Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-organize your shoes.
We want clarity, freedom, and order. Now let’s create them!
Day 11: Organize Your Shoes
Step 1: Get a large bag. Quickly scanning your footwear, throw into the bag any shoes or boots that:
- Are tatty, broken, or in poor condition
- Are tragically out of style
- Are ill-fitting or uncomfortable
- Don’t go with your clothes, taste, or lifestyle.
Step 2: Do a second scan for anything that needs repair. If you know you’ll never get around to the repair, then pop these items straight into your bag. Otherwise, put them aside for later attention.
Step 3: Put your bag by the door or take it straight out to the car. (Really good stuff should go to charity, but let the rest go into the trash.)
Step 4: Do a quick tidy of your remaining shoes and boots.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Look over the outfits in your closet. Would particular items of footwear help you get more out of your wardrobe? For example, for girls:
– Do you have several evening outfits but no good evening shoes?
– Could you get more looks from your jeans if had boots to tuck your jeans into?
– Would platform heels allow you to dress up existing outfits?
– Would ballet flats allow you to dress down existing outfits?
For guys:
– Would some black or brown lace-up shoes look better for work?
– Sorry guys – I’m out.
- Add the shoes you need to your clothes shopping list.
As if you needed an excuse to go shoe shopping!
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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See you tomorrow!
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Day 11, done. This was pretty easy because I do not own many shoes. I have lots of other clutter but shoes are not one of them:)
I’m not a shoe girl so I didn’t have many to start with. I did, however, get rid of a few more, i.e. bridesmaids shoes that I’ll never wear again that were in the back of my closet!
All done and in a bag!
Done!
This task ROCKED. This one made a big difference for me!
done!
It feels sooooo good! All done.
How many pair of tennis shoes can one person own? I got rid of several pair of shoes..had been taken up room in my shoe organizer, and I never wore them. I have a small plastic basket by my back door for my outside work shoes. That saves tracking dirt into the house and I can easily find them.
Weekend project, completed.
I don’t have a lot of shoes but I did this 2 weeks ago after I brought myself some boots for winter and needed some space to put them. I ended up throwing out 2 pairs of sandals and added a new pair of sneakers to the op shop bag.
Did it over the weekend and boxed up my winter shoes/boots to make room for the fun sandals.
Done.
Did it!!
done
done…check!!
Done
Done. I’m happy.
completed. didn’t get to post last night. It was hard to let a couple of my favorite pair go. But it is done.
Threw out around 12 pairs of shoes. I had been thinking about doing it just last week, but didn’t get around to it. My front door looks TONS better. Thanks again.
That was quick! Helps that I’m not a big shoe person anyway!