tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post9174171465040623169..comments2007-09-19T15:56:17.401-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-62492932108960919542007-09-19T15:56:00.000-05:002007-09-19T15:56:00.000-05:00Gee, and I thot I was a Sensitive New-Age Guy...Sorry about the broad/beam comment (from before there was an Internet.) <BR/><BR/>Should I tell the Cosby sweater story to even things out? ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure your clothes will be snatched up and put to good use.BT3http://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-40195844113416424682007-09-18T20:44:00.000-05:002007-09-18T20:44:00.000-05:00It must be the cool air...we just did our closets and I did the pantry too.<BR/><BR/>I replaced all of my old hangers with uniform wooden ones from Lowe's. I don't like to spend money on buying more hangers, so my method is to donate one item for each new one coming in, so that I'm even on hangers!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03259484415616120380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-90783602531182956912007-09-18T20:12:00.000-05:002007-09-18T20:12:00.000-05:00Dang, Zick, I'd a come to the 25th reunion dance if I'd a known you were gonna wear a dress like that. I actually think it does look charming and summery ---<BR/><BR/>I have moved twice in the last 3 years so my closets haven't had a chance to silt up lately, but I love the feeling of flinging things that make me miserable and whiney every time I look at them. (You know, size teeny jeans and dumpy church lady dresses.)Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07619399762794386376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-67952402185473672932007-09-18T16:57:00.000-05:002007-09-18T16:57:00.000-05:00what a hoooot of a post!... but how you females ever collect that much clothing and shoes in the first place remains one of the great mysteries of the world to me???cyberthrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883119145892591610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-73101007848296934322007-09-18T15:33:00.000-05:002007-09-18T15:33:00.000-05:00Good for you Julie! Now I'm feeling inspired too. Jayne and Mary mentioned that "12 month rule" and I know I've got some stuff that's been hanging around for 12 YEARS.RuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-85634605385330597072007-09-18T12:42:00.000-05:002007-09-18T12:42:00.000-05:00Ahhhhh....I feel much better, now if I could just do that up in the awkward loft. Congratulations on regained closet space.Trixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-4695104194122742892007-09-18T12:27:00.000-05:002007-09-18T12:27:00.000-05:00That's a lot of stuff! I get rid of things when I haven't - worn them in a year or two OR have no sentimental attachment to them. <BR/><BR/>Why, you ask do I still have 80's white stilettos? I have no idea.Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15445927851498985260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-17277297606191850602007-09-18T10:08:00.000-05:002007-09-18T10:08:00.000-05:00I agree with pineyflatwoodsgirl! And I have to say, the "cowboy butts drive me nuts" t-shirt cracks me up!Helenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194965908809128833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-51288972940837363632007-09-18T09:55:00.000-05:002007-09-18T09:55:00.000-05:00I attacked our pantry closet yesterday. I found a can of tomatoes with an expiration date of Feb 2001!! (not bulging yet) and a half bag of very rancid corn chips. Everything came out, was inspected for outdate and was either tossed or wiped clean and restocked in tidy rows and sections, with the oldest to the front. As each member of my family came home I made them open the closet door and admire my work! Needless to say, not everyone could appreciate the proud gleam in my eyes...Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-87098281107559537702007-09-18T09:11:00.000-05:002007-09-18T09:11:00.000-05:00Ingenious! You combined the decadance of retail therapy with the soul-cleansing of closet cleaning and donation. (Kind of like diet soda and fried chicken...they balance each other out.) No guilt and you know you've made a difference in the world. Lovely!Peg Sillowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11264210610044622009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-6738507981694738402007-09-18T08:38:00.000-05:002007-09-18T08:38:00.000-05:00I hope you did not get rid of the Dog Lady of Whipple's outfit.littleorangeguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12654738679277701610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-35618796839121539632007-09-18T08:14:00.000-05:002007-09-18T08:14:00.000-05:00and hey--new avatar! Nice.dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-88718574945582849142007-09-18T08:13:00.000-05:002007-09-18T08:13:00.000-05:00What a cleansing post, to go along with your cleansing experience! I don't really shop for clothes very often, so my clean-outs are limited to throwing out the stuff with holes in it.dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-54950294378649578042007-09-18T08:00:00.000-05:002007-09-18T08:00:00.000-05:00Mary, I appreciate your mention of a "classic" size 6.Has anyone else noticed that a 6 now is equivalent to an 8 five years ago? That a 10 now is what used to be a 12? Who do they think they're fooling? Very few of us are actually getting smaller...Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-83901602590700436122007-09-18T07:45:00.000-05:002007-09-18T07:45:00.000-05:00Only Zick could make closet cleaning an amusing read!pineyflatwoodsgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860855974480312836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-32067972767934514352007-09-18T07:22:00.000-05:002007-09-18T07:22:00.000-05:00It's a cleansing feeling and a huge job accomplished! I have finally realized that anything that hasn't been worn in 12 months will never be worn again. My mood has to be just right to "give it up" and it only happens every few years. Good job, Julie!<BR/><BR/>I still save some things that might be appropriate for Halloween...and...some classic size 6's from the 1980's. Hey, there's always hope.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-70790117988743367122007-09-18T07:06:00.000-05:002007-09-18T07:06:00.000-05:00Lots of laughter!!! I especially liked the story about the dress with the Parisian café scenes! Men are odd sometimes...<BR/>I have a system I try to use: give away one dress/pant /pair of shoes when I'm bying a new one...in order to keep the volume of clothes in the closet always the same.<BR/>But.... it doesn't really work cause it makes me feel like wasting<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laugh.<BR/>AndreaANDREAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12602563148936673366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-22595345572341714182007-09-18T05:30:00.000-05:002007-09-18T05:30:00.000-05:00Isn't that just so cathartic? I love doing that every other year or so. The rule is supposed to be... if you have not had it on or even in your hand in a year, out it goes! Some size 0 person will love the butt your street scene dress gives her...lolol!Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-69981273188295427172007-09-18T00:01:00.000-05:002007-09-18T00:01:00.000-05:00Ah. Closet cleansing. <BR/>Me, too, this week. I feel lighter, and I am sure the house appreciates it too.Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-6486990342718682552007-09-17T21:48:00.000-05:002007-09-17T21:48:00.000-05:00I see CB carefully checked the shipment for contraband such as soccer balls.Rondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740342799585280444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-83949277012530042882007-09-17T20:24:00.000-05:002007-09-17T20:24:00.000-05:00Congratulations! I need to attack my cupboards with similar ruthlessness. Thanks for the inspiration (c:Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301129176775790365noreply@blogger.com