Dec 26th, 2006
Donat-A-Thon
Several things have come together to get me to finally do this… I’ve been putting it off a long time.
- Many of you who know me know that I have lost a LOT of weight in the last year. A little over 70 pounds this year, and a little over a hundred overall. Needless to say I have a huge pile of clothes that no longer fit, but are plenty wearable.
- I’m off work this week, so I had to find something to do.
- Amy told me she didn’t think I would do it.
- The Ticket’s Norm-A-Thon inspired me.
So, what did I do? I emptied out every single closet, hangar, pile, drawer, box under the bed and anywhere else I might keep clothes… and went through each piece to determine if I ever thought I would wear it again. The criteria were as follows:
- If it had a University of Texas or Texas A&M logo on it… it got donated.
- If it made me think of the University of Texas or Texas A&M simply because of the color it was… it got donated.
- If it was two sizes bigger than I wear today, out it went.
- If it was more than 10 years out of style… gone.
- If it didn’t belong to me… into the donation bag.
- If it was a concert t-shirt… you know the drill. (More on this later)
- If I had to think more than 10 seconds in making a decision… it got sent.
Here’s the picture of the final stack, from the top of my stairs… linked to a bigger version on Flickr (that has labels to identify all the stacks).
The final tally:
- 16 pairs of jeans
- 32 pairs of socks
- 20 t-shirts (not including any of the ones I intend to photograph)
- 18 collared shirts
- 10 button down shirts
- 10 pairs of underwear
- 1 suit
- 5 sweatshirts
- 8 sweaters
- 1 scarf
- 1 coat
- 4 pairs of slacks
- 1 fitted sheet
- 1 pair of sweatpants
- 5 pairs of shorts
- 1 weird neck warmer type thing that I assume was used while skiing
I certainly encourage everyone reading this to do the same thing as soon as they have time. My donation is going to a women’s shelter in Garland.