This afternoon The Duke and I decluttered our wardrobes. I did not have a lot to go as I had gone through my clothes when I decided to join in Project 333. However, there were a couple of things which had survived the previous cull.
The Duke sorted through shirts which had seen better days as well as a few other things.
Here is the bag to go to the op shop.
All of our clothes are in one large wardrobe (half each) apart from 2 parkas each, The Duke’s suit and good jacket plus my winter coat. They are hanging in the wardrobe in the guest bedroom.
I also sorted out the hangers. We now have everything on the same type of hangers (plastic-coated) except for The Duke’s trousers which are on special trouser hangers that we bought from Howard’s Storage World some time ago and clip hangers for my skirts. We have a lot of excess hangers (we must have had more clothes at some time) so this pile are going to the op shop.
I have kept about 16 plain wooden hangers which I intend to cover and give to Belle for the children’s clothes as they are fast outgrowing the child-sized hangers they currently use.
I have kept the spare plastic and trouser hangers that match the ones in use.
We have also made a list of the clothes we need to buy. The Duke will need 4 more business shirts and 2 pairs of trousers. I would like 1 or 2 pairs of trousers for work. I also need to buy an outfit for a wedding we will be going to next year. None of these are necessary right now as we have enough to get by so we will look until we find the right clothes at a good price. We are considering waiting until we are in the US later in the year.
It was useful to regularly review exactly what clothes we have and consider what else we want to buy.
Oh I love shopping in the US, and it is nice to have a list of what you need to look for. I always check out the clearance racks when I walk past a sale. That is the best way to shop – rather than rushing out to buy something for a special occasion.
I am looking forward to taking my carefully considered list with me and checking out different shops when we are in the US.
Wait until you go to America. They have soooo many more choices there than I do up in Canada. I’m jealous of your trip. I have never been to the East Coast!
I am definitely waiting. Interesting that there is more choice than even in Canada. The East Coast is the part of the US which has has always been on our wishlist so it is very exciting to actually be going.