Someone beat me to the punch with Miss. Organizer on twitter. Dang! What a bummer. I’m stuck with @missorganize. How incomplete.
Although @missorganizer only has 3 tweets. Maybe she wants to give the name to me. Hmm. I wonder how much an twitter account is worth these days?
One of her tweets had an interesting link: www.swapstyle.com. I’ve never heard of it before… and I’m not quite sure how I feel about swapping clothes with strangers online. Not that I have a problem giving my stuff away . It would just have to be pretty seriously wowed in order to swap for something I can’t take to a dressing room.
In fact, I’ve always encouraged clients and friends to donate and recycle stuff that they don’t use any more. You know, the whole “one man’s trash…” concept. I strongly believe in getting rid of as much crap as you can through selling on ebay, donating to thrift stores – or giving as gifts at White Elephant parties. Also, I love the concept of the Naked Lady gathering – where friends get together and swap old clothes for new-er ones. http://www.getcrafty.com/home_nakedlady.php. It’s great to feel like a philanthropist – while selfishly freeing up closet space for new goodies. It’s quite the Zen Capitalism experience.
Swapstyle, however, I will have to spend more time on before I can develop and well-informed opinion. I’ve never been the type to buy clothes on ebay – even though I have friends who swear by it. For me, it’s hard enough to clothes that fit right when I can try them on in a dressing room. I’d rather not collect more shirts that “would be perfect if tailored” or pants that “will fit better when I start kickboxing.”
I like to keep my closet filled with only clothes that I love. Everything else – should find a better home.
So maybe I’ll upload some of my unwanted items to the Swapstyle and just say “Take me – I’m free. Give your junk to someone who wants it.”
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