Some stuff I recently donated

January 31, 2013 by Claire C 21 Comments

It’s January. We all know what that means… Clear-outs galore!

I was pretty keen to get stuck into the bowels of my wardrobe a few weeks ago, because as we all know, loving charity shops does nothing good for your storage situation. A day later, I had accumulated seven bags of decent clobber, accessories and books to donate to my local chazza shop. How triumphant I felt.

There’s something quietly exciting about clearing out the drawers and knowing that all your discarded kit will eventually end up in another good home. And finding some old gems you forgot you had.

Of course, I had some of the typical plain Primark tee-shirt fodder, but there was also some really nice bits and pieces that I decided to part with. Donated shoes did especially well.

These brown heels have never been worn outside – I bought them in the US and realised when I got home that they hurt my toes. D’oh! This really cute little Accessorize bag couples well with them. Both items duly donated!

Other shoes included these little flats from Topshop (originally bought in the charity shop) and these black brogues from House of Fraser. The flats haven’t received much love from me so I figured someone else should give them a go. The brogues are too tight, and therefore completely new and unworn.

This little bag is made up entirely of discarded juice boxes. I bought it in London many years ago, and have hardly ever used it. So I decided to let it go, even though I think it’s so fun! It’s very small, so partly the reason why it’s been neglected. But hopefully a new owner will give it the love it deserves…

Clothes were not ignored in my massive clear-out, either. I donated no less than SEVEN coats (I really like coats – I have dozens of them), two of which I took a snap of. They’ve done me proud over the years, but time to say goodbye:

I also donated this purple smock dress that I bought from the petite section in BHS a few years ago. Being 5 foot 8 inches, this dress was more of a long tee-shirt and is now so small for me that I might accidentally moon someone if I decide to stretch, swivel or bend down. Some matching jewellery too!

Me and the bloke slung all seven bags over our shoulders and trekked down the hill to the local high street to donate the items. By the time I got to Capability Scotland I thought my arms were going to fall off, they were carrying so much swag. Still, all in a good cause.