tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162516705653730245.post1575105758025512208..comments2023-03-28T09:35:08.614-07:00Comments on Plump Parsnip: I bought stuff and you might like itPlump Parsniphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07791889708473617414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162516705653730245.post-6951689444105091652015-01-31T10:26:51.320-08:002015-01-31T10:26:51.320-08:00I should just make it clear that I made that comme...I should just make it clear that I made that comment referring to the holiday I'm going on in a few weeks time - I don't intend to only wear that cape once! I have 3 wardrobes and lots of drawers to hold all of my clothes, and basically I have two sets of clothes - spring / summer & autumn / winter. In summer my big coats and thick dresses go in my suitcases then I swap things over when it gets cold and all my thin and flimsy stuff goes in the suitcases. I give loads of clothes to charity shops each year, and sell tons of stuff on ebay too. If I haven't worn something in 2 years it goes. Anything thing that doesn't fit my properly or I think is too short goes. I wear things like jeans until they fall apart so they go in the bin, but generally I just go off things or run out of space so have to get rid of things I don't like as much as others. I've actually found it easier to know what to get rid of by taking my daily ootd pics for the blog - if I don't like how I look I sell or give away what I'm wearing. I wear pretty much everything I own so it's all real life to me - I have a couple of pairs of shoes that I pretty much never wear and love too much to sell, but apart from that everything gets out of the wardrobe eventually. The thing about growing up fat is that I never had choice when it came to how I dressed, and now there is so much choice and I have disposable income to spend on loads of choices, so I do! I suspect that when we get serious about saving for a house I will cut back quite a lot, but I will never be a capsule wardrobe type because I have too many personalities for just one set of clothes! xxCass Parsnipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162516705653730245.post-20407925153590640922015-01-31T03:27:00.079-08:002015-01-31T03:27:00.079-08:00Hi Parsnip! I am a regular follower of your blog a...Hi Parsnip! I am a regular follower of your blog and I expect each post with anticipation! I hope you are happy to hear that I am not plus-size: your blog can keep anyone interested! I am writing to ask you a question though... I think I read your blog and a couple of others as a way to shop by proxy. In 2014 I got rid of a LOT of my stuff and I am now valuing the 'less is more' approach so I hardly shop, which feels great, especially for things which belong to the 'pretend life' rather than the real life... so this comment struck: "Me, by the pool, when the evening gets a bit chilly, in a jumpsuit and this wrap to keep me warm? Yes please!". I love that cape but I wonder how you deal with items which you wear only once or so a year: how often do your purge your closet? How? What's the approach in the keep vs. take? I am interested because you seem to be able to buy quite a bit and assuming you don't own a black hole wardrobe, I wonder how you deal with lack of space...Carlienoreply@blogger.com