It's always fatal to try stuff on that you haven't worn for years before putting it in the charity bag. It goes back in the cupboard and still doesn't get worn.
"Her indoors" regularly goes through older clothes, looks longingly at them and repeats the mantra "I'll hang onto that until I lose a bit of weight". I suppose some of it might come back into fashion one day! When we had fitted wardrobes built nearly 20 years ago I put 'temporary' hanging rails in our loft. Clothes from that time are still hanging there and get the same mantra when she goes up. I'm very tempted to get rid of the lot to charity and just say "No dear, you moved them back downstair to try them on ages ago". It could be my equivalent to when I see her wearing something new and comment on it. Stock reply is "No. I've had this for ages" - true but only because she got it when I wasn't with her and put it straight in the wardrobe. Unfortunately she learnt that technique from my mother.
When my brother married, he'd been engaged long enough for his wife to learn that he hated parting with old clothes. If something hadn't been worn for yonks, she'd hide it, marked with the date. If six months elapsed without him asking where it was, out it went.
I've never understood why women keep clothes and shoes they never wear. If you haven't worn it in ages, what's the point. Better to give away. I've got shoes that I know I won't wear now that I've retired, so they're already in a bag for the charity shop.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I keep everything unless I don't like it or it doesn't fit. Doesn't matter if I haven't worn it in years, if it fits and I still like it, it stays. It probably helps that I hardly ever buy anything.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
One year on from having my knee replaced, going for a walk every day and lost two stone in weight. can’t wait to get going in the garden, life is good.
Yes new knee ok it’s been hard work but well worth it, when I think before I had my knee done I couldn’t walk a hundred yards without being in excruciating pain now I walk for at least a hour a day. WONDERFUL
I've got some clothes I've not worn in 15 years or more, but they still fit and I'm not short of wardrobe space so I'm no dumping them.
I wouldn't mind so much if many of the items did still fit or were near to fitting. With the best will in the world there is little to no likelihood of most of it ever being in that category again. Not entirely her fault as there are some medical issues as well which have contributed to the weight gain. In the last couple of weeks her GP has finally said there is nothing that can be done to reverse the weight gain but it can be managed. Maybe, now that there is certainty, even if it's not what she wanted to hear, she will accept that there is no point keeping such items.
I keep clothes a long time but then they are for different seasons and different purposes. Except for dresses and evening wear, everything eventually ends up in the gardening or painting pile but I have dresses/skirts/tops/pants I bought or made for dancing that are still good 15 years down the line. Then there are clothes for schlepping about at home and others for going out for different activities from shopping to lunch to assorted classes or just having fun. Shoes and coats ditto.
Shape fluctuates according to season and activities too - a whole year of inactivity waiting for new feet from problem to diagnosis to ops and recovery so a bit blubbery at the end of that tho not heavier. Took ages to sort out, being 27 and all. Blubbery again at the mo after 6 weeks of dodgy knee preventing walkies and also little or no gardening in winter. It'll sort itself out.
The local Oxfam and shop and "Petits Riens" did very well when we were packing up to move from Belgium. Don't seem to have any here and I've only recently spotted a Red Cross shop.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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When my brother married, he'd been engaged long enough for his wife to learn that he hated parting with old clothes. If something hadn't been worn for yonks, she'd hide it, marked with the date. If six months elapsed without him asking where it was, out it went.
I've got shoes that I know I won't wear now that I've retired, so they're already in a bag for the charity shop.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Shape fluctuates according to season and activities too - a whole year of inactivity waiting for new feet from problem to diagnosis to ops and recovery so a bit blubbery at the end of that tho not heavier. Took ages to sort out, being 27 and all. Blubbery again at the mo after 6 weeks of dodgy knee preventing walkies and also little or no gardening in winter. It'll sort itself out.
The local Oxfam and shop and "Petits Riens" did very well when we were packing up to move from Belgium. Don't seem to have any here and I've only recently spotted a Red Cross shop.