Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart

I buy most of my clothes online, because I have structured my life in a way that makes hitting brick-and-mortar stores difficult. And because I loathe public dressing rooms, most of which feel like they would benefit from a deep, deep clean.

But I do not enjoy online shopping. The mere the act of browsing x product at y retailer - or worse, moving x product into the shopping cart while you consider whether you both want and need it - leads to a series of “hey, come back” emails and targeted banner ads powered by aggressive growth strategies and the ominipresent surveillance tech known as cookies. Oh, and cutesy, cloying subject lines.

This weekend I filled several tote bags with clothes, shoes, and accessories that will go, variously, to Goodwill; to Dress for Success; and to Bottomless Closet. Some, too beloved and therefore too worn, will go to the landfill.

Say what you will about Marie Kondo’s approach (except, you know, try not to be racist about it) but there is indeed something powerful about examining your motivations for holding on to something. And there is something even more powerful about challenging the relentless invention of need.