Babies, Clothes, and Consignment

My baby girl is now 15 months old.  And today I really got to see how much she has grown- and just how much I hoard....

See, up north we have a HUGE consignment called Weecycled Consignment.  A huge hall is rented and people consign their goods.  It helps them make money without the garage sale and for others to buy nice clothed at cheaper prices.

And I always went.  And always bought clothes.  And more clothes.  I bought for her sizes then and for the future if they were cute.  I would hoard them, put them in boxes and opened when needed.  But I refused to get rid of them.  When we moved from Quantico, VA to Thibodaux, LA, I knew I had to get rid of some of them.  So I got about 7 large boxes of clothes down to 4.  I thought that was plenty. 

Well, now we will fast forward to now.  My house is less than half of what I had in Quantico (ya, it was pretty big! And I do miss it!) and we don't have the storage amount we used too.  So I had to reduce even more.  I donated some to a friend with a little girl. And now I have discovered that New Orleans has a HUGE children's consignment. 

So, here we go!  I've been going through all the stuff I have been saving.  Memories flood in when I look at her baby clothes.  But it is silly to hold onto this if we are going to wait for at least another 4-5 years to have another one.  And my husband is thrilled.  The house is kind of a mess with the boxes in the house, but I have managed to get all of the clothes I want to save for now into an 18 gallon tote! 

Plus I have more boxes to go through.  I did my Polly Pocket collection- has to be over $150 worth all organized and ready to go! 

Here is to reducing the clutter and making money!