In the grand scheme of things, this falls no where near my list of needs and not even that high on my list of wants … but every season I fall in love with several items from the Boden catalog. I pine over them until they go on sale (to a price I could possibly afford). I put them in my shopping cart, I visit them a few times each day and eventually they’re all gone. Sold out & I’m remorseful for a missed opportunity to add something timeless/classic to my pretty expendable wardrobe.
This is one of those items:
It’s called a Photographer’s Jacket (which in my opinion makes it that much cooler) and it first entered my life when I featured in a What to Wear to Bloggy Bootcamp style advice column for the super cool Cindy of Skip to My Lou fame. Back then it was $98 and a bit of a splurge but it’s on sale now for $65 and I hear it calling my name throughout the day.
I have three problems with that. 1) How could I choose just one color? I love them ALL. Which one is your favorite? 2) I made a deal with myself at the beginning of the year to only buy clothes when I hit specific weight loss goals (every 5 pounds) … I haven’t gotten close to a goal in 4 months! And 3) I’ve been trying not to make any unnecessary purchases until I get a hold on all this clutter.
But then it calls to me again …
Update: Apparently, in the 8 hours it took me to publish this post ALL the photographer’s jackets have disappeared from the site. Dang it, they got me again. Breaks my heart every year and now I’ll spend weeks wishing I would have jumped on it & how much cooler my wardrobe could have been, if only …. Ah, well what are you going to do. As long as we’re here, let me know if you need any style advice of your own. I like to shop vicariously through the needs of others. Check it out here -> KSW At Your Service
In other news, I purged another 116 items from our home and I am starting to notice the difference! The untrained eye might still come in our house and see mounds of clutter … but too someone who lives with it every day, I’m starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m even going as far to rule out any items from the garage. (That’s a 2010 project all on its own) And thinking I just might tackle 2011 items from there next year. Yay!!
That brings our grand total to 231 items out of the house!!!
86 Trash
48 To Sell or SOLD
97 To A Better Place
I’m hoping to make big strides this week while the Mr. is away … wish me luck. For those of you who said you might play along, how many items did you gather up this week?
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Yay for your progress this week! I know that sometimes it seems like all that hard work is for nothing… but you are right! To someone who lives in the chaos 365, you can see the little things starting to make a huge difference!
I love your blog…. expect me to hang around! Now… I am off to explore your thoughts on bunking 2 boys in 1 room!
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Tabitha´s last [type] ..Laundry Day and a cool tool!
231 way to go!!!!!!!!
OOOO! I want one. I want a white one!
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