in all my years of helping clients make sense of their closet…i think the one reason for not letting go of something…that makes me smile…is…sentimental reasons…so you have a t-shirt from every concert you went to since 1978…you don’t wear any of them…but you can’t let them go because of sentimental reasons?
hmmm…i’m thinking…why?? why do you need to keep 50 of them…i get the memories bit…i mean i have feelings =) but is a t-shirt really going to help you remember?
so this got me thinking…what are other “great” (NOT!) reasons for not discarding those pieces in your closet that you don’t wear…and probably never will wear…but you hold on to them…
– “i paid a lot of money for it”…ok…but it is just hanging in your closet…still not being worn…get over it…really…just let it go…
– “i hope to fit into it again”…worst case…at least remove these items from your closet and store them somewhere else…there is NO reason to look at these items day in and day out…and remind yourself what you don’t fit into…
– “i keep these just in case i put the weight back on”…huh? if you have done the hard work…and lost the weight…keeping your “bigger” clothes is basically…giving yourself permission to get back to that size…
– “it is a beautiful piece…although it is not right for my body”…same as paying a lot of money for said item…just let it go…
repeat after me…just let them go! believe me…you will not miss them…you probably won’t remember them after a few months…pass them along to someone who will enjoy them (well..except for the 50 t-shirts)
when it comes to your closet…make it full of ONLY pieces that look good on you…and most importantly…make you feel good about yourself…
ready…set…go…
