Minimalist: Sorting

So I've looked at some minimalist closests and suggestions and started sorting through my own clothes.Since I'm not living in the States, clothes shopping is not so easy for me. For one, finding the right size can be difficult. All the women here are usually pretty slender. I've come to recognize the fact that I can only do a partial purge. There are quite a bit of clothes I really could live without. Enough to fill two grocery bags!

My method was to go through and list every single article of clothing I own (except for underwear and socks, because you really should skimp on those).

I then made a side list and would move things over to the "Toss" list if I felt like I could go without. Some things on the toss list I've highlighted in yellow. These represent the things that I don't want to give us yet (like my super warm boots), but plan to purge when we make our move this summer.

Right now, I'm doing a trial purge. I've put my grocery bags of "Toss" clothing to the side of my closet. This will show me what I really should keep, and what I don't miss at all. So far (after 2 weeks) I've only pulled out a pair of dress pants. But I'm considering keeping another dress also.

I'm not perfect, and I don't need to be. But traveling lighter will be nice and will allow me to keep all the neat keepsake items from here (as well as probably some pretty fabric for sewing when we get back to the states). :)