still snowing

[beachlass]

IN: a new (to me) coat from ebay
OUT: 5 coats  - 2 kids raincoats that are now too small and 3 of my coats 

So I got my new coat this morning. (Parcels in the morning! So exciting!) And after I got the boy shooed off to school checked to make sure the internet was still here, I went to look for coats I could release. Because: coats. I have lots. I like coats. And jackets And wraps. And big bulky sweaters. And live where we have lots of weather.

The first one went into the bin, with some regret - a classic denim jacket I've had since high school (more than 20 years ago!) - all hand embroidered by me with early 90's feminist slogans and characters/symbols from fantasy novels. Let's be serious. I am never, ever, ever going to wear that again. No one is, especially with the half-finished dragon on the back. 

The other two were differently hard - because they're Still Good. One is too short, in a way that is just unflattering for someone with my cup size, and the other is a perfectly good aubergine coloured full length wool coat. That was a hand me down. That I never wear, because I prefer my black coats. And there's this voice in my head saying: "But! What if you need it someday?" I'm not sure what full length coat emergency I'm supposed to be waiting for, voice in my head. 

ETA: 
Also out! 9 cookbooks!
Given to my daughter, who is mostly living in the city these days. 

(no subject)

[phi]

I'm really no good at this "get rid of something every single day" business. Instead, every couple of days, I will tackle a drawer or box and throw away lots of things. It seems to work, and I'm staying on top of the bigger goal of tossing an average of one thing per day.

In:

Nothing! (But oh, the number of things I'm bidding on over in con_or_bust)

Out:
- a dozen pairs of earrings that I haven't worn in years (But! I might wear them one day! And they are so pretty! No self, it has literally been three years since the last time you wore these, and you have nicer ones you wear everyday anyway)

- fifteen pieces of makeup and bottles of nailpolish -- most of which were foisted on me by my mother-in-law (a pathological compulsive shopper) and are just terrible colors for my skin tone

- two fugly belts (more gifts from MIL)

Running total:

Running Tally for Day 59
In: 38
Out: 143
Net: -105
Owed: 0!