A few posts ago, I said I would donate 80% of my clothes (and I did!).
Pictured above is the pile of donation bags-- a total of 12 garbage bags full of clothes (some of them are B's clothes).
I still have more clothing than I'd like, so I'll have to do another round of purging, but it's still much, much better than before. I may post photos of the clothes I decided to keep, but also I may be too lazy to organize them/make them look nice enough to take photos. We'll see.
I'll conclude with a quote I came across a while ago (maybe from a Paul Farmer book? I don't know, they should put me into citation jail):
“I have tried to argue that in judging a person’s advantage and deprivation, we have to shift our attention from an exclusive concentration on incomes and commodities (often used used in economic analyses) to things that people have reason to value intrinsically. Incomes and commodities are valued mainly as “instruments”—as means to other ends. We desire them for what we can do with them; possessing commodities or income is not valuable in itself. Indeed, we seek income primarily for the help it might provide in leading a good life—a life we have reason to value.”
| — | Amartya Sen, Innocenti Lecture of UNICEF, 1995. |
PS. I'm a first-time aunt today! Welcome to the world, Maddy.
Oh my, you are brave!
ReplyDeleteWe're discussing Amartya Sen in my Ethics class at the moment, great quote!
Wow this must me hard, you are amazing!
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That is quite an accomplishment. Be proud!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, you should be proud ;)
ReplyDeleteWell,congrats on both, the purging (i'm so jealous!) and being an aunt! Such a social role to be in, i'm an aunt to 3 little ones now.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to go read to see what brought on this need to purge 80% of your clothing, because that's exactly what I feel like doing these days. It's really hard to part with it but I'm slowly getting better at it.
Gosh, I am impressed! <3
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Very impressive. Paul Farmer is my hero! It's so easy to get attached to stuff. I'm sure the purge will open up some space not only in your closet but in your life as well. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteRE: opening up space in my life-
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I really, really need to do this. This is great, though! A nice, clean closet always makes me feel accomplished. xo
ReplyDeleteWOW! I wish I could do this.. And congrats on being an aunt! :)
ReplyDeleteI just threw loads of clothes out myself. Such a good feeling! Love your blog
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonderful feeling. And thank you!
Deletewoah congrats, i should urgently do that to my closet too !
ReplyDeleteholy crap. you must have had so much stuff. I'm impressed by numerous aspects of this. I think we will need to see what your wardrobe looks like upon completion of this project!
ReplyDeleteYes, I did have an embarrassingly hugely large amount of clothing. A shameful amount.
DeleteLike, really really bad.
Oh my goodness! I am in desperate need of a thorough purging but I am too sentimental.. perhaps in the fall! ;)
ReplyDeletePaul Farmer! They made the seniors AP English class read a book about him, Mountains Beyond Mountains, and apparently everyone was beyond inspired and impressed, so I looked him up, and he's awesome! I still want to read that book about him.
ReplyDeleteWhere/how did you donate you clothes, if I may ask?
Yes, Farmer's awesome. Mountains Beyond Mountains is really fantastic. I would really highly suggest some of Farmer's works-- he's written tons stuff (some drier than others, so beware). But all of his work is inspirational and supremely cerebral and extraordinarily educational.
DeleteI donated some of my clothes to a local thrift store.
And I dropped a few bags into a Planet Aid bin (basically these big metal bins that sort of look like trash bins, but they're not! You see them around town sometimes--they're hosted by certain orgs/stores, etc-- and you just drop your clothes into them! That simple.) http://planetaid.org/who-we-are/about-us/
Seriously impressed.
ReplyDeleteHave done this at snail-speed over the last few months. Feels incredible - we had a room just heaving with, well, crap.
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Wow! Looks like you really did get rid of a lot! Just stumbled upon your blog and noticed that you are also a RVA fashion blogger- how cool. Now following :) Your style is simply delightful!
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super cool blog, wanna follow each other? xx
ReplyDeleteWow, that must feel wonderful! Great job!
ReplyDeleteGood work! I'm in the process of going through my clothes to donate, too, and it is a pain! I'm officially inspired, though!
ReplyDeletewhat you're doing is really nice:) hope you follow me back
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