tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106022845016281213.post5067256601134225851..comments2022-03-03T02:17:03.160-06:00Comments on International Green Minimalist: Minimalism and my ClosetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237127696550964281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106022845016281213.post-21297699164770990212012-12-26T23:39:03.562-06:002012-12-26T23:39:03.562-06:00It's so inspiring to hear your methods! You t...It's so inspiring to hear your methods! You told me about your "bag in the back of the closet" one and I really like it, but sometimes it is still so hard to get rid of something if you feel like you haven't gotten all the wear out of it. Or even if you have, but you remember it looking great a year ago. But if I don't love something, I won't wear it, and I certainly wouldn't buy it! So why keep it?? Thanks, Dana!Amy Beth Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529568501482280433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106022845016281213.post-83605391341633595902012-12-24T23:52:09.558-06:002012-12-24T23:52:09.558-06:00I think many, if not most, of us Americans can rel...I think many, if not most, of us Americans can relate to the instinct for retail therapy. I went through a heavy shopping period like that towards the end of high school, which started because my mom wanted to buy me stylish clothes (at that age, I finally acknowledged that I liked to wear a greater variety than just jeans and basic shirts). <br /><br />I broke out of that pattern in college once I saw how few clothes fit into my dorm room closet! But moving to a small dorm room was just the beginning; it provided a good starting point, but I then had to change my patterns of behavior so that I didn't turn to shopping/dining out whenever I felt bored or unhappy. I still struggle with it, though more with food and tchotchke's now than with clothes.<br /><br />One thing that really helps me break out of the shopping pattern is to go for a walk to a nearby park or along quieter streets of my neighborhood when I'm feeling down. The library is also a wonderful outlet; I can "accumulate" as many books, movies, or CDs as I want, and once I've used them, I don't have to keep them!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263711100964304344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3106022845016281213.post-81537951888655434092012-12-22T10:36:55.293-06:002012-12-22T10:36:55.293-06:00Retail therapy (at least for me) is a slippery slo...Retail therapy (at least for me) is a slippery slope. On one hand, it is certainly entertaining when I'm bored in CU. But on the other, I really don't have the money to spend on shopping and tend to just feel bad after finding something I like and not buying it. <br /><br />We all have bad days. I have a bad habit of turning to my favorite pizza place on those days. I'd be much better served to hit the gym, which always helps me, mentally and physically, when I go. I think you just have to find your own pick-me-up. rzwang2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17532786930302922480noreply@blogger.com