Clothes

After my last trip, doing laundry and putting clothes away led to going through my clothes and pitching tons of clothes and shoes. It makes me feel lighter, less cluttered. When I accumulate too much stuff I start to feel like I’m at the service of the stuff rather than the other way around.

Doing this after a trip seems to help because, after having survived just fine without the stuff for a few weeks, I realize I don’t need it and don’t miss it when I don’t have it available. It’s also easier to hush that little voice in my head, saying “but I got that in [foreign country] / it was a gift from [loved one] / I got that for [special occasion]!” I have lots of gifts and mementos that I use and enjoy – I need to learn to get rid of the ones that I never use and just take up storage space. The stuff is completely irrelevant to the happy memories and the loving relationships!

Among the objects I donated is a lot of size 12-14 clothing. Yaay! I don’t want it in my house. I’m burning bridges with my heavier weight and making a commitment to maintaining a lower weight.

I’m wearing mostly size 10 now. The difference in cut between a size 14 and a size 10 is amazing. I once saw a report about why larger size clothing is unflattering and the designer said that, while thin people all have basically the same shape, large people all carry weight in different places so their clothing has to accommodate a wide range of body types and is generally cut very baggy. In size 10’s I can start to see that the clothing has better construction and is much more flattering to the body’s form.

Looking forward to trying size 8’s… in a few months…