Tuesday 20th October

On the weekend, I had a bit of a lightbulb moment.
I had just had a shower, and was in a hurry to get dressed to go and meet Jeremy's sister for some shopping and a coffee while the boys were out at golf.
I decided to wear some cargo pants and a t-shirt since the weather was nice enough.
Pulled on the cargo pants, and they were too loose.
But......... nothing a belt didn't fix.
Then came the hard part...
Finding a t-shirt to fit!
I literally tried on 6 tops, and they were ALL too big!
Now, I am not talking just a fraction too big.....
I'm talking miles too big.
They looked ridiculous!
One after the other got thrown on the floor in disgust.
OK - maybe the first one was quite funny, but as I made my way through the drawer and realised that I basically had NOTHING that fitted, the reality hit.
If they didn't fit now, then they sure as hell weren't going to fit next week, or the week after, or even next month.
I'm getting SMALLER!
And I don't have to keep any "just in case" clothes in a bigger size anymore.
What a revelation!
I FINALLY get it!!!
I'm getting SMALLER!!!!!
So.......... last night, before I went to bed, I started on my wardrobe.
I took out EVERYTHING that was too big, or that I didn't really like.
It was liberating.
I used to keep stuff "just in case" it fitted one day!
Even if I didn't really like it.
If it was too big or too small I would keep it - just in case one day it fitted!
NOT ANYMORE!!!!
The only down-side to that, is that now, the wardrobe that was once bursting with clothes, is looking quite sad!
We have a double wardrobe in our room, and my stuff used to take up 3/4 of it, and Jeremy was left with the other 1/4.
Now...... we both have about a 1/4 of it each, and the other half is just empty, filled with empty hangers, waiting longingly for some new threads to adorn them!
Of course the spare room floor is covered with a pile of clothes that I have to either list on TradeMe, or take to the clothing bin down the road.
Maybe that can be a job for the long weekend.... Sorting out my old stuff and making way for NEW stuff!!!
I still need to go through my drawers, and get rid of all the stuff in them that is too big as well.
I'm picking that by the time I have finished, I will have so much spare room, I wont know what to do with it all!
Most of the stuff that I am getting rid of now is around a size 18, with a couple of 20's in there too.
So I'm happy to see the back of ANYTHING that has a "2" in the front of it!

And of course...... I need to win lotto or something so that I can afford to go shopping!!!!!