My New Year's Resolution this year was to be more charitable without breaking the bank. I got creative with this one. I have a ton of clothes, and, let's be honest, I wear maybe 25% of the items in my closet. So, I hung everything up in my closet so the hangers were facing backwards. (This was really difficult for me because I am a little OCD about how things are arranged in my closet...) Each time I wore an item, I would hang it up the correct way. What was left hanging the opposite way, I planned to donate.
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| What my closet looks like. |
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| What I think my closet looks like. |
About a month into this experiment, I realized that I only wear a select few items. (Granted, some things were seasonal.) I knew I would have a lot of clothes left for donations at the end of my experiment.
I have also been trying to through a style swap for months! This is when you invite a bunch of your friends, tell them to bring clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry... things they don't use much any more. And then swap them. And this weekend, it's finally happening!
Style swaps are one of my most favorite things to do! I often go through my girlfriends' closets, and get pretty jealous because they have awesome clothes. And then, I find out they feel the same way about the stuff in my closet! We're all broke, and want each other's clothes, so why not just trade clothes?
I am also planning to donate what's left from the party. I know there are many people who need clothes, and can't afford what's in department stores. I feel fortunate that I can afford these things, and I feel that I can give things that were once my treasures to other people to treasure them. (I especially felt this way about my prom dresses - they all have new homes, and are probably treasured by those lucky girls!)
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