HOW TO WEAR LOUNGEWEAR WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE
Since you are following a HOT (humble, open, and transparent) blogger, you probably already know that I am not a great housekeeper. Lol! I heard a preacher that I follow use that term, and I thought that was one that I needed to steal. Some of you mentioned that I should watch the Netflix series with Marie Kondo. Dang, you gurls! Now, I am in a cleaning mode! I have already started with a few drawers, baby steps first, and then I will gradually move up to the major things.
I was thinking about all of the things that we accumulate over some time. We work so hard so that we can buy nice things and then we have to build on closets, outbuildings, or even rent storage units, to hold all of our “stuff” that we don’t use but don’t want to part with. I am truly going to downsize my things. I opened my coffee cup cabinet and stepped back to look at it well. It is three shelves high, and there are so many cups in there that I have to stack many cups on top of each other. Joe and I each use one cup in the morning, so that has to make me wonder why I have soooo many stinking cups. And, that doesn’t even include the cups that go with my everyday dishes, my “good” dishes, and my holiday dishes. Plus, the good dishes and the holiday dishes haven’t been out of their cabinet in over 5 or more years. It ALL needs to go, and that brings on its dilemma. Getting rid of all the stuff takes time, work, effort, and those are all the things that I don’t have. I told Joe that I think that I am going to put all of my items in a room and once or twice a month have an indoor sale to get rid of them. Some things will be donated, and I am sure some things my family will want, but it needs to leave my house. I am open to suggestions if you ladies have already been through this process and can enlighten me.
Today I have on an example of how to wear “loungewear” when you are running errands. I love clothing items that can serve two purposes and loungewear is perfect for handling more than one purpose. The navy velour top is part of a set, the bottoms are navy and white polka dot, that I lounge around the house in. This top is so soft and comfortable, and the other morning I put it on to work on the computer for a while. Then, I decided to go and get a manicure, and this was what I wore. I changed out of the polka dot pants and threw on a pair of jeans. Then, to make the outfit look less like loungewear, I added a puffer vest by Crown & Ivy. I am sure that no one was aware that I was out in loungewear, what do you think?
Adding a few accessories also made the outfit look less like loungewear. I added a statement earring of hot pink leather fringe. These gorgeous earrings were c/o Kay & Star, a jewelry mother/daughter team who are on Etsy. They are super nice ladies, and I love buying from someone who I know appreciates the business. I also added the Kelsey and the Sequoia magnetic bracelets. I love the magnetic bracelets because they are so easy to put on and take off, but they are 7.5,” and they are not adjustable. Speaking of a small business owner who appreciates your business…to shop my Plunder website, go here. Lol!
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I will usually wear skinny jeans when I tuck them inside of boots. Today, I have on a pair by Vigoss that I had forgotten that I owned. Thanks, Marie Kondo for making me look through my jeans because I came across this pair. I buy my Vigoss jeans from Maurices when I catch them on sale.
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A lot of great advice from your readers. I personally enjoy having garage sales and let the buyer name their price. Our subdivision has 2 garage sales per year (1x spring and 1x fall). I try to take advantage of those times and pack boxes all year around in preparation. I also donate to a resale shop which supports local families of domestic violence and sexual assault; I feel that’s a win-win since I’m helping out desperate families & individuals while gaining more closet, cabinet and floor space. Goodwill gets my old clothes. Purging is ongoing. I concur with one of your readers… I only wish I had used my money more wisely…who knows how much good I could have done for others instead of wasting money on “stuff” I don’t even think twice about letting go now. Start somewhere. It will help others and you will better for doing it. I’ll be cheering for you all the way!
You know, I once read the best advice for helping to let go of “stuff”. It said to always consider that sometimes the memory of a thing is as good as, or even better than, the thing itself. I’ve used that bit of logic over and over. Getting rid of stuff is so freeing, and makes it easier to actually enjoy the stuff you decide to keep. I like those jeans you found! Good luck, Tania!
I found it’s much easier to load up my stuff and donate it all. Any $$$ I would make on garage or indoor sales just isn’t worth the time invested. I never think about those items once they’re gone but every day I do appreciate having negative space in my closets, cabinets, etc.
That is how I feel too, Dawn. I only keep a few things to sell and everything else is given away or donated.
Organizing and cleaning allows you to bless others. I took my china and kept the dinner plates and bowls. I gave all the other pieces and stuff away. I have organized my kitchen to have all the plates, bowls that I love to make different table settings. But I have serving dishes that are glass and colors that match all of them. It sure saves on space. I also gave away 33 Christmas mugs to teachers/doctors office during holidays and I still had about 30. I say get rid of things you don’t use and bless others! There are also thrift stores that will sell your stuff and bless women’s shelters, pregnancy crisis center etc. Just do it!
I will be giving soooo much stuff away. We have women’s shelters and ministries who cloth and gift items when someone has a fire. I would rather give to them than to get 3.00 out of something.
Love your vest and velour top, they look great styled with the jeans and boots and will keep you warm and comfy! Cleaning and organizing…yikes! I need to do that with my closet and storage room. Maybe by spring I will have made a dent in it! Good luck with your “tidying up”! 🙂
I am not sure if I will have even made a dent by Spring. Lol!
I absolutely love this outfit! It doesn’t look a thing like loungewear of the norm. It is very stylish and practical, but stylish first! I also have been watching Marie Kondo. She has a lot of good tips. My twin college age daughters share a one bedroom 500 square foot condo and have been watching her show and reading her book, which we bought digitally so we can share it, cutting down on clutter. We keep working on decluttering and organizing constantly, but her tips are certain helpful. Best wishes towards your goal! Baby steps, I tell myself as I go through one drawer at a time. Keep up the great posts, you are quite inspirational ?
Heather, I figure that any decluttering I do is a step in the right direction. Joe said that he doesn’t want me to burn out before I get finished. Lol! I probably won’t be finished until it is time to start all over again. Hahaha!