I appreciate all of the responses received thus far. To avoid purging I think my best bet would be to try and store everything in tupperware containers in my attic. It sounds like that would help me get rid of the initial guilt but I am not doing anything stupid.
This is the 2nd or 3rd time I have purged and I really do wish I could get it all back. I think the hardest part of purging is looking back on how much you have grown as a person in building your wardrobe. All of my shoes were bought in person and not online. It took a lot for me to get the courage together to go to a shoe store and by size 11 heels...especially when the girl behind the counter probably guessed they were for me. I am not saying I wouldn't do it again but my shoes always reminded me of my coming to accept myself for who I am.
