Sequined jackets + diving gear = my closet
I’m not sure what the exact trigger was. Possibly it’s my UK friend visiting me at the end of the month or the advent of my 40th (unfortunately, not a typo) high school reunion next weekend.
Whatever it was, a little voice inside said it was time to attack the dreaded closets. Here’s the summary report.
1. There were enough jackets with shoulder pads that I could outfit an entire high school football team. Instead of a treadmill, I should invest in a tackling dummy.
2. A sequined jacket from the eighties. (Wear sunglasses when looking at this puppy.) Did I mention it was heavy?! So heavy that I had to weigh it.
3. A cashmere hoody?! Really?!! What am I…14?! I got it on vacation in Bermuda many years ago. Apparently, I thought it was a good idea at the time. Don’t hate. I also bought a gorgeous (real!) pashmina on that trip. Clearly not every buying decision is a winner.
4. Cashmere sweater dress from Max Mara. Price tag still on it. Other than my obsession for cashmere, what does that tell you?
5. A mail order sundress that I bought in about four colors. After it arrived, I noticed that the cleavage plunged down to my navel. Not a good look for me…or anyone not starring in a porn flick.
6. A buoyancy control device from my scuba diving days. (By pumping air in and out of it, you can adjust your vertical direction.) In the pocket, I found a little board which allows you to write your diving buddy a note underwater. (Like, I’m out of air and I will be dying momentarily.) Oh, and a small diving knife. (I have a much bigger one that straps to my lower leg. Can’t have too many knives when diving.)
Despite the fact that I was pretty ruthless of what went into the donation pile, there were a few things that I couldn’t part with.
Like the Linda Evans/Dynasty-type gown I wore when giving Richard Simmons an award in the late ’80s. (Yup. I name dropped.)
And the fire engine red skirt, that’s about two sizes too small right now. (I think every girl should have a hooker outfit, just in case times get tough.)
Maybe I should take those plunging neckline dresses out of the donation pile?
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4 comments
No disco dresses?
No. I think those went in the previous purge. Mercifully.
Hmm and Dave thinks I’m bad LOL. Just think you have cleaned out all that old stuff so you have lots of nice space for NEW stuff! Oh a shopping trip, don’t forget with clothes come bags and shoes 😉
Thanks for the reminder. LOL And, I’m only half done. I still have two other closets to got through. There might be a part 2 to this! LOL