As I got dressed for work this morning I went through my obligatory two or three outfit changes, trying and discarding different sweaters, skirts, tights, shoes and more (although in my defense it is unseasonably cold here today in South Florida). Instead of thinking about all the clothes I “need,” but can’t buy, I was instead struck by the thought that every one of these rejected clothing items should really be discarded, not hung back up in the closet. If they weren’t good enough to wear today, when will they be good enough? I know the honest answer is never.
Yet the nagging thought of how much money I’ve spent on all those clothes, that aren’t quite right in this way or that way, has, over and over, kept me from tossing or donating them. I need to admit failure on my past purchases and donate them now (while still somewhat in fashion for someone).
For me at least, these two things are interconnected and I cannot solve one (over-consumerism) without the other – they are both symptoms of the same problem – rashly spending money on clothes for reasons other than the simple desire to possess that item of needed clothing. I am hoping that the GAAD will help me realize exactly what those “other reasons” are.
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You have hit the nail on the head. I find that I buy things because they are a “deal.” I have to keep remeber that nothing is a deal unless you wear it, right? It costs something, valuable real estate in your closet that keeps you seeing the forest through the trees.