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Piles of jeans were scattered all over the floor!  If I had 5 pairs of jeans in the same color, she would emphatically say, pick one!    WHAT?  Pick one? I’d respond.  Each pair has its own vibe, fit, feel, attitude!  How could I possibly just pick just one?   Fit and flare, utilitarian, cargo, moto chic, straight leg skinny, mid-rise, high rise…    I asked her, don’t you put on a pair of jeans based on your mood?   Imagine my surprise when she said NO.!

Sorting, color coordinating, and ridding out took place, which was a horrible process for my fast-paced mind, but the freedom I was feeling was fresh and light, my closet was beginning to breathe new energy.   With the remaining piles of jeans, blouses, blazers, 2-piece business suits neatly sorted I quickly ordered a 3-tier garnet rack from Amazon and began meticulously hanging each piece.    Multiple times I had a strong urge to do a quick visit to Goodwill just to be done with this process, I so wanted to press my “magic” button and be free from this monumental task, but my bestie’s words would ring in my ear …. save them, don’t give them away, we’ll sell them.  My face grew pale with the mere thought of what that looked like and how in the world was that going to happen.   I was completely exhausted by the thought and had no idea how to even begin processing this insurmountable task.

At one point, my bestie proclaimed I had addictions and I needed to put my energy into more productive areas of my life.   As I looked at her, a zillion insecurities flooded my soul.  I said under a teary breath…. I am a good person!  She responded, “this has nothing to do with you being a good person” I couldn’t even look at her, her voice was strong. I felt misunderstood as my insecurities mounted and vulnerability set in.  I have a feeling she knew her words resonated with me.     My brain took off like a typhoon processing this lifestyle habit I had created for myself.   Hiding my feelings, inadequacies, not enough, littleness through my shopping and other addictions.   As the day went on, I felt numb, and I couldn’t stop her words from replaying in my mind over and over.

Her words continued to replay through my mind like a broken record, I knew I needed to change this behavior, and seeing this mountain of denim and clothing neatly stacked into piles made me realize I was hiding behind a false sense of my expression of fitting in.  This moment just felt bigger than me, it felt like I had this hole in me that I filled with nonsense addictions that made no difference at the end of the day.

Thumbing through 654 photos in my trusted iPhone, I sat quietly and began creating my Poshmark shop of designer jeans.  One by one I began uploading images, descriptions, inputting details, and price points.  …. From Rag & Bone, Vince, NSF, Current Elliott… the myriad of colored denim was a sight to see.

Once I had about 19 jeans added to Poshmark, my excitement had escalated to the point I then began posing and photographing my jeans around the house, in the garden, in the glam shack, on the kitchen table… basically anywhere that added a touch of my creative expression to my favorite items.  It’s as if I felt I was under a clothing spell and I couldn’t stop what was happening until this wave of release flew through me and out of me.

I was on the most creative high and texted my friend….” thank you and your super organization skills & for helping me.  I need to work on filling quiet moments with productivity and not with random addictions.”