I know some of you have been following my Project 333 adventure and the other decluttering projects I have going on around here. If you’re interested in joining me in a clutter challenge of your own, there’s one starting up right now called the Clutterfat Challenge.

From Courtney of Project 333:

Big change can come with big reservations, guilt about past behaviors and trouble finding the perfect place to start. If you want to finally live a clutter-free life, Leo Babauta and I invite you dump the guilt, planning and excuses and join the 30 day Clutterfat Challenge.

How to get started:

• Read the Welcome Page
• Register  for free
• Use our clutterfat inventory recommendations and start counting your stuff, room by room.
• Add your starting clutterfat number and images
• Declutter by selling, donating and trashing your stuff
• Add your final clutterfat number and images

That’s it! Decluttering can be an monumental task, so we want to keep the challenge as simple as possible. In the beginning of February, we’ll feature some of the best Clutterfat transformations.

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I’ve been wearing all my “new” stuff for the past two days and I feel fresh and stylish. (Maybe delusional. It’s a possibility.) If you’re unfamiliar with Project 333, read up on it. I’m now starting on my fourth month, which means it’s time to change out the stuff from the first three months. Yay!

So, according to the official rules of Project 333, in your 33 wardrobe items, outerwear, jewelry, and shoes count. I followed the rules the best I could for the first three months, with mixed success.

I decided, though, that this time, I’m going to be less worried about the actual number of items and think more about creating a coordinated wardrobe that fits and looks great and can be mixed and matched. (This is my justification for cheating. I am an excellent justifier.)

So I decided that, for me, outerwear and jewelry don’t count in my 33. This is mostly because I’m not a big collector of outerwear and jewelry.

Seriously, about a year ago, I tried to find some gold jewelry to sell at one of those gold parties that were popular, and all I had was, like, a freebie fake gold charm bracelet from Cancun and a Hello Kitty broach from 2nd grade. I just really don’t have jewelry.

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Last week, I promised you an update on Project 333. November 30 is technically my last day of Cycle 1, but I had a day free today and switched out all my stuff for Cycle 2. Yes, I’m doing this crazy thing again for the next three months. So we’ll call it a success.

I did pick up a few things during the course of Cycle 1. I purchased: a pair of boots, a pair of flats, and a black skirt. The shoes were pure weakness. I love shoes. I will probably always love shoes. I will probably never be able to kick the habit. Forgive me, readers, for I have sinned.

Sin, pictured above

The skirt, though, I had to buy for a performance that I was in. (It required a long black skirt.) And then I wore it a couple times.

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