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Non-Scale Victories at the Top of the Escalator
In the spring of 2019 I put myself on a shopping hiatus. I had full closets in both of the cities I call home. Most of…
Non-Scale Victories Come in Various Shapes and Sizes
In the spring of 2019 I put myself on a shopping hiatus. I had full closets in both of the cities I call home. Most of the clothing and even some of the shoes no longer fit me, but even without those items I had enough to last for several years or longer. My history with having issues around clothes and shoes is a long and winding one and goes back a few decades to a different time in my life.
I grew up insecure. Food insecure was the biggest one, long before this had a label. Clothing insecure also described my mother and I during a time when designer clothes were not a thing but fitting in with others was huge. My mother described me as being “hard on shoes” and I never understood the concept of being careful to protect and extend the life of one’s clothing and shoes. I was a tomboy and could not separate out my feelings between being myself and making sure not to place too much wear and tear on my items.
There was one time when I had grown out of my shoes and got them terribly dirty simultaneously, at a time when we had little money for food and necessities and none set aside for…
