THE GREAT WARDROBE CLEAR OUT.

It has taken me 4 days to finish sorting out my wardrobe and drawers. Not because I have lots and lots of clothes but due to the fact that I find it difficult and painful to do repetitive movements or to sit on uncomfortable chairs or a seat without a backrest. Standing for any length of time is also out of the question, hence the reason why it has taken such a long time to sort out my belongings! I am very pleased to have got rid of 4 bin bags of old clothes and bits and pieces and now I have tidy drawers and a wardrobe that I can actually find things in! Having to pace myself when I do anything is a pain, but the sense of achievement when I finish is great. I am rather a hoarder, and a perpetual dieter, so my weight rises and falls all the time, and I have differing sizes in things! There were, however, some things in my wardrobe that I have literally had for years, and I kept them thinking and hoping that one day I would get into them again! Never going to happen, I differ a stone or two, but I doubt I would get into clothes so much smaller, though one can hope, and besides by the time I lost enough weight they would be completely out of fashion!! So I have been ruthless for onces, and discarded anything I have not worn in a year and am unlikely to wear ever again realistically! Although I did this clear out over 4 days it has still taken its toll and I am still in some pain, but I comfort myself by saying perhaps not in as much pain as I could be if I had not taken my time and paced my activity. Its the only way to cope, I have realised, when you have ehlers danlos hypermobility syndrome.