Closet Swap

Hi All!

I recently stood in my closet, looking at my plethora of clothes, and decided that I had nothing to wear. I have hit this point where I have a lot of clothes, because I seem to have 3 different wardrobes- pre-pregnancy, maternity, and post-pregnancy, but sometimes even all of those don’t fit! Have you hit that point yet? And of course, being a stay-at-home-mom doesn’t really allow for flippant shopping trips, so I needed to find another route.

So here was my cure- having a closet swap! I contacted my friends and set a day to have everyone gather at a friend’s house and “shop” each others clothes. We all seemed to have clothes to donate anyway, so why not swap them first?

I spent a few days before the swap collecting clothes and sorting them; Small, Medium, Large, tanks, short sleeve, long sleeve, bathing suits, maternity, jeans, pants, shorts, skirts, jewelry, purses, shoes, etc. THAT was tiring. But we had SO MUCH! 

My living room...

On the day of the swap, a friend and I arrived early and set up everything. We had told each lady to bring a snack to share. Children were welcome too- since most of us have them! We had about 10 ladies show up, and many more who donated and could not make it.

FOOD!

After spending some time visiting and eating, we simply jumped into shopping! There were no rules or guidelines, just to be polite and fair, and try stuff on! We had 2 rooms downstairs that had mirrors to try on clothes, so most of us convened there to throw clothes around. It was neat to see all the different styles, sizes, and body types! We found that we encouraged each other more and when something didn’t look right on one person, they passed it on and it looked PERFECT on someone else- and found a new home!

Each of us left with at least 1-2 bags (Target bags, of course!) of new clothes! We barely put a dent in the stock, but it was neat to go into the experience with no expectations. We planned on donating everything anyway, so when we came home with something, it was just a bonus!

I have been wearing my “new” clothes all week, and I am feeling so good! So are some of the other ladies, and I am including their pictures in their “new” clothes here! 

Kelly rocking her entirely "new" outfit!

Abbey showing off her baby bump in a "new" flowy top!

Kandice in her "new" floral top and shoes! She found 3 pairs of shoes!

My "new" skirt- it still had the tag on it!

Jen in her "new" outfit!

Esther rocking her "new" top!

 We had so much leftover that we were able to donate to the Phoenix Rescue Mission. Oh, I almost forgot... we had baby, boys, and girls clothes too! So in the end, we all have some new outfits and we have 6 trash bags and 2 boxes worth of clothes to donate... so cool!

Here is little Miss Emma in her "new" tutu bathing suit! She's a ballerina!

I will set up another Closet Swap in a few months. I think it’s a good idea to do it about twice a year to get rid of things and refresh our closets! Let me know if you want “in”! 

P.S. Most of the husbands were quite pleased also. They loved that their wives came home with new clothes at no expense to them! Those silly guys....