Wowsers. I've got WHAT in my closet?

Sometimes we Moms are like the shoe maker's children. The kids, we schedule doctor's appointments for them before ourselves, dentist appointments, play dates, and school activities. Most of us Moms feel guilty if we take one night a week to do something for ourselves.

And I don't know about you, but my kids have drawers full of the cutest clothes. Granted, Grandparents play a part, and it really helped that my younger son can wear all the clothes his older brother wore last summer, but still. They're full. (That is, they're full on the days where the laundry isn't a week behind.)

Lately I've decided that I'm not putting myself last any more. Instead of browsing the toddler boys section at Old Navy, I walked through the Women's department first. And yeah, I already had t-shirts, but not cute t-shirts. We're talking like $8 a piece here. Not major splurges. And they actually fit me well in the areas, um, that are still flattering. They make 'em that way now - did you know?

Then I got a hair cut and bought myself a few new purses. Still, nothing huge. We're not talking a $500 uh, way expensive (quick - someone give me the name of a really super duper expensive bag, cuz I don't know one) purse, we're talking two relatively cheapies here.

My next purchase? SHORTS! This Mama had like, three pairs of shorts to wear in public. And probably only one of those that actually fit well enough to be comfortable. So one day, while shopping, the stars aligned: a sale + time to shop with just one kid + money to actually spend on clothes + finding shorts that are cute and not-too-momish = HOORAY!

Throw in a couple of cute tanks and over the course of several weeks, I updated my summer wardrobe and no longer looked like such a schlump. Of course, all this shopping meant that I needed to spend more than an hour on Saturday going through my drawers and closet, getting rid of the stuff I'd saved over the years. I mean, look at this crap.

Who really needs this many Fourth of July tanks?
Guess what - there were more than just these two, going back as far as 2001!

I think I added about 20 t-shirts to the garage 'rag box' from various charity walks over the years. That one on the left? Its a NASCAR shirt from a race Hubs went to in 2003.

The best? worst? thing I've been transferring from storage to the drawers again through several season changes was a gift from my Mom. I'm still not sure if she was joking, or truly intending to be thoughtful when she bought me this shirt for Christmas three years ago.

I don't know what I was thinking. It should have been returned.
Why it was in my drawers with my summer things is beyond me.

C'mon now - I know its not just me. Spill it! Tell me about the crazy things you have had for years because they're comfy. I know I'm not the only one in cut-off sweats! (I threw those out, too, I swear.)