Comments on: Quest for Simplicity http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/ misszoot.com - the mundane life of a horribly geeky mother of 3 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-105339 Kathy Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:14:56 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-105339 Yep, I'm right there with you. I have been saying for about 6 months that I was going to clean out my clothes, at the very least. I have former-occupation (secretary) clothes that I don't wear now and wouldn't be able to get back into even if I went back to a secretarial job. Why haven't I done this yet (even though getting a bunch of clothes out of my closet and drawers makes me feel sooooo good)? Because I just haven't managed to get bags or boxes into my car to take home so I'll have something to put them in! So I can them take them directly to my car and then to Good Will! Because I know (from experience) that if I don't have something to put them in, they'll get piled up and other things will get piled on top of them, and six months from now I'll end up with piles of stuff all over and who knows what on the bottom! Yep, I’m right there with you. I have been saying for about 6 months that I was going to clean out my clothes, at the very least. I have former-occupation (secretary) clothes that I don’t wear now and wouldn’t be able to get back into even if I went back to a secretarial job.

Why haven’t I done this yet (even though getting a bunch of clothes out of my closet and drawers makes me feel sooooo good)? Because I just haven’t managed to get bags or boxes into my car to take home so I’ll have something to put them in! So I can them take them directly to my car and then to Good Will! Because I know (from experience) that if I don’t have something to put them in, they’ll get piled up and other things will get piled on top of them, and six months from now I’ll end up with piles of stuff all over and who knows what on the bottom!

]]> By: Katie (The Yap) http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-105098 Katie (The Yap) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:50:15 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-105098 "When in doubt, THROW IT OUT!" I just say that to myself over and over when I'm in that mood. There have only been about three things ever that I've regretted getting rid of: a suede jacket, a cheap Pier One mirror and a lamp. THAT IS IT. Everything else I will never miss! GOOD LUCK! “When in doubt, THROW IT OUT!” I just say that to myself over and over when I’m in that mood. There have only been about three things ever that I’ve regretted getting rid of: a suede jacket, a cheap Pier One mirror and a lamp. THAT IS IT. Everything else I will never miss! GOOD LUCK!

]]> By: Erin http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104817 Erin Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:09:59 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104817 I go through this all the time. I LOVE to shop and have nice new things but I hate clutter and junk. Every couple months I go through our house and garage and go charity/trash crazy. When I was pregnant with my son I went way overboard. I couldn't stand anything out of place so I just tossed everything that wasn't put away or didn't get used. Needless to say this wasn't the best scenario either! Good luck with your purge. Be ruthless but reasonable! If you don't need it, love it, or if it can't make you money toss it. I go through this all the time. I LOVE to shop and have nice new things but I hate clutter and junk. Every couple months I go through our house and garage and go charity/trash crazy. When I was pregnant with my son I went way overboard. I couldn’t stand anything out of place so I just tossed everything that wasn’t put away or didn’t get used. Needless to say this wasn’t the best scenario either! Good luck with your purge. Be ruthless but reasonable! If you don’t need it, love it, or if it can’t make you money toss it.

]]> By: brit http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104701 brit Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:58:36 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104701 Robin's idea totally works. I do it all the time. I have all this stuff I feel bad about getting rid of because like so and so gave it ot me or whatever. But yeah I put it in a box then I have Scott donate it...because i'm tempted to look. He always has to do the dirty work. sigh. Stuff. It's everywhere. Robin’s idea totally works. I do it all the time. I have all this stuff I feel bad about getting rid of because like so and so gave it ot me or whatever. But yeah I put it in a box then I have Scott donate it…because i’m tempted to look. He always has to do the dirty work.

sigh. Stuff. It’s everywhere.

]]> By: The Muse http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104513 The Muse Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:01:26 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104513 About once every few months, I clean out my closet of stuff. I have a box that is just for memorabilia clothes (high school/college ts), another for costume-y stuff (what can I say, I attend a lot of costume parties... and I take a pole-dancing class... I need some random stuff), and then everything that doesn't fit into either of those categories, and hasn't been worn for a year, gets tossed. Of course, my best friend gets first crack at anything I don't want, so I try to let her know when its clean-out time before I do... If you've got anyone close to you that is your size, you could always have a closet-shopping party! And anything that you don't want to pilfer from each other's donate pile goes to charity. :) About once every few months, I clean out my closet of stuff. I have a box that is just for memorabilia clothes (high school/college ts), another for costume-y stuff (what can I say, I attend a lot of costume parties… and I take a pole-dancing class… I need some random stuff), and then everything that doesn’t fit into either of those categories, and hasn’t been worn for a year, gets tossed.

Of course, my best friend gets first crack at anything I don’t want, so I try to let her know when its clean-out time before I do…

If you’ve got anyone close to you that is your size, you could always have a closet-shopping party! And anything that you don’t want to pilfer from each other’s donate pile goes to charity. :)

]]> By: snakeepoo http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104510 snakeepoo Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:54:40 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104510 Robyn is a genius!! I just recently cleaned out all the "just in case" stuff, "it might fit one day" stuff and "I really should have tried this on" stuff. Just my stuff filled up 5 boxes for charity. I need to try Robyn's idea for my husband. He is a huge pack rat!! The fact that we might be moving in the fall is a great motivator. We're not moving ALL this stuff again! Robyn is a genius!! I just recently cleaned out all the “just in case” stuff, “it might fit one day” stuff and “I really should have tried this on” stuff. Just my stuff filled up 5 boxes for charity. I need to try Robyn’s idea for my husband. He is a huge pack rat!! The fact that we might be moving in the fall is a great motivator. We’re not moving ALL this stuff again!

]]> By: Jamie http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104508 Jamie Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:52:12 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104508 I have a big pile of sh*t ready to be picked up by a local charity tomorrow morning. They'll actually come out to your house!!! For free!!! I finally went through a bunch of things that I was holding on to "just in case" and realized that I'd been saying that since we moved in this house almost six years ago. I also sold our crib and changing table on Craiglist. But there are some things I can't get rid of...(thinking of the huge plastic storage bin of "special" outfits my girls have worn.) I have a big pile of sh*t ready to be picked up by a local charity tomorrow morning. They’ll actually come out to your house!!! For free!!!

I finally went through a bunch of things that I was holding on to “just in case” and realized that I’d been saying that since we moved in this house almost six years ago.

I also sold our crib and changing table on Craiglist. But there are some things I can’t get rid of…(thinking of the huge plastic storage bin of “special” outfits my girls have worn.)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104489 Sarah Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:19:30 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104489 robyn's on the money there.. we do this every year, and if we haven't worn it in the past year, it's tossed (usually to charity). we have relatively little storage space, and this keeps it manageable for the stuff we really do need to store. (like back issues of real simple magazine.) robyn’s on the money there.. we do this every year, and if we haven’t worn it in the past year, it’s tossed (usually to charity). we have relatively little storage space, and this keeps it manageable for the stuff we really do need to store. (like back issues of real simple magazine.)

]]> By: vague http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104477 vague Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:03:32 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104477 Oh man I am going through the EXACT same feeling lately. I have all the just-in-case clothes too, only some of them are two sizes too small and some are two sizes too big. And you know what Clinton and Stacey say about that: you can't hang on to those "fat clothes" just in case you get fat again, because they'll just be in there reminding you of being fat and weighing you down again metaphorically. It is time for me to get rid of those things now! Oh man I am going through the EXACT same feeling lately. I have all the just-in-case clothes too, only some of them are two sizes too small and some are two sizes too big. And you know what Clinton and Stacey say about that: you can’t hang on to those “fat clothes” just in case you get fat again, because they’ll just be in there reminding you of being fat and weighing you down again metaphorically. It is time for me to get rid of those things now!

]]> By: Lori http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104474 Lori Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:02:20 +0000 http://www.misszoot.com/2007/06/07/quest-for-simplicity/#comment-104474 When you are done at your place could you come clean out mine? I will provide caffeine-free beverages and guacamole with chips! When you are done at your place could you come clean out mine? I will provide caffeine-free beverages and guacamole with chips!

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