Project 333

Ok, I know what you’re thinking. What weird thing is Becky into this time? I have been a fan of Courtney Carver since The Minimalists spoke of her and her book Soulful Simplicity. In that book, she speaks briefly of her capsule wardrobe and her Project 333 Challenge. 33 clothing items for 3 months.

Items include:
Clothing
Shoes
Bags
Jewelry
Scarves
Coats
Hats

The reason it is for 3 months is because of changing weather. Obviously your summer Project 333 is going to look different than your winter one. Especially when you live in a place that experiences such drastic weather changes, which I do.

Items NOT included:
Wedding ring
Workout clothes ONLY if you use them for exercise
Work Uniforms (for me, black pants, white shirt, black sweater, black shoes)
Socks
Underwear/Bras
Undershirts
Pajamas/Lounge clothes you would NOT go out in public in

My closet. The first 7 pieces are my “uniform”. I have 7 t-shirts,  2 blouses, and 3 long sleeved shirts. 

That puts me at 12 items. I then have 1 pair of jeans, 4 pairs of long leggings and 2 pairs of capris leggings.
19 items.
1 pair of short boots, 1 pair of tall boots, 2 pairs of sandals and 1 pair of tennis shoes.
24 items.
2 purses, 1 tote bag, 6 pairs of earrings.
33 items.

There you have it. I have to say, it was insanely easy for me to purge items from my closet since over half of the clothes were way too big. This will continue to happen, however, I am happy that the pieces I have will work for my next two sizes down. They’ll just be a bit roomy.

Why am I doing this? Well, once again, I am huge into being more minimal in my life. I have so much less stress and worry when I am not surrounded by so much stuff. The items I have chosen for my 33 items make me happy. I feel good in all of my clothes. I look good in all of my clothes. They all fit me well, they’re all comfortable and at any given time I never say “I don’t have anything to wear!” It will save me time, money, stress and most of all... it will save me from myself and my criticizing thoughts. When you enjoy everything you wear and you feel good in it, the positive thoughts roll right in. Trust me.

I encourage you to check out the book Project 333 and to look into your own closet situation. How many things are just hanging there that you never wear? That are uncomfortable? That still have the tag on it?? How many shoes do you own that kill your feet but you just HAD to have them??

Just think about it. There's no harm in that.