Maybe not what you think. Let me walk you through it.

 

You have a cabinet in your kitchen with cute mugs…it's full of all of your favorites, but then someone gives you one for your birthday and you have to decide what to do with it. Do you replace an older one with the new one you just got? Do you just tuck it in next to the serving bowls on the shelf below? Do you start a whole new shelf?

 

The beautiful thing about choice is that we get to choose. If we don't choose, our mug collection just keeps getting bigger, then becomes overwhelming, then one day you say you can't take it anymore and you go and chuck them all. Then you accidentally get rid of some that meant a lot to you. And now you're kinda sad about it. 😢

 

Maybe mugs aren't your thing. 

 

Maybe it's shoes…ahem!

My advice is to create a boundary for your space. When that space is full, then you need to start making decisions about what you are bringing in.

 

AND WHEN YOU DO…make sure you are looking at what you are getting rid of. 

 

Is it a piece that has served it's purpose? Perhaps something you wore often, but isn't really your style and you were just keeping it for “just in case”?

Is it a piece that wasn't the best shopping choice in the first place? Perhaps a scrolling situation and then you realized that it doesn't fit your body shape or the life you live?

 

Paying attention to what you are purging is just as important as paying attention to what you are buying.

Here's an example of how I use this idea of boundaries in my closet. 

I have four shelves for sweaters that I cannot hang. If I find a sweater I want to buy, I need to make sure that it is better than what I have. 

It keeps me reigned in when I shop, because let's face it-I can always find something cute when I scroll and I can always justify a price if it's on sale! I still fight against decades of shopping for fun, shopping when stressed, shopping when I wanted to feel cute. 

 

Having that physical boundary helps me make more thoughtful choices, definitely helps me save money and I don't have a closet full of clothes crammed together(making it harder to keep clean and get ready!)

Have you tried this before? I know it's easier in your kitchen than in your closet, but I promise it will make a world of difference if you are feeling a little distressed in your closet. 

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