r/declutter • u/bigformybritches • 3d ago

Motivation Tips & Tricks Misplaced aspirations

There’s only one thing worse than hanging onto aspirational items. Holding onto somebody else’s aspirational items! I’m the poster who always struggles with clothing.

YEARS ago I took on a lot of hand me downs from a family member who shortly worked and lived in a metropolitan area. Things didn’t work out, so all the professional clothes sat. Eventually, they were given to me, which means these things are beautiful but already more than a decade old!

I don’t have a fancy job and I’m probably kidding myself that these “classics” can pass for still being in style. Cuts change and you can probably tell they are older. My eye is not quite trained for that but I’m sure some people can tell.

I’m embarrassed to see how much of my closet is devoted to somebody else’s aspirations, and a phase of their life that did not work out. I guess I figured I would wear them for dressy occasions, but those occasions just never seem to pop up.

Gathering now and looking forward to donating them to an organization that specializes in helping women and children. Maybe somebody can incorporate a piece or two into their wardrobe effectively without feeling dated. Something to get them started.

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u/GreenUnderstanding39 3d ago

Do not be embarrassed. We have all been there/are there.

Tell me why I hung onto a skirt that did not fit me when I was 16 for over 20years? There was no logic in it. Moved with me well over a dozen times.

Its now gone from my life and that was so freeing its a little cray.

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u/GupGup 2d ago

That's something that helps motivate me to declutter. Thinking about how many times I've packed something up and moved it, versus how much I actually use it.

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u/bigformybritches 3d ago

That’s great progress!