Coming Out of the Closet

[NJGirl32 43]

Today I did something that I have been procrastinating on doing for a while. I am goingthrough all my clothes and donating or throwing them out. The size ranges are 12-22! Mostly 20s. I am a size 16 and it took a lot of determination to put all the clothes in the donation baf. I struggled with the what ifs...but ultimately decided that there is no turning back!

I have these cute little skirts from 12 years ago when I married my hubby-They are too short for me now but I save a small space in the closet for them-I want to see if I can fit into them in June!

My closets look pretty empty - time to go shopping!

[Cindy C 150]

I bet by June, they are too big!!

[NJGirl32 43]

Cindy I was thinking the same thing-I was 20 pounds thinner than I am right now when I fit into them.!

[Amanda Mae 22]

Congratulations....

I did the same thing last weekend .. I'm into a size 20 now and had things ranging up to size 26. Some of the clothes were hard for me to part with but I as I brought new clothes out of the attic I was excited to get back into some of my old time favorites!!!

It's a good feeling isn't it'?!

[SageTracey 608]

Awesome. I loved my closet clean out and I'm having great fun refilling it gradually.

enjoy.

[Meduseld 29]

It makes me so sad when I have to throw clothes away. xD My poor mother bought me all these beautiful clothes for an internship from Lane Bryant this summer that are 26/28 shirts and 28 pants. I now wear a size 18/20 shirt, which is generous, and a 22 pant. I have them in my closet, knowing that I will never fit in them again, but I have yet gathered the courage to donate them. They're SO nice and my mother paid so much money for them. I don't have the heart to donate all these beautiful clothes!

[readytogoforit 172]

find a place to give them away free. most cities have "stores" where people can take the clothes free. so many people have nothing and even goodwill is too expensive for them.

It makes me so sad when I have to throw clothes away. xD My poor mother bought me all these beautiful clothes for an internship from Lane Bryant this summer that are 26/28 shirts and 28 pants. I now wear a size 18/20 shirt, which is generous, and a 22 pant. I have them in my closet, knowing that I will never fit in them again, but I have yet gathered the courage to donate them. They're SO nice and my mother paid so much money for them. I don't have the heart to donate all these beautiful clothes!

[LB4Me 35]

It makes me so sad when I have to throw clothes away. xD My poor mother bought me all these beautiful clothes for an internship from Lane Bryant this summer that are 26/28 shirts and 28 pants. I now wear a size 18/20 shirt, which is generous, and a 22 pant. I have them in my closet, knowing that I will never fit in them again, but I have yet gathered the courage to donate them. They're SO nice and my mother paid so much money for them. I don't have the heart to donate all these beautiful clothes!

Look in your area for a welfare to work program where they train women previously on welfare for the workforce. Most are single mothers and they cannot afford "office" clothing. These programs usually outfit their graduates for interviews and going back to work. It is a worthy cause. I had a whole drawer of tights and pantyhose still in the packages that I recently donated.

[NJGirl32 43]

My clothes weren't work related but if you have professional looking clothes to donate this organization really helps women:

http://www.dressforsuccess.org/

[cakegirl 12]

I have donated some of my "professional" clothes to a local women's refuge. It feels much better than just dumping them in a clothing bin somewhere.