Donate Clothing

“I consulted a friend who advised me to hold each item individually and react to how it felt in my hands and then I would know if I was truly ready. This is what I did, saying farewell to each item of never-worn clothing as I moved it from a bin into a box. I spent an hour unfolding and refolding, kissing goodbye to little baby jeggings and glittery tops. I turned over each item in my hands with a peace that I have been waiting to feel. There was a definitive healing in that sadness.”

“I finally got rid of a bunch of clothing this morning that has been sitting in a container in my room for the last four or five months waiting for someday when I could sort through it and maybe put it up for sale and maybe pass it onto a good home. It just wasn't going to happen. So this morning, I bagged it up and dropped some perfectly okay clothes (nothing junky) into a clothing donation bin. Yet I still feel like shit.”

“The sequins rubbed against my arms as I danced, leaving scratches and a rash. I didn’t want to hide the dress under a coat, but eventually, I was too cold to function and put one on, though I took it off for any photos. Yeah, this dress made me THAT person at a party.”