Does this sound like you?
“I might wear it again.”
“But it reminds me of when we…..”
I pulled this out of my closet tonight. This is the outfit I wore on my first date with Hubby. We’ve been married 5 years and I can say without a doubt I have not worn it since we were married. I know this because I got pregnant shortly thereafter and the skirt never quite looked as cute on me as it once did. I don’t have a problem with getting rid of stuff but this is one of those that had the sentimental factor and the “maybe I’ll fit into it again” reasoning all mixed together.
So I pulled the outfit out and took a picture. Then I packed it in the donate box. Done. It’s easy to attach an emotion with a thing but we eventually run out of room and have a bunch of stored STUFF we can’t enjoy.
Here’s your challenge… The next time you find yourself saying “I might” or “It reminds me of…” take a picture and write down your feelings attached to the item. Before you know it you will have a great pictorial journal (or a blog!) to remind you of special memories. The physical items can go on to someone that can use them and love them now. Works for me, what about you?
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Great idea, thanks for sharing it!
haha…I just did that today when I went through my closet. =p
I have read this also to take pictures of the kiddos artwork esp their 3d projects so you have a log of them without having them. My DD is only 2 so I haven’t actually done this yet but it’s there in my mind when the time comes.
Nancy, I take pictures of my children’s artwork too. My oldest loved the idea. The younger one will have a harder time with letting go of the physical work. That will come with age.
This is a great idea. Or, it would be if I could fit into all those “cute clothes.” Really, I just got rid of the shirt I was wearing when I got engaged when we moved this past January. It was freeing, but sad. Also when we moved I took pictures of anything I was sentimental about, including certificates from high school, gifts from friends, trophies, etc, and then got rid of them all. I love this idea!!
Rebecca, It is quite freeing to let go of the stuff, I wish I would have thought of this when I was younger it would make for great journaling prompts.I’m sure I’ve gotten rid of stuff that I would like to look back on now. Everything is so easy with digital cameras now it is a great solution instead of keep all of the excess.
Great idea! There are a lot more good ideas for scrapbooking than I thought…
:)
Cute outfit! No wonder that date went so well :-)
Mary,
That is too funny! Yeah those clothes, not happening again! Oh, 15 I wouldn’t want to go back there anyways. But that is so sweet that you and your husband have been together that long.
Amy,
Yes I was keeping all of my first son’s clothes to do that then I ended up having another boy so used the clothes instead then passed them on to a friend because they were still like new.
I do like the quilt idea though.
I like this idea. It would certainly save me some room in my closet… =)
~Kate
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Fun idea! I like it. :)
Or you could cut it up and quilt it; I keep my stepdaughter’s old clothes for that reason. You can quilt sentimental clothes, too, and keep ‘em around forever! (well, as long as the fabric holds up).
I figure that quilting allows me to still be sentimental about stuff that I really should get rid of…haha.
I never keep clothes for just in case I lose weight. Then they are always looming over me.
Your post made me laugh…at myself! I actually have the outfit I wore on my first date with my husband folded up and saved in my cedar chest. We’ve been married for almost 10 years…and I was only 15 when we started dating. To say that outfit will never fit again is QUITE the understatement! :)
Great idea!!!
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