I've created this blog to document my year of consuming less - clothing, footwear, accessories, etc. Yes, a first world problem, no new items for a year. I am guilty of over shopping at times, buying almost disposable clothing that is "cheap" and wearing it once or twice. This year marked my 50th birthday and I had a friend ask if I was planning any sort of commitment or change for the year. I had another friend do a 50 item bucket list and it inspired me to do something. Maybe this won't be difficult and I'll be laughing that I even thought of sharing this. At the very least I will be more mindful of my choices. A couple of years ago I decided that if I was to buy a new pair of shoes I would need to give up a current pair, that led to a lot of resoling, dying and some very used shoes and it felt good to buy something and actually use it fully. Here goes...