What to do with old clothes that don't fit

[Jen12]

I will no longer have any larger sizes in the closet. If i gain again, well, I will either have to go spend all that money and time buying a size I don't want, or it will give me a kick in the pants to lose a few pounds to be comfortable again. Good luck with your continued success!

Congrats to you too!

I kind of have the same philosophy in regards to the money thing, except that I really like some of my older clothes! I'm just not sure some of them are worth the effort and expense to have them tailored.

I've also gone from an office job to a job in a classroom, so I no longer wear things like skirts and heels...purging of the closet is becoming almost like a break with the past for me. It's quite wonderful!

[Crankin]

I wore skirts and heels in the classroom all of the time.
In the 80s I even wore suits!
I taught teenagers, though, so I didn't need to get down and dirty.
I am finding the level of casualness at my new job (psychotherapy with families) is atrocious. I am really old fashioned, I guess, but I don't think it's OK to wear jeans and T shirts even if you are going to client's homes. You can look professional in a nice plain pair of pants and a more tailored shirt.

I know I'm in the minority, though. I love getting dressed up. It's still hard for me not to wear stockings.

[Jen12]

I wore skirts and heels in the classroom all of the time.
In the 80s I even wore suits!
I taught teenagers, though, so I didn't need to get down and dirty.
I am finding the level of casualness at my new job (psychotherapy with families) is atrocious. I am really old fashioned, I guess, but I don't think it's OK to wear jeans and T shirts even if you are going to client's homes. You can look professional in a nice plain pair of pants and a more tailored shirt.

I know I'm in the minority, though. I love getting dressed up. It's still hard for me not to wear stockings.

I have Kindergarten, so I'm on the floor, there's paint around, sticky fingers, etc. It doesn't pay to have anything that needs a lot of effort to take care of. And I'm thrilled to have stepped off of the heels. Yeah, the shoes are great and they make you look better, but it's nice not to be in pain at the end of the day!

Agree with you on the "too casual" look of a lot of places. I rarely do jeans and t-shirts unless it's a spirit day. Some of my coworkers also wear sandals and flip flops. That's not really for me either.

[marni]

there is an organization that collects used sports clothing and equipment for women and girls in South America called (I think) bikeamerica. I kept on pair of my biggest jeans for a couple of years, I threw them out the day I could both my legs side by side into one leg of the old jeans. Had my husband take a picture, vowed in front of him and my daughter that I would never ever be that large again and then cut them up and threw them out.

I did have one dress and one skirt that I really loved, refitted by a professional seamstress but everything else (mostly jeans, t shirts and cotton blouses) went to charity except for the ride t shirts which I may (someday in my bounteous free time HA!) make into a lap quilt.

marni

[roadie gal]

If I haven't been able to fit into the clothes for 6 months (big or small) they go to the hospital thrift shop.