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A time for letting go
Last week I talked about arriving in the waning moon phase of Kassandra Reinhardt's Art of Abundance Lunar Yoga Challenge. I talked about how this is a time for letting go - both mentally removing things from our heads, and also physically removing junk from our lives.
So to finish this month's waning moon phase I decide to declutter my clothes. It's something I've been thinking about doing for a long time now - but I've been putting it off as it seems like quite a hard work task to do.
Why I'm doing it
I'm partly doing it because half of the stuff I own no longer fits me since I started losing weight.
I'm also doing it because even before I lost weight I only ever used to wear the same few outfits over and over. Around 90% of my clothes would just hang there, unused, for months and months - even years at a time.
I'm not the only person with a massively wasteful and under-utilised wardrobe. According to the article below, most people don't wear at least 50% of their wardrobes: People do not wear at least 50 percent of their wardrobes, says study.
Finally, I'm doing it because I feel so different now.
I feel different both physically and mentally, and I want those changes to be reflected in my wardrobe. I want to have less clothes and I want the clothes that I do have to be of higher quality, as well as more minimalist and simple in style.
Creating a minimalist capsule wardrobe
It turns out that getting rid of loads of clothes in favour of a more minimalist approach has a name - it's called creating a capsule wardrobe. I'd never heard of this term before today but apparently it's a growing trend.
What is a capsule wardrobe
A capsule wardrobe is when you decide to own just a small set of around 30 - 40 items of clothing items. These should be high quality items that will last a long time. Your capsule wardrobe should include a number of basic items that mix and match with one another easily to create a range of outfits.
Following in the footsteps of Barack Obama
According to this article, all of the successful people such as Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Barrymore have capsule wardrobes. I quite like the idea of following in the footsteps of someone like Barack Obama - if Barack Obama has a capsule wardrobe then I definitely think I should get one too!
A ruthless decluttering of my clothes
To get started with the process of creating my very own capsule wardrobe I have a massive, ruthless clear out and decluttering session. It takes ages as I end up trying most things on, just to be sure that I definitely want to get rid of each item. I'm really pleased with how ruthless I manage to be. I end up with three bin bags of old clothes, which will soon be going to the charity shop.
I don't think I can truthfully say I've created a capsule wardrobe just yet though - at this stage I've just cleared out a load of old clothes I no longer wear.
Still, It's a good start.
The plan now is to continue decluttering my clothes over the coming weeks and months, getting rid of even more clothing items that I no longer really need or wear. I'll also have to start thinking about buying a few new high quality basic items to form the basis of my new capsule wardrobe.
Watch this space for more updates - hopefully in a month or two I'll be able to share some pictures of my finalised wardrobe.
Weekly food diary
This week I have been eating...
Monday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. One cup of black coffee.
Snack: None today.
Lunch: A bacon and cheese beef-burger, with chips. A cup of black coffee.
Snack: None today.
Dinner: Mindful Chef's roasted sweet potato, peanut and chickpea curry. Followed by strawberries and a chopped banana with cream.
Snack: None today.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. One cup of black coffee.
Snack: A hot chocolate and a danish pastry from Caffè Nero.
Lunch: A sausage roll from Caffè Nero.
Snack: None today.
Dinner: Chicken with tomato, garlic and mushroom courgetti (homemade replication of a Mindful Chef recipe, that I've had before, and loved).
Snack: None today.
Wednesday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. One cup of black coffee.
Snack: None today.
Lunch: Two poached eggs with spinach on a piece of brown buttered toast.
Snack: Two cups of tea, each with a dash of milk. A bowl of plain natural yoghurt, with a chopped banana and two spoonfuls of grain free granola mix.
Dinner: Chicken with tomato, garlic and mushroom courgetti (homemade replication of a Mindful Chef recipe, that I've had before, and loved).
Snack: A small bowl of muesli with oat milk.
Thursday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. One cup of black coffee.
Snack: None today.
Lunch: Two poached eggs with spinach on a piece of brown buttered toast.
Snack: Two cups of tea, each with a dash of milk. A bowl of plain natural yoghurt, with a chopped banana and two spoonfuls of grain free granola mix.
Dinner: Mindful Chef's Mexican spiced beef and egg rice bowl.
Snack: A small bowl of muesli with oat milk.
Friday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. Two cups of black coffee.
Snack: None today.
Lunch: Two poached eggs on a piece of brown buttered toast.
Snack: Two cups of tea, each with a dash of milk. A banana and a spoonful of grain free granola mix.
Dinner: Mindful Chef's Mexican spiced beef and egg rice bowl.
Snack: A small bowl of muesli with oat milk.
Saturday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. One cup of black coffee.
Snack: None today.
Lunch: Two poached eggs on a piece of brown buttered toast.
Snack: Two cups of tea, each with a dash of milk. A banana.
Dinner: Mindful Chef's Spicy romesco baked chicken with grilled veg.
Snack: A small bowl of muesli with oat milk.
Sunday
Breakfast: Muesli with oat milk. Two or three cups of black coffee throughout the morning.
Snack: None today.
Lunch: Two poached eggs on a piece of brown buttered toast.
Snack: Two cups of tea, each with a dash of milk. A bowl of plain natural yoghurt, with a chopped banana and two spoonfuls of grain free granola mix.
Dinner: Mindful Chef's Spicy romesco baked chicken with grilled veg.
Snack: A small bowl of muesli with oat milk.
1. Mexican spiced beef & egg rice bowl 2. Roasted sweet potato, peanut & chickpea curry 3. Barbecue pork with lime & corn salsa 4. Spicy romesco baked chicken with grilled veg
Up next: my weight loss journey week 27
Lisa
