I bought my husband a new jacket this afternoon. He's needed a new one for awhile now and I've been watching sales and prices on the style and color he's been interested in. The jacket I found was almost 75% off and is exactly what I've been looking for. After I brought it home and he tried it on he went to hang it up in the coat closet. I reached around him and pulled his old jacket from the closet. We took his gloves out of the pockets and I folded the jacket up and placed it in a bag of things I've been getting ready to take to Goodwill or the Rescue mission - because I have an unwritten rule that when something enters the house as new (or new to us) something has to go. This helps to keep the house uncluttered, closets accessible and also helps me remember that processions are tools to be used (even if their use is just to create atmosphere or beauty).
After Christmas is a time for us of bringing in the new and challenging ourselves to let go of the old. How many sweaters or turtlenecks does any one person need? I've actually thought about assigning a number to how many of one thing we should have, but that's a bit legalistic so I just try to use common sense. This works not only with clothing but with home accessories, small appliances, cookbooks and kitchen gadgets. If I haven't used it in the last year out it goes - with only a few exceptions.
As we approach the new year take the challenge and go through your closets - what do you not wear anymore (or enjoy wearing anymore), what do you not use, or read, or play with. Spend a few minutes and challenge yourself to remove as many items as you brought in at Christmas.
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