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From shopping at Goodwill to ThredUp for me and my boys, I have found it fun to see what I can find re-used. I’ve also started \"shopping my closet.\" I find looks online like “best wear to work outfits for summer 2022” and then I challenge myself to find those pieces or something similar in my closet -- a practice I’ve watched fellow meteorologist Janice Huff do for years on her Instagram.

Starting June 1, I want to take it to the next level taking the \"No New Clothes\" pledge from an environmentally-conscious brand called Remake.

The pledge says for 90 days we will not buy anything new. No new clothes does not mean we can’t shop. We can shop consignment, we can use ThredUp or borrow from each other.

When I saw the pledge was for 90 days, I did not think that would be that difficult. Come to find out, we might not realize how much we buy. The average person purchases 16 new items of clothing over a three month span, according to Remake. If we pledge to not do that, the impacts are significant, even just for one of us.

Let me be clear, personal commitment is cute. It’s helpful. It’s not the ultimate solution. We need widespread, societal and industry commitment to change. Unfortunately, those words spell \"hurt the economy\" to many and the capital impact might be more attractive for some than the benefit to humans and the earth.

By taking this pledge, I hope it will make us all a little bit more aware, start a conversation and perhaps help to shift our habits.

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