Wardrobe Clearout.

[Tilly2]

I have just spent a happy hour going through my main wardrobe. All the black clothes came out first, trousers, cardigans, jackets and tops.
No more black stuff.

Then, all the red clothes which I should never have bought in the first place. Red does not suit me.

Then all my 'work' jackets which I shall never wear again, apart from two which look good with casual trousers/jeans. The charity shops are in for a field day.

I feel strangely elated. A good job done. Now what to do with all the spare coat hangers?

[Barsel]

I've been trying to have a clear out for years, but, even though a lot of it doesn't fit me anymore, I still like it and swear I will lose some weight until it fits me again. The worse thing is, I'm still buying new clothes, especially in the sales.

[Togo]

I am thinking of chucking my school uniform out.

[Tilly2]

Doesn't it still fit, Togo? Have you let yourself go?

[Tilly2]

Barsel, you could make a start with that apron of yours.

[Barsel]

Thats a good idea Tilly, along with the rest of the carp that's hanging on the back of the door.

[Tilly2]

I'm going to do my coats next. I'm a bit of a sucker for coats.
I'm going to have a go at selling the really good ones on eBay.
Is eBay easy to use? Anyone know?

[Togo]

//Doesn't it still fit, Togo? Have you let yourself go?//

The cap does, and the tie. Look like Angus Young though when I try it on. :))

[Tilly2]

I had to look him up, Togo. :-)
Not a good look is it?

[sunny-dave]

If Gness threw out all her black clothes, she'd be wandering round in the nip for most of the week ...

[Togo]

Oyy ... look good on me Tills.

Did you also get rid of the red Agent Provocateur "stuff"? (^_*)

[gness]

I'd just borrow your black apron, Dave.

[DTCwordfan]

34 bags to charity - huh.

Try my mother - 370x 30bags to the top of the drive for weekly clearance over 18 months.

4 van loads to a vintage shop and take your pick of roughly 145 dresses, 120 jackets, 115 coats, 110tops and blouses and 75/300 shoes, the 225 having failed my sister's flex test on the sole - plus the scarves and the accessories - we made about £1500 - then there were the Cancer Research donations of circa another 50 bags of cheaper wear, such as from M+s.....

You should have seen the pantry and what came out of there.

[Tilly2]

That's some wardrobe clearout, DTC.
Is your Mother still alive?

[DTCwordfan]

yep, Tilly, in a home with advanced Alzheimer's - she's been on 'death-row' twice,aka 'End of Life' but has come back - 2/3rds of Alzheimers show some form of OCD behaviour - and if they showed it in earlier in life, it can be particularly severe. My eldest sister and I reckoned that the replacement cost in 2019 money was in excess of £200k.For example, we unearthed a shopping list of hers for coming down to London in 1973 and it totalled £4k back then - not that she would have bought all but still over £25k in today's money.

[Tilly2]

Just a quick update.

I put the coat hangers on the local Freegle and a lady and her grandson have just been and collected them.

73 assorted hangers. :-)