Monday

Yesterday was just like the Sundays I remember from my childhood. A slow paced, relaxing day with a visit from family thrown in for good luck. Just perfect!

Today will be a bit busier though. Whatever else I do, I have to go to the Post Office to send a special delivery letter - my great niece lost her purse when out shopping so I'm sending her some cash which she will repay if the purse does ever turn up. She's only 9 years old and had all of her Christmas money in the purse so at least this will allow her to buy one or two of the things she wants.

While I'm in town I'll have a look in all the clothes shops to see what's in the sales. I'm bringing my wardrobe up to date, something that's long overdue. I've looked through my clothes and will dispose of everything that's too big (I've lost enough weight to drop a dress size!!) or too small, too tatty, or never gets worn. It leaves me needing to replace a lot but I'm okay with that because I haven't bought many new items since Ced died. I want to eventually put together a capsule wardrobe and will start today with the most needed items which are some plain skirts. I think the problem will be the colours currently in fashion as I'm looking for either navy, burgundy, grey or black, but I'll see how it goes. Maybe it's time to get the sewing machine out.

Back home, realistically I'll be tired and need to rest but if not, I will continue sorting and rearranging clothes. I've only done the items on hangars so still have to do the cardigans, t-shirts, undies and jackets. 

Addressing the clothing issue has made me aware of the progress I've made. I tried to do this last year but abandoned the task as it was too upsetting. I said at the time that I hadn't realised how many emotions and memories were attached to various items of clothing, but this time it's clearly the right time and I'm not struggling at all. One thing I have worked out is that one of the underlying reasons for failing to do some of the things I'd like to try is that I genuinely don't have the right clothes, so I'm removing the excuse and buying everything I need. I just have to decide how much is 'enough'. I'm expecting there to be a fair bit of trial and error and that it will take most of this year to reach the stage where my capsule wardrobe meets my needs ... but it will be fun and I have every intention of enjoying myself!