What do you do when you are a size 8 and in your closet you have clothes that range in size from 2 to 12? A close personal friend has suffered with weight issues most of her adult life. However, she has successfully maintained her weight for two years and is now a happy and healthy size 8! The downside to all this is now she has eight closets filled with clothes for every size, style and season.

Clothes are a huge investment for many women. It’s so difficult letting go of something especially when it carries such a huge emotional and financial attachment with it. Even if your case is not as severe as this one, there comes a time when it is necessary to purge the clothes that no longer fit or that we just don’t wear anymore.

Give your closets some room to breathe and say goodbye to the memories of what your body size used to be! It was a long and arduous process, but she went through all her clothes and donated the sizes she no longer fit into. This gave her the opportunity to see exactly what fit and from there she was able to decide what she wanted to keep, store (as far as seasonal items) and donated the rest. Check out local women’s shelters or other agencies in your community. Make sure the clothing items are in good shape too. People would be grateful to accept these donations.

Once she narrowed her eight closets down to three, her clothes were visible and easily accessible. Her clothes were better taken care of and preserved now that there was more room for her clothes to fit. Success!

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