Americans have too many clothes.
Okay, maybe that’s not fair. I have too many clothes, and my
children have too many clothes. That’s fact.
As I hang clothing on the line to dry each morning, I have time to consider the clothing we own as I shake it out and determine how many clothespins it will take
to keep it from flying off into the wind that whips up the hill from the
hollow. Jeans require four, shirts two and underwear requires anywhere from one
to four depending on who it belongs to. My daughter would be none to happy if
her panties went sailing into the grass to be discovered by her little
brother’s friends. (Three clothes pins minimum even though the panties are
barely bigger than a tissue.)
Back to the subject at hand, we all have too many clothes.
Our drawers are stuffed to overflowing (note picture) and our closets crammed.
No one could possibly wear all of it. Or could they? I’ve devised a clothing
challenge for myself and everyone who thinks they have too many clothes
but are unable to reduce their surplus. It’s also for you smug people who are
reading this and thinking, “I wear everything I own otherwise I wouldn’t own
it!”
This challenge is called Wear It or Toss It. Or Use Ir or
Lose It. Or Don It or Donate It. The name isn’t important, but the purpose is.
It’s a very simple challenge.
