![]() And I saved a few dollars over the 3 months as well. Getting ready in the morning is less time-consuming. It is a refreshing feeling to look inside a closet and see only clothes that you love. ![]() But in the example of clothing, I found great freedom in the project. This may sound contradictory…and depending on the exact boundaries, it may be. For help getting started, try this: A Practical Guide to Owning Fewer Clothes. Limiting your wardrobe to a capsule wardrobe does not rob you of personal style…it causes you to truly find it. Orson Welles said, “The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” Limiting your clothing items to 33 items for 3 months forces art. Boundaries force us to identify the difference between “really important” and only “somewhat important”-just ask anyone who has ever been given a limited amount of time left to live. Similarly, boundaries in life help to force this exact same thought process. You are required to identify the most valuable things in your closet. You are forced to single out the most important, most versatile, and most loved items. When you are challenged to pare down your clothing to 33 items, you are forced to identify which items are absolutely necessary. Good parents set boundaries for their children… and good adults should set boundaries for themselves. In similar ways, the average American carries $7,200 in credit card debt and watches over 32 hours of television per week. Looking back, I am embarrassed at the amount of time, money, energy, and attention devoted to my clothes. ![]() Over the years, I had amassed a closet full of clothes-far more than I truly need. Boundaries keep us restrained.Īrtificial boundaries can keep us in check when our natural self-control does not. Consider the benefits of living life within boundaries: 1. I learned some valuable lessons about boundaries over those three months. It became an experiment that I valued and often recommended to others. And other than a few minor exceptions (think Ugly Sweater Christmas Party), I was able to stick to the rules of 33 articles of clothing with only minimal adjustments to my weekly routine. The project began on October 1 and concluded on December 31. The Project 333 community seemed encouraging.The project sounded both challenging and reasonable.I find boundaries to be helpful in minimizing.I needed an extra push to reduce the clutter in my closet.Originally, I decided to try it for a number of reasons: Exceptions include wedding rings, underwear, sleepwear, in-home loungewear, and workout clothing. Clothing that no longer fits or becomes in poor condition may be replaced during the time period. All clothing, accessories, jewelry, outerwear, and shoes count towards your number. The idea behind Project 333 is simple: Wear only 33 articles of clothing for the next 3 months. “Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers.” – Charles DickensĪ few years back, I experimented with reducing my wardrobe by joining Project 333.
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