Shopping for Free

Last night, Karen and I hosted a clothing swap. The apartment is full of boxes from her move & Nadine's wedding, but it turns out hospitality is still possible, and friends are gracious, and what this means is that our house is a place where people are welcome and I won't always try to pretend like my space looks perfectly put together.

Clothing swaps are a brilliant thing and I think we may start hosting a semi-annual one. They make so much sense to me. Here is my list of new-to-me clothing & accesories:

leather belt
gold necklace with a wing pendant (sounds strange, looks awesome)
silver cocktail ring with a marbled stone
blue pullover sweater (wearing it today!)
orange & cream striped sweater
green-striped henley (softest thing in the world)
black sleeveless top
denim button-up shirt (can't wait to pair this with black shorts & patterned tights. HELLO!)
summery floral shirt
pinstripe skirt (if ever I have an interview or actual office job)
casual dress for dancing & fun times on the town
spring coat

And I didn't spend a penny.

We have bags (BAGS) of clothing left over and I'd like to invite any Toronto-area ladies to come by this week and go through it all before we take it to Goodwill. Seriously.

And then next time, you should just come.

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