one closet, one year!

I was getting dressed for a friend's birthday party and I didn't know what I was going to put on my body. I looked in my closet and it seemed empty, unpromising. I've had these moments before; everything was old, ill-fitting, or blah. I thought to myself, "Ugh! I have NOTHING to wear!" Then I began rifling through my closet and saw a forgotten shirt I loved and many more, and I realized I was crazy. I had plenty to wear, and plenty to choose from. My closet was FULL of treasures! At that moment I decided I would take a year to explore my closet and to add NOTHING new to my wardrobe.

I would create a NEW outfit for each day in order to maximize my wardrobe and shake up my style.

Basically, I would try to "snap out" of my fashion rut, and appreciate what I have.

It was my New Years' project:
One Closet, One Year.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Collateral Damage!!!

Hi all. This is Richard.

Shelayna has slowed her posting schedule, so I thought I'd stop in and talk about what has been going on since she completed her project.

Here is a picture of our bedroom from this afternoon.



These are all of my clothes.

For some reason, a year of only wearing the clothes that are on her side of the closet has made Shelayna very introspective, and today she decided that I had too many clothes. Did I ask for this munificent behavior? No. Did I get it anyway? Yes.

Since I work in technology, my normal clothing is a polo shirt, and jeans. Dressing up means wearing a white button down shirt... and jeans. However, I do have some seldom worn clothes that I love - my suits, my party shirt (buttons optional), that sweatshirt I used to wear all the time in 1999. All of them went into the out pile. Now, I'm going to have to go clothes shopping for myself - something I really dislike. And I'm going to be really upset if I see my favorite patterned shirt on some homeless guy.

Even poor Jordan got pulled into this craziness, and was forced to do a fashion show of his old jeans.

Anyway, I'm significantly clothes poorer, and Shelayna has been to Goodwill twice this month. Maybe this is a subtle move to get more closet space?
Posted by Richard at 7:02 PM
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10 comments:

  1. pmichellejJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    Spring cleaning in January. Lucky you.

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  2. Maia BerensJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    This would make a really funny male/female routine.:)

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  3. ShelaynaJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    What a sneaky spouse have I!

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  4. RichardJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Lucky is a very relative term. You should have heard the derision heaped upon my 'pimp suit'.

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  5. Julie RomainJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    Uh oh! I think it's all my fault!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    hilarious! richard, perhaps if you go shopping at Goodwill you'll happen upon your favorite patterned shirt one again. shelayna could NEVER say no to such vintage serendipity.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    WHAT A HOOT!!!!!!AUNT JANINE

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  8. LesleyJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    you guys are HILARIOUS!!! I love you both!!!

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  9. the.freshmakerJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    THIS IS FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. LauraJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Too funny!!!

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