All the "keep" clothes


Bags of clothes to give away


"Maternity Favorites" and "Too Small"
Also on Friday, I went through the "keep" clothes again and made an inventory.  I wanted to see where I have "holes" in my wardrobe, so I will make wise choices about what clothes to buy when we're in the States.  Here is my inventory:



Jeans – 2
Jean shorts/capris – 0 (taking maternity shorts to US)
Tank tops – 15 (almost all size M, 4 are maternity)
Zip-up hoodie – 1 (black, want to replace with diff color)
Sweaters (regular) – 10
Work-out gear:
                Leggings – 3 (1 long, 2 capri)
                Shorts – 3 (2 are too small)
                T-shirts – 4
                Tank tops – 3
Sentimental t-shirts – 12
Solid t-shirts – 15 (almost all snug/not flattering)
Short-sleeved pattern/dressy – 1
¾ sleeved shirts – 1 (striped, snug/not flattering)
Long-sleeved shirts – 5 (1 striped, 1 w/ writing)
Thermal winter gear:
                Shirts – 2 (both white)
                Pants – 2 (1 white, 1 black)
Purses/bags:
                Large day bag – 1 (need to replace)
                Large hobo bag – 1 (reversible)
                Medium crossbody – 1 (can fit water bottle)
                Small crossbody – 1
                Small clutch – 1
                Small drawstring gym bag – 1
Hoodies – 2
Leggings – 5 (1 fleece, 1 house only, 2 are maternity)
Flowy pants – 2
Warm sweatpants – 3
Medium weight sweatpants – 3
Skirts – 4 (1 corduroy, 1 maxi, 2 knee-length, all snug)
Vests – 1 (teal flowy)
Dresses:
                Sleeveless – 2 (maxi)
                Short-sleeved – 6 (1 use as shirt, 3 wrap/snug, 1 fancy, 1 maxi maternity)
                ¾ or Long-sleeved – 3 (1 flowy, 2 clingy/snug, all knee-length)
Button-up shirts – 3 (2 flannel, 1 chambray)
Romanian “ia” shirt – 1
Thin open sweaters – 2
Warm open sweaters – 4 (2 are cropped)
Denim jacket – 1
Blazers – 2 (orange & navy)
Warm poncho – 1
Scarves – 17 (2 blanket, 2 thin)
Shoes:
                Tennis shoes – 2
                Casual flip-flops – 1 (brown Tevas)
                Comfy walking shoes – 2
                Dress sandals – 4 (wedges)
                Ankle boots – 2
                Dressy ballet flats – 1 (metallic)
                Tall boots – 3 (tan, black, and navy rain boots)
                “Hiking” tennis shoes – 1 (replace?)

Need/Want to buy:
Swimsuit – 2
Jeans shorts/capris – 2
Tank tops – replace collection w/ size L
Zip-up hoodie – 1 neutral but not black
Work-out gear:
                Shorts – 1 size XL
                T-shirts – 1 w/ inspiring quote
                Long-sleeve – 2 w/ inspiring quote
Solid t-shirts – replace collection w/ size L/more flattering
Purse – large brown leather day bag that can hold laptop
Leggings – navy, brown
Skirts – replace collection?  High-waisted?  A-line? Solids & patterns?  Denim?
Dresses – Short-sleeved & long-sleeved, A-line, wrap? Solids & patterns?  Denim?
Blazers – pink? Green? Patterned? Springy?
Warm-open sweater – anything but navy
Casual flip-flops – navy and/or tan Tevas?
Dress sandals – strappy tan neutral wedges
Tall boots – dark brown
“Hiking” tennis shoes/boots


A lot of my clothes I have had for a very very long time, some longer than 10 years.  I'm looking primarily to replace my tank tops, solid t-shirts, and dresses.  Most of them are not only too small - they accentuate my waist.  Before I got married, I used to do 100 crunches every night, but since I stopped and my belly got stretched from pregnancy, I really don't want to accentuate my waist these days.  I'm looking for a more relaxed fit.  But by "replace", I don't mean that I plan to necessarily buy the same number that I had before.  I used to want to have everything in every color, but now I'm narrowing my color scheme down, so I'm looking primarily for brown, navy, white, teal, burnt orange, pink, and green. 

 
Today (Saturday) I went through the clothes again to pack for our trip.  I went pile by pile, setting aside the clothes I want to pack and putting the rest back in my closet.

Folded clothes that I'm not packing

Hanging clothes that I'm not packing
My suitcase


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