No, I’m not talking about the economy and the unemployment rate. I’m talking about clothes and stuff. Yeah you know, all that stuff that builds up in your house. In the drawers and the back of your closet, under the bed and in the cabinets. In the past two years I have moved twice and still have fully unpacked boxes from the first move. I have not touched nor thought about the contents of these boxes in two years! Do I really need this stuff? My rational mind says ”NO” but my pack-rat, sentimental side whispers “open the boxes, you might need that stuff one day. Hoard, hoard, hoard”. It’s a battle I have been fighting all my life. I blame it on my parents. Damn their collections! Green glass, door knobs, vintage gloves, matchbooks, coins (oh my god the coins!). I shouldn’t be too harsh I mean my parents aren’t as bad as the people on Clean House! Yikes!

But how do we release our selves from the clutter? I have been on a crusade for the past few months to get rid of everything I do not need. Every few weeks I go through my clothes and drawers and take out more and more things. I am trying to see just how much I can get away with. Just a few days ago I met with two lovely ladies (I will post about that later!) and one of them told me about this amazing website the Uniform Project. I’m not really sure how I have not heard about this before! It’s awesome and inspiring! One young lady has challenged herself to wear one dress for 365 days! It is also a fundraiser for the Akanksha Foundation. This has really challenged my thinking about downsizing my own wardrobe. I am organizing a clothing swap at work in two weeks. So until then I will be purging my closet of all unwanted, unworn, un-mended clothing. I will post the results in three weeks…

(Image above: Closet Organizers )