{"id":6458,"date":"2009-07-06T13:01:41","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T17:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=6458"},"modified":"2014-01-27T21:34:27","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T02:34:27","slug":"itch-to-pitch-ditch-the-old-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/itch-to-pitch-ditch-the-old-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"Itch to Pitch ~ Ditch the Old Clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like so many other Americans when we moved into a newer house a huge master bedroom closet came with the home. I then felt it was my duty as an American to fill the closet with tons of clothes. Some of them didn&#8217;t fit, some of them were stained, and some were from high school (and I&#8217;m 36 folks).<\/p>\n<p>I recommend enlisting the help of a friend to help you pitch your closet. Friends tend to bring with them an unbiased perspective of your clothing, and a good friend will tell you to pitch the striped polo&#8230; or to take up a job as a referee.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my advice when it comes to pitching your closet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get rid of clothes that don&#8217;t fit. If they are too big or too small pitch them. You can always get clothes at a yard sale or thrift store if you change sizes.<\/li>\n<li>Get rid of clothes that are stained, ripped, or have issues with the elastic. I have 2 or 3 pieces that are my &#8220;painting&#8221; clothes, but everything else I pitched. I had to painfully pitch a cashmere sweater last week because of a hole in the arm. But, I was only holding on to it because it was cashmere, I didn&#8217;t wear it anymore because of the hole.<\/li>\n<li>The same goes for shoes, if they are holey, have worn soles, stained or scuffed either repair them or pitch them. Don&#8217;t hold on to them for years because you really liked them 5 years ago.<\/li>\n<li>Ask a friend for help. I mentioned this above, but seriously have someone help you get rid of those high school relics.<\/li>\n<li>Get rid of dated clothes. Having a friend there (or your teenage daughter) can help determine what is still stylish and what needs to go.<\/li>\n<li>Remember clothes are cheap, so pitch the stuff you don&#8217;t wear. If you aren&#8217;t reading <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/inpassionatepursuit.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Frugal%20Fashionista\" target=\"_blank\">Jen&#8217;s Frugal Fashionista series,<\/a> you need to<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds2.feedburner.com\/BalancingBeautyAndBedlam\" target=\"_blank\"> subscribe<\/a> to her blog today! Each week she shares her latest yard sale and thrift store finds and they are awesome! Her series is proof positive you don&#8217;t need to spend a lot of money on great looking clothes. I have met her at Blissdom and let&#8217;s just say she was one of the best dressed bloggers at the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t take a before picture of my closet because the light was burned out, then in my pitching frenzy I packed up all my winter clothes before I took the after picture. So here are my pictures from last week.<\/p>\n<p>My closet now (minus winter clothes). Notice all the empty hangers!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/IMG_1501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"724\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The clothes that are leaving my house on the next thrift store trip.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/IMG_1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"732\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few more notes. I haven&#8217;t picked a winner from last week&#8217;s post yet since I was out of town. I also don&#8217;t have a giveaway for this week since I will be out of town and moving over the next few weeks, but I do have a few more goodies in store.<\/p>\n<p>Time to link up your posts. I am really sorry I didn&#8217;t get to visit everyone last week. I will try to get to everyone this week while on vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Remember link to your Itch to Pitch post and not your blog\u2019s homepage. Also please link back to <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Happy Housewife,<\/a> so others who read your blog will be able to participate, the more the merrier, right? Finally, please visit the other Clutter Queens who link up and give them some encouragement. We all love comments!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/hh_signature_green.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-506\" title=\"hh_signature_green\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/hh_signature_green.jpg\" alt=\"hh_signature_green\" width=\"163\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.blenza.com\/linkies\/easylink.php?owner=TheHappyHousewife&amp;postid=06Jul2009\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like so many other Americans when we moved into a newer house a huge master bedroom closet came with the home. I then felt it was my duty as an American to fill the closet with tons of clothes. 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