August Goals

August Goals

So it’s August. As hard to believe as that is, I am still trying to savor summer. I still want to spend as much time outside as possible. I still go to the pool whenever possible. I still wear sundresses and shorts.

But, my August goal is to “clean up.” What does that mean?

• Deal with all clothes, donations, etc.

• Get everything dry cleaned, fixed, etc.

• Look at clothes and everything to see if I can purge more

I like to consign clothes I don’t use, but I have trouble donating them when they aren’t accepted. It may sound greedy, but these are nice clothes I spent money, I feel like I want to get a few dollars back.

I tend to go to Clementine, as I think they take good quality clothes and I see a good ROI on these. Ashby takes less expensive clothes, but you don’t get much money for them. I also use the app Poshmark to sell clothes through that. While I think this is effective, it is slow and I still have to have the clothes in my apartment.

A stack of clothes I need to get out

I really want to learn to let it go. Clean up and just let go of the clothes and the clutter. I also have a stack of dry cleaning and some jewelry that needs to get fixed.

And finally, what else can go? I think back to the talk I went to in February from Creative Mornings. The owner of Minima asked us to look at everything and ask if it fits either of these questions: is it functional? Does it make you happy?

I hope y’all enjoy this warm weather as much as I do and if you have any advice on donating, consigning or purging, let me know!

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