I had a hair appointment this morning, so 4 teenage girls decided to hitch a ride to town and go shopping. Of course their shopping needed to begin far earlier than my hair appointment, so I had some time to kill. And what happier way to spend 2 hours than BRA SHOPPING!! Ugh. I have a drawer full of bras that don't fit. quite. right. They fit, but after an hour the wire starts to dig into my side, or the lace starts to itch. Or, owning to last year's adventure in breast surgery. one side puckers just a little while the other side overflows. It's a joy.
So, alone at the mall, I headed to the lingerie department of the nearest store, and started nabbing possible candidates. Five to try on, and ooh, look, pretty summer nighties. I came out of the dressing room with one success (for now) and a new nightgown. A display on the aisle offered "longer cut for more discrete coverage" t-shirts, so I grabbed one of those too, a pretty melon colour. Some more knit tops, a little further on, and boom, I'm out $40. (Everything was on sale - I've spent close to that on a single one of those not quite right bras I have upstairs.)
So that's four new things out. I've already got some shorts that aren't decent to wear in public anymore, so that's two, and I'll heave the worst offenders from the bra collection upstairs. Still three more things. But a deal's a deal. and three more things will go.
I wandered around Joann for a while, coupons in hand, dying to spend them. but I didn't. There was nothing there that I wanted so badly that I could imagine what I'd get rid of to have it. Hey, this might just be something after all...
Showing posts with label 100 Things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 100 Things. Show all posts
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
100 things
Have you seen this? I know I have more stuff than I want, I am sure I have more than I need, and I am absolutely sure I will never own just 100 things, but, oh! the liberation! Can you imagine? Not being owned by your possessions? I probably have 100 things in my car that I'd never miss if I just threw them away.
But realistically, I can't keep just 100 things. It's not something I can do, and not something I even want to do. But I can simplify a little, I think. It's like the stash diet thing, and the scrap busting thing, and the UFO challenge thing. It's the FlyLady 27 fling thing. So, here's my version. For every new thing that comes into my life, for me personally, two things go. Like for like, if possible, like two articles of clothing in exchange for a new t-shirt. Two items from the junk drawer for a new battery. Two containers of leftovers for an ice cream bar. If I run out of things to get rid of, but have something I need (or want), I can make those two things two pounds. Ha! I'll simplify and skinnify at the same time! If nothing else, it will make me consider if a purchase or acquisition is a want or a need. And a want isn't always a bad thing, but it has to be real - not just a whim. Maybe I'll even save a few bucks. To keep myself honest I'm going to keep a running tab in the sidebar. Will I pro-rate my tosses to allow myself a little extravagance? No! Will I limit myself to only two things for each new one? No! Will I reward myself with something new because I got rid of something else? No!
This could be fun. Let's see.
But realistically, I can't keep just 100 things. It's not something I can do, and not something I even want to do. But I can simplify a little, I think. It's like the stash diet thing, and the scrap busting thing, and the UFO challenge thing. It's the FlyLady 27 fling thing. So, here's my version. For every new thing that comes into my life, for me personally, two things go. Like for like, if possible, like two articles of clothing in exchange for a new t-shirt. Two items from the junk drawer for a new battery. Two containers of leftovers for an ice cream bar. If I run out of things to get rid of, but have something I need (or want), I can make those two things two pounds. Ha! I'll simplify and skinnify at the same time! If nothing else, it will make me consider if a purchase or acquisition is a want or a need. And a want isn't always a bad thing, but it has to be real - not just a whim. Maybe I'll even save a few bucks. To keep myself honest I'm going to keep a running tab in the sidebar. Will I pro-rate my tosses to allow myself a little extravagance? No! Will I limit myself to only two things for each new one? No! Will I reward myself with something new because I got rid of something else? No!This could be fun. Let's see.
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