We went to Salvation Army today and threw lots of pairs of shoes into that big charity bin. After that, I just got very curious about what other people do to deal with their oldies that had piled up in their houses over the years time.

I guess this is a timeless question for all women or housekeepers. Some people might have their smart answers for it, but are those answers practical enough?

When you are adding the new seasonal clothing pieces into your limited wardrobe, or when you are updating your house appliances or work stations, how do you face the dilemma between staying in and not-that-in items which are still in excellent conditions? How do you balance between your old beloved and new lovely pieces? And how do you chuck them into the bin without guilt?

I personally found it very hard, even though I noticed that I am actually doing a not bad job. Over the past a couple of years, I have been extremely confining my desires to buy any new clothes, and I normally go through all my clothes twice or three times a year to take out something I no longer like to wear or something I haven’t worn for more than 1-2 years.

I keep a big carton box aside our wardrobe to hold all the unwanted items, so I can throw them out when the box is full. Mind you the instability of my mind caused the content of this box has been changing all the time, but I do have the courage at one point to simply get rid of them all without missing them a bit.

Things are like that, aren’t they? -If you don’t see them, you don’t need them.

I did hear about people talking about some swap meetings so they can get rid of unwanted things and get something they like from other people, but I don’t think I have energy to organise that and I don’t think I have a network to support it. We tried eBay but eBay only works on certain things, not all of them. Besides, we are not able to do a garage sale as we don’t have a garage, so our oldies for sale won’t build up to a garage-sized one…lucky they won’t, otherwise I will have to go totally mad I did take some clothes back to China to give them to my niece, but I only go back once every 2-3 years.

So, what else can I do? When a woman refuses to wear something that makes her look like coming from 80s or 90s , is it possible to find a new home for all her oldies? To be honest, I think the best solution so far is simply to take them to the charity bin at Salvation Army.

Do you have any tips of flight over your oldies? Tell me about it, but please skip the part of “keeping a vintage style”. I love the idea of it, but my opinion is, nothing from the last 40 years can genuinely create a vintage style. Let’s face it, we are not at our 60s or 70s. It’s just too early to talk about it.