Purging Winter Wear

I've tried to find homes for any and all winter coats we've grown out of (or when we've just ended up with more coats than even Minnesotan kids can wear!) With the recent washing and packing away (for a few short months) of winter stuff, I did something a wee bit painful.

I threw away a coat.

Yep. I did. It used to be white. It's not so white anymore, even after several washings. I thought and thought, and, well, I would never buy a coat so dingy if I were thrift store shopping. I really don't think anyone but the poorest of the poor would even care to wear a coat so dingy, no matter how warm.

So I threw it away, and I feel good about it. Well, at least fine with it. It was taking up precious closet space- we need coats for 9 people in an average size closet, with room left for shoes... It was so dingy I couldn't stand for any of the girls to wear it out.

As a "but what if we need it someday?" certifiable pack rat, you may not realize just how big a step this was/is for me. It's big. Trust me.

It won't be the last thing thrown out this year, I can guarantee you that.

More soon,
ali

Oh, and a wool knit hat that was accidentally felted and is now much too small and much too stiff for human wearing, it's outta here too!