She talked about identifying with Carrie from Sex and the City, and valuing shoes over rent. We all laughed when she told us a story of being a kid in the 80’s at Filene’s Basement in downtown Boston, the unique and defunct shopping experience like no other, that so many of us knew personally. Then she’d get to her favorite part: The questions!Ĭourtney told her story of growing up, and becoming an adult, always with a focus on shopping and building her wardrobe. So, into the room, I went.Ĭourtney began to tell us what she’d share with us: What her life was like before her “enough is enough” moment, what that moment was, meant and did, how she started and continued Project 333, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. I’d feel like people would think…. ” What? What exactly was I afraid people would think about me? I heard this voice in my head challenge me back, and I knew this was a start to unlock a bit about what the difference is going to be between where I am at, and where Courtney and her Project 333 followers are. That was followed by the feeling of “ I wouldn’t like to be seen in the same thing all the time. (I already know some of the volumes aren’t as small as they could be.) I *need* to have these categories, even if there is a small volume in each. I knew I owned more than I need.Īs I sat with the number, I listened to my mind make categories, as if to pre-emptively justify my wardrobe, and justify my resistance. Going into the evening, I was already feeling ripe for a change, once I’d done the math. I’d gotten rid of the easy things the harder decisions lingered. The number surprised me a little It wasn’t bad, but I’d done so much paring down of my wardrobe over the past three years, since leaving the corporate life, that I’d thought I’d done better. To keep myself honest and self-aware, before I left my home, I counted my clothes. This was going to be one more strategy I knew I could talk to my clients about. I’ve done a lot of simplifying my life and my stuff, and I bring this to my clients all the time, as they want to live a calmer, less stressful, more organized life. While I was skeptical about the concept of trying Project 333 myself, I knew I wanted to learn more, for me and for my clients. So, when a colleague in my NAPO-New England chapter said she’d been able to arrange for Courtney to appear in Boston as part of her Tiny Wardrobe Tour, I knew it would be a great opportunity to learn even more. I saw Courtney featured in The Minimalism Film: A Documentary About the Important Things, and appreciated that the phenomenon came a little more to life for me when I saw her speak about her experience. But the only way I can tell you that story is, well, if I first tell you about the clothes.Īs an organizer, Project 333 has been on my radar, but I didn’t know anyone who has tried it (or, if I do, I didn’t know it). On an ongoing basis, revisit that wardrobe every 3 months, make any necessary changes to those 33 pieces, and repeat. The challenge, simply speaking: Create and wear a wardrobe with only 33 items (clothes, accessories, jewelry, and shoes) for a 3-month period. What started as a quest for her own goals has become a movement with tens of thousands of people in over 80 countries, people committed to the Project 333 principles. Courtney is the creator of the minimalist fashion challenge, Project 333, launched in 2010. I recently had the opportunity to go see and hear Courtney Carver, of Be More With Less.
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