Because I didn’t, but if you’d asked me that question a couple of hours ago, I possibly would have replied ‘’what? Of course I do!’’ and acted all ‘’jeez, can you believe this person?’’-y and silly and then you would’ve pointed out that actually, I was very, very wrong and also, to hey, DROP the attitude.

But on a more serious note, inspired by Miss Peregrin’s thoroughly interesting read ‘What’s Really In Your Wardrobe?’, I decided to conduct a stock-take on my own belongings this evening and holy headbands, what an eye-opening experience that was!

Firstly, I am a culler. An APPALLING culler. So appalling, in fact, that one of my best friends once insisted that the next time I decided to go on a discarding frenzy, I call her immediately. (It's likely that this is because she wanted to save one of her favourite dresses to borrow from an unfortunate fate, but anyway!) I’m a big believer in the twelve month rule (that is, if you haven’t worn something in over twelve months, it’s definitely time that it was hauled out), and as such, am VERY good friends with my local charity bin. (Honestly, just ask her; her name’s Betty, and we go way back!)

With this knowledge, I was sure that I wouldn’t be too surprised about what was tucked away in my wardrobe when I pulled everything out and counted it all, and I certainly didn’t expect to walk away feeling the teeniest bit shameful; but boy, was I wrong: I did. BIG time! It turns out that I actually own a LOT more than I thought I did, and it turns out that there was also a whole bunch of other stuff that I didn’t know, either:

What I Learned

x I own 22 sleeveless tops, 5 pairs of jeans, 4 skirts, two pairs of pants, 10 t-shirts, 14 jackets, 10 jumpers, 16 blouses/long-sleeved tops, 10 cardigans, 4 shirts, 24 pairs of shoes, 6 handbags, 6 clutches and 54 dresses. (And remember, I am a CULLER! I considered this to be a CONSERVATIVE amount of items! Oh, and this isn’t even including the draws full of pajamas, tracksuit pants and other assorted attractive *cough* bed/leisure/slumming-it wear that I own!) Right. So that’s why I have three wardrobes (and still no space), then!

x I seem to be in complete denial about the fact that I live in Australia. Honestly, I would estimate that 70% of my wardrobe’s contents are Winter orientated and yes, while I AM originally from New Zealand, where it is much, much, cooler, I moved here 10 years ago!

x When I stand in front of my mirror wailing ‘’I have nothing to wear!’’ like a three year old on a Saturday night and my boyfriend assures me that yes, I really do, he’s PROBABLY correct.

x In addition to buying with the mindset that I live in Antarctica, I also seem to spend with the belief that I’m regularly attending all manners of extravagant formal occassions and themed soirees`! For example:

I bought this dress thinking ‘’wow, wouldn’t this be GREAT to wear to a 70’s party?!’’ That was two years ago, and I haven’t attended a single 70’s party since. Actually, I don’t think I’ve EVER attended a 70’s party! (Oh, wait. That’s a lie. I did in 2004 and dressed as Mrs. Alice Cooper. Good times!) But I digress: it’s one of the many almost costume-like/extremely inappropriate items that I’ve never worn and can’t really say that I can see making an appearance any time soon! (Unless any of you are planning on having a 70’s party sometime soon. Won’t somebody PLEASE have a 70’s party sometime soon?!)

x That I’m going to be a lot more attentive towards what I spend my clams on from now on. In fact, I MAY just bring this list with me next time I'm shopping, so as to ensure that I don’t end up with another 20 fringed dresses/ball gowns. (And I wonder why I find it so difficult to put an outfit together for the office. JEEZ!)

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What would you learn from examining the contents of your wardrobe? What shopping trends would emerge? Would you discover that you don’t need 350 pairs of snakeskin pants, or that now that you think about it, 350 isn’t enough? Would you think twice about what you buy? I'm certainly going to!

xoxo

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