Get Organized Month

January is Get Organized Month.

The zipper on a pocketbook broke so I discarded that handbag and two others I was no longer enamored of.

Right on cue in the first week of January I tidied up desk drawers. I’m donating a green sweater I’ve had for 9 years and a dress I no longer think flatters me to a thrift shop.

Why is it you’re expected to pay $70 for an acrylic or polyester sweater? Where have all the cotton ones gone?

Buying a regular cotton sweater or a polyester one is equally not a sound eco-conscious choice. I prefer the cotton yet will accept a cotton/polyester or cotton/acrylic blend.

The green sweater was acrylic and I called it a “normcore” sweater. Which is passe to wear as I’ve met a guy I’m interested in.

I’m convinced that when you’re dressed chic you can get away with being a radical on the inside.

I broke my vow and ordered a metallic emerald V-neck sweater at a reduced cost. Since I was donating the green sweater and one other clothing item.

“One thing in–one thing out” is the policy I follow.

The start of the year should be Get Organized Month. It’s the ideal time to begin something new.

Letting go of those old go-go boots; of the past; of the guilt and shame; of the shapeless sweater when you want to impress your amore; of what no longer serves you or suits you–gives us the space to bring in new people and new possibilities.

Attack the closet first. Everything else will fall into place if you ask me.