Packing up clothes for Goodwill

Wow - we just packed up 8 giant bags of clothes and shoes to give to charity. Why is this a "bloggable" thing? Because, in addition to the fact that we got rid of the clothes and we're doing a good thing for people in need and we cleaned out our closet (not to be confused with Eminem's version of cleaning out the closet), there are some fantastic things that go along with digging through drawers and closets. On a side note, I'm so glad I'm not a hoarder (did anyone see that Oprah???)

The great thing is the outfit you end up wearing at the end of "closet cleaning". For example, I am wearing a Phish "muscle shirt" - size XL Youth - accidentally getting the youth version instead of the adult version. I look ridiculous. It's fantastic. I also looked up at one point while I was laying on the floor, exhausted, and saw J in the cloest with the dog (walk-in closet, not the OTHER kind of closet) and she was wearing an old pair of sneakers and he was wearing a candy cane striped hat (he'll let her put anything on his head!!) Unfortunatley, we had to give away J's "cheerleading shoes". She didn't realize that's what they were at the time but every time I see them, I LOVE the fact that she bought cheerleading shoes.

You also get to discover things that you forget about, like the itchy sweater I wore on our first date and some awful gifts at some point or another bestowed on us by parents or other relatives. I also discovered that J has an inordinate number of "slips" - do people still wear slips? Consdering we have been together for 9 years (yep, get ready to send us some 10th anniversary gifts!!) and I have seen her in a dress ONCE; no wait, twice, what is she doing with 9000 slips??

So - clean out your closets!!! It's more fun that you think. And then....photograph yourselves in whatever ridiculous outfit you might be wearing...