My Minimalism Update

Hey guys! So it's been a few days since my last post and I thought it would be worthwhile to do a quick update. I've started my 30 (or so) day project and have completed the first two areas: Bags and Clothes. Going through my purse, diaper bag, and wallet were such a relief! It was incredible how many things can accumulate at the bottom of one's bag! Even my wallet weighed as much as a brick with all the unnecessary change I was carrying with me. I realized at that moment that there was so much that I could easily remove from my everyday caryalls that I wouldn't even miss!

Then to the clothes... this was a daunting task. I decided to only go through my clothes for this round because that in itself is a lot to accomplish. What was different this time though, from every other time I've gone through and did Spring Cleaning is that previously I would keep all things that meant anything to me. So if it was a brand I was attached to, something that I wear regularly enough (regardless of how I felt in it), or a piece that held a personal memory... I kept it. This time, however, was a totally different story. I went in with a more discerning criteria for things I kept. Ultimately, it came down to how the article of clothing made me feel. When I started thinking of it in this perspective I came to realize something really interesting. There are clothes that I not only hold onto but continue to wear that do not bring me joy! I mean, seriously... let's think of this for a minute. I wear clothes that make me feel fat, dumpy, unattractive or innately sad just because they are in my closet and fit me. Why? Why do I put myself through this? Shouldn't everything I put on spark some sort of good feeling? With that, I purged all the negative articles of clothing I owned. Out went the ill fitting jeans, the pregnant looking dress, the tank top I'm constantly adjusting... so. many. clothes.

And it was liberating! I now look into my (very sparse) closet and see only clothes that make me smile. Clothes that make me feel comfortable, beautiful, strong.

All in all, days 1 and 2 have been very liberating in so many ways. I feel the transformation taking hold and it is a nice feeling. Let's see what happens next!

xo

Liz