Binge & Purge

I got my closet & drawers done today. Two big black garbage bags later...my closet and dresser are now very organized and I feel a lot better about things. There's something reassuring about having things neat and tidy. I am doing our house very slowly-it seems like one room at a time-but its getting done. First it was the pantry, then the linen closet, now my closet and dresser. I did a little fashion show for the Big Man-basically it was more an episode of what not to wear than how do I look? The nice thing too was cleaning out my lingerie and getting rid of stuff that I don't actually wear-bras that don't fit, stockings that don't fit right, loud obnoxious stuff that I didn't particularly care for when I bought them-but it was better than going naked right?
Basically, I troll the clearance racks and that limits me on so many different levels. The bottom line is I am telling myself that I don't deserve to look good and that I am only worth what I can find on sale. Sure, its great to get a bargain-but what good is a bargain if it doesn't look right, is uncomfortable or fits who I truly am? So starting today-I am not going to get any clothes unless they are really "me". I have more than enough clothes right now to last for a long time. Basically all I need to replenish are stockings, socks and bras (they don't last forever it seems). I even found a complete spring and summer wardrobe mixed in there, which was totally cool. All the stuff that was stained, didn't fit right or was shop worn is GONE, and then the rest is getting donated. It makes me smile, knowing that all that burden hanging over me is DONE.
My next big project is going through all the papers that come home with the little man. There is a marathon of Ghost Hunters going on and the boys are playing wii in the other room, so its a good time to get this thing going. Its like I'm nesting or something-actually I'm getting my act together. Its only taken me 40 years (almost) but some people never get to this point, so I count myself lucky.
I have to start on the papers and get that done. Its really bugging me that I have let things go like this-its everything from Sept to present. And plus it will tidy up my art studio (since I create art, not just do crafts)Then I can do something creative. Its no wonder I haven't been overly creative for the last several years, since there's all this junk around me. Its blocking my creative energy and stopping me from being my best...but I am tired of being blocked and I am ready to binge & purge!