Tuesday, November 17, 2015

TIME TO GET REAL

Some people have a difficult time throwing old clothes out - that's not me! When I get in the mood, it doesn't take long to rifle through my closet tossing things out right & left. Especially now that I know all the shopping secrets from Ross or Kohl's, it is easy to chuck the old, out of date clothes since I know I can easily & inexpensively replace them. When I run out of hangers, I know it is time for spring, summer, fall or winter cleaning!

This past Saturday morning I tackled my jeans & crop pants drawers. I am 65 years old & don't look half bad (for an old lady!) BUT I don't look like I did when I was 40, or hell, even 50. Not to mention that there are a few more pounds of "junk in the trunk" to deal with. :-)

As I started sorting through all my pants, I realized there were a few pairs that probably dated back 20 years! I was at a loss as to why I was hanging on to some of them since I will never wear them again in this lifetime - even if they did fit, which over half of them didn't. I suppose that somewhere in my twisted mind I was hanging on to the fact that maybe, just maybe, someday I would magically lose 15 pounds & the zippers would just glide up easily. Time to get real, girl!  Ain't gonna happen!

There were even a couple pairs of old jeans that were a size 6 - SIZE 6?? What the hell? I honestly don't ever recall wearing a size 6 past age 25 - long before menopause & senility set in. Those went in the give away pile without even attempting to squeeze my butt into them. I am certainly not that much of a glutton for punishment.

Most of them that joined the size 6s in the Goodwill pile were just a little too tight or way out of style. One of the benefits & pleasures of being 65 is that I no longer wear clothes that aren't comfortable & restrict my breathing. My days of wearing jeans that look great but cut into me at places I really don't want to be cut into are long gone. Not to mention that tight hip-hugger, low cut jeans just don't look good on anyone older than 16 & weighing more than 95 pounds. A 65 year old "muffin top" is not even a little bit flattering.

There were even a few that could only be called bell bottoms back in my era - AKA the 60s. I suppose now they are termed "boot cut" - but since I don't even own a pair of cowboy boots & haven't ridden a horse in a couple of decades, there wasn't any good reason to hang on to them either.

Before our trip last month, I headed to Ross on a Tuesday (10% senior discount day!) to look for new jeans. I hit the jackpot finding 3 pairs that look & fit really good - for less than $50 total including tax! The waist is actually at my waist & they are snug but not too tight. Thank you Gloria Vanderbilt for realizing that some of us are real women, not petite little teen-agers. Plus I have 2 pairs of "jeggings" from last year that work perfectly with long tops & boots so I am set for the upcoming winter.

All in all, I ended up chucking around 30 pairs of pants & about 15 tops. I did save 5 pairs of denim pants that still fit & I might wear at some point. But I am really proud of myself since I am down to 10 pairs of jeans & I have at least 15 empty hangers!

Guess what I'm going to do this afternoon? Yep, I'm heading to Kohl's with my coupon to start finding more bargains to fill up those hangers! Woo Hoo!

1 comment:

  1. and think of all the wildfire survivors you've just help to clothe! Good for you!

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