Spring Clean Your Wardrobe WITHOUT Weight Loss in Mind

We've all been there. We are standing in our closet at the first of Spring with feet that desperately need a pedicure and a heart that wonders if last year's summer clothes are going to fit or not. And, for moms, you might be staring at a box of shorts that have been collecting dust for a few summers, reluctant of giving them up, "just in case."

I'm not even sure why I slipped them on. Nothing about my winter wardrobe led me to believe that these smaller-sized Spring pants were going to fit magically. But I gave it a good ole "let's just see if they zip" try.

To my surprise, they zipped! But, let's be clear, that does not mean that they fit! I did not feel comfortable or confident in them. But, the fact that the button fastened sent my head spinning in trying to conger up ways to get them to "fit better."

My mind immediately went into overdrive, thinking of ways to get in more exercise or foods or beverages I could delete or avoid to generate just a few more pounds of weight loss.

All of this nonsense for two pairs of pants!

If I'm honest, this is the same rollercoaster I spent most of my twenties on. I would allow a few pairs of pants to dictate my entire lifestyle. My self-worth was summed up to standing in my closest with undies on, just praying that the pants would zip and fit.

Not. Any. More. Satan.

Sure, I could give up bread, cookies my daughter decorated, the occasional beer and leave them at daycare hours longer each week so that Ic could get in one more workout. And I would achieve getting back into my "pre-baby" pants.

But that cost is just too high for me these days. My priorities have changed, and I am not willing to forfeit all my joy and peace for pants that come in a bigger size. I'd rather have a heart full of JOY than a false sense of health tied up in small pants.

So, I'm donating those pants.

FINALLY.

I REMOVED the urge to purge all the good out of my life to satisfy a worldly standard of beauty.

See, fitting into those pants would NOT bring my life any more significant amounts of ACTUAL health or JOY. They would only keep me distracted from the things that matter most. I pray you to learn to know the difference, too!

Yes - I'm going to paint my toes.... EVENTUALLY!