Friday, December 17, 2010

Our January Experiement

My kids have way too many clothes. I am often overwhelmed with the amount of laundry we have and I never seem to be caught up. I don't mind doing laundry, but the folding and putting away. Ugh. I can put it off forever. I'd been thinking about doing this experiment for awhile and finally decided to just go ahead and do it. No more thinking about it, just do it! :)

six items or less

Here's each of our six items: (I also limited them to 2 pairs of pajamas each. And let them have one pair of sweat pants as an extra item.)


Jax:

One pair of jeans, one pair of sweat pants, his overalls (not in pic, he's wearing them today), one piece outfit, long sleeve blue shirt, short sleeve blue shirt, stripped onesie, and 2 pairs of pajamas.


Cohen:


3 long sleeved t-shirts, short sleeved collared shirt, jeans, brown pants, sweat shorts, and 2 pairs of pajamas.


Judah:


3 long sleeved t-shirts, short sleeved collared shirt, jeans, brown pants, sweats, and 2 pairs of pajamas.


Me:

Green sweater, grey sweater, flowered long sleeve shirt, flowered tank top, dark blue tank top, and 1 (one!!!!) pair of jeans.

Eek, I'm a little nervous about 1 pair of pants for the month. And it's actually a little gross. But I couldn't bear the thought of only having 4 shirts. Especially with the time of year it is I need to wear layers. Oh, well. I'm going for it. :)



So...anyone want to join us?

5 comments:

anita said...

Kristi, this is awesome! I've been thinking of doing something like this for awhile, myself. Have you ever read about The Brown Dress Project? or the little black dress project? love those ideas! I've been thinking about trying to tie this idea together with some kind of a clothing drive or something next year, for the women's shelter, or for an orphanage or something. I may join your idea...gotta check out my wardrobe and figure out what my six items would be!

Whenever Mike and I travel we limit ourselves to carryons and I've been able to pare down what I take to a minimal amount. That only lasts me for a week, tho, but I'll definitely consider this idea!

.justin said...

this will be an exciting project and i'm looking forward to watching it develop.


to be honest, as i was reading this post in my google reader, i kept scrolling down and getting scared that you had picked 6 articles of clothing for me to wear while i was out at work!

Shalisa said...

We'll be kinda with you in January since we'll be wearing what we pack, which is limited usually to 2 pairs of pants and 4 shirts and what's on our bodies when boarding the plane.

I hate doing laundry...but I like my clothes.

just wondering about the undergarments situation here...dare I ask?

Molly Alyssum said...

hmmmmm. I might do it... maybe. You're so brave!!!

shawna said...

I think I like my clothes too much, and I like having options, plus I have a bit of a shopping addiction. I hate laundry, but I think It's still worth it to me, lol. maybe someday. Go you for having the courage to go ahead with this idea!