Hey there! If you're reading this, you probably got my email about a clothes swap. I have no idea if this will work, given that I live in Colorado, which is apparently the skinny capital of the US. However, I have always been a big broad and I have a lot of nice clothes I'd like to put "out there" to swap, instead of just bagging it all up for Goodwill. Sure, I'll bag up a bunch of it! But overall, the theme for 2009 seems to be to lighten up on the consumer baggage, the personal possessions we're all anchored with.
I have a lot of clothes in my closet that I honestly don't LOVE. Many things are really nice (and cost a pretty penny, too) -- but when I put them on, I don't feel like "me" at my best.
For example, I have a couple of outfits that I bought because I just flat-out liked the fabric and the style -- but the colors (red, black and white) were basically "ok" at the time because those were the colors of my daughter's sports team! But I look crappy in red-black-white. So I've got these lovely outfits, hardly ever worn, classic and nice... but *I* don't like wearing them. Somebody who's a blonde or with dark hair would look fabulous in these.
That sort of thing.
Anyway, one thing I hope to do this year is reach out a little more, get out of my "shell" a bit... with all the illness and medical crap my husband has dealth with the past few years, I've been mostly focused on work and family, work and family. Friends would be lovely!
So, what the hell. I'm starting with something rather ambitious -- a flippin clothing trade. Then, I'm thinking housewares, artwork, knicknkacks, etc... who knows where this will go?
One thing I DO know for sure -- I CANNOT be the only lonely, middle-aged woman/wife/mom in the south Denver area. Not possible. So hopefully this might work... we'll see.
