Sunday

The Great Shoe Purge 2014


I like shoes. A lot. Which isn't a problem until you consider that I can never throw a pair out, even if they're falling apart. This resulted in me owning 94 pairs of shoes, which is a sickening number, especially when I only wear about 10% of that number. 
As you can see, my shoe storage was overflowing and it was becoming increasingly difficult to find the shoes I was looking for each morning. So I decided enough was enough, and set about throwing away all the old, dirty and broken pairs. 
 In the end, I became quite ruthless, which is very unlike me, and threw out a grand total of 26 pairs. 
Look how beautiful that shelving is now! I'm so much happier with it, it makes finding shoes much easier and I have an excuse to buy 26 new pairs of shoes. Right?

12 comments :

  1. Congratulations on cleaning out your shoe closet! I need to do this with my shirts :)
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  2. 26 pairs sounds perfectly reasonable to me! I love having a shoe wardrobe.
    Lucyx
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  3. I love the before and after. You must feel so freeeeeeee (ok slight exaggeration).

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  4. Oh Becky, I had to laugh when I saw that picture! Is that a Billy bookcase? You're as bad as me, I have soooo many shoes I never, ever wear! x

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  5. I have a shoe problem too. It's like I can never have enough pairs. I probably have as many as you did pre-purge. I've been trying to sort through mine and donate the nicer ones I don't wear and throw out the crappy ones I don't wear anymore. I love that you use a bookshelf to store your shoes too!

    Jamie | PetitePanoply.com

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  6. congrats on getting rid of a few old pairs, I have the same problem with teeshirts - even the stained holey ones I can't bear to part with. I need to take some inspiration from you and have a clean out!

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  7. haha I think I own not even 15 pairs :) It took me many many years to get into shoes, slowly I find myself draw to them more and more...

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  8. Dear God, how did you own so many?! You only have two feet ;)

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  9. I cannot bear to throw out shoes either. I have about 30 pairs in my apartment which I always wear, but back home there is over 100. I really should go about sorting them out.

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  10. I cannot throw anything fashion related away its too hard to bear to part from them, I feel your pain. On another note it is an excuse to get 26 new pairs hehe but thats just my inner shopaholic talking.

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  11. It always feels very refreshing to have a good purge - well done!!
    Megan x

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  12. Wow. I definitely own less than 10 pairs :3 I need more really!

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