This afternoon, I was thinking about how I would spend my evening.

“Maybe I’ll go shopping,” I thought, “I’m kind of bored with my clothes …”

And then I quickly interrupted myself. “Hold on! No more new clothes until I go through what I’ve already got!”

I always had a messy, cluttered room as a child. As an adult, I still cannot keep neat. And now it’s not just one room!

My closet is currently exploding. Mostly with shoes — I haven’t rotated summer and winter shoes yet, but I also tend to shed my shoes in a pile on the floor rather then hang them up on the shoe rack.

The rack on the back of the door is RIGHT ABOVE THE PILE ON THE FLOOR, yet I still dump them there!

Maybe it’s because I also use the shoe rack to hang up hats, purses, and running jackets?

Well, I guess the running jackets can also be put away now that I’m pretty much done with them for the season …

But back to the closet. While I do need to take everything out and figure out what stays and goes, I did take a step towards reclaiming part of my wardrobe tonight.

I ironed*.

Two pairs of pants, a pair of capris, and a dozen button-down shirts.

Some of these items have been sitting in the ironing pile since at least last fall, if not longer.

It does feel good to be able to add them back into my wardrobe.

But, ouch! In the process I created two new calluses on my palm!

I know there are some people out there who love ironing. I am not one of them.
If you are, you can come over and press our shirts any time!