I’m Joining Project 333

photo courtesy of ccdoh1

This morning I decided to join Project 333. It was a little last minute, but it started today so I’m not technically a latecomer. If you don’t know what it is, Project 333 comes from Courtney of Be More with Less. It is a minimalist fashion project in which the participants choose to live with only 33 clothing and accessory items for 3 months, from October 1st to December 31st.

When I decided to go for it this morning, I went straight for my closet and started pulling stuff. Fashion isn’t really my thing, and I don’t work outside the home so I kind of feel like I have it easier than others. Thanks to my minimalist efforts, all of the clothes I own easily fit in the closet at once. I started by pulling out my summer clothes. After that is was a matter of choosing which jeans, t-shirts, cardigans, and sneakers to keep in use. That is pretty much my uniform. Boring to some, but I love it and it requires little thought.

Here’s what I decided on:

1. silver tree ring
2. beaded bracelet
3. beaded earrings
4. winter coat
5. converse- brown
6. uggs- brown
7. cashmere wrap-brown
8. cotton scarf
9. hair scarf
10. stocking cap
11. fingerless gloves
12. back pack purse
13. small purse
14. belt
15. jeans
16. jeans
17. jeans
18. cardigan- green
19. cardigan- brown
20. cardigan- purple
21. cardigan- navy
22. hoodie- grey zip
23. hoodie- red pullover
24. plaid button up shirt
25. t shirt- grey
26. t shirt- brown
27. t shirt- red
28. 3/4 t shirt- red
29. 3/4 t shirt- pink
30. long t shirt- white
31. long t shirt- brown
32. long t shirt- tan
33. henley- brown

I have sweats, underwear, etc. but they don’t count according to the rules. Same with my wedding ring. I didn’t count my silver cuff bracelet, a wedding gift from my husband, because I don’t take it off and consider it to be part of my body!

If you’re curious, here are a few interesting facts about my list:

• Only 6 items on my list were purchased by me, brand new. The other 27 items were gifts, second hand, or hand made.
• All three of my short sleeve t shirts have either Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse on them. There are more, too, I just couldn’t choose any more for this experiment!
• I do not own a single article of clothing or pair of shoes in black.
• I am growing out my hair from super short and bleached so I had to use one of my spots for a scarf specifically to cover it on the really bad days! Coincidentally, this is also why my picture doesn’t appear on this blog yet. Just a couple more weeks and I should be ready to be photographed!

There you have it. I hope to get rid of a lot of the stuff I have set aside when it’s over in January. I’ll let you know how I do on the Facebook page for Project 333 and on Twitter.