THE RULES

NO NEW CLOTHES FOR 2011!!!

I'd like to think that I have something that I can wear for any occasion. So the test is whether I can go a whole year without buying anything new.

See if I make it through 2011 without buying any new clothes. Will I stick to the rules? Follow this blog to get ideas for recycling what is in your wardrobe and to save money and vote on my 'recycled' outfits.


WHAT DO I MEAN BY CLOTHES?: work clothes, casual clothes, shores, bags, accessories (this includes sunglasses) , outerwear (COATS, HATS, MITS), UNDERWEAR (!!!).

The only thing I am excluding is sports clothing - it's important to be safe and feel good about yourself when you are exercising and so it is important to have the right shoes and clothing.

I wonder if this includes sport sunglasses? Mine are 13 year old blue Oakleys purchased on at trip to Edmonton, Alberta in 1998...

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Fall Closet Clean Up

Thanksgiving weekend is the time of year that we usually and albeit grudginly put away our summer clothes and get our winter clothes.

This year in line with the rules, I plan to use the occasion to do a few things - pair down my summer wardrobe and make some money!  Then I might be able to buy something new or even better keep the money and stretch my spending power when the sales start in December.

I suggest that you start with sorting through your summer wardrobe and put all of the clothes that you did not wear and that are not true classics in one pile.  The next step of course is to sort this this pile into which ones go to Goodwill and which ones you will sell on Kijiji.

The same holds true for shoes and I am afraid that I've got a lot of shoes that I will be saying good bye to... That's going to be the hardest.

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