Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-clear the hanging part of your closet.
Take a deep breath as you imagine inhaling a sense of clarity, freedom and order, and off we go!
Day 2: Clear Out Your Hanging Closet
Step 1: Grab a large garbage bag.
Step 2: Open up the hanging part of your closet and, quickly scanning your clothes from left to right, toss into the bag anything that:
- Doesn’t fit
- Feels scratchy or unpleasant against your skin
- Is in a shape that doesn’t suit you
- Is in a color that doesn’t suit you
- Has a neckline or hem length that doesn’t suit you
- Has negative memories or associations
- Is tatty
- Has been worn too many times
- Is tragically out of fashion
- Is not your style any more
- Makes you feel uncomfortable or unhappy
- Hasn’t been worn in the past 12 months.
Step 3: Do a second scan, left to right, for anything that needs repair, alteration or laundering. If you know you’ll never get around to the repair, alteration or dry cleaning, then pop these items straight into your first bag. Otherwise, put them aside for later attention.
Step 4: Put your bag by the door or take it straight out to the car. (Take it to the charity store or tip as soon as you can. Really good stuff should go to charity, but let junk go.)
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Notice what’s still in your closet – the styles, colors and shapes that suit you – and make a note to buy more if you need them.
- Notice what you’ve decided to ditch – the styles, colors and shapes that don’t work for you – and make a What Not To Wear list to avoid future fashion faux pas.
- Tidy your clothes and straighten your hangers.
Now aren’t you looking forward to getting dressed?
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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Feel lighter! Happy to get rid of clothes that other people can use!
did this over the weekend. I can actually see the back wall of my closet which unfortunately needs a coat of paint!
Done. Next onto the boys’ closet to get ready for summer in Chicago, if it EVER comes!
funny how so many items didn’t fit anymore but was hanging on to them
finished both my closet and my husband’s
Finished – this was a hard one!
Done! Here I was thinking I needed to buy more hangers for my closet…guess not!!! Now, I have plenty of them available after cleaning out some clothes that I no longer want/need. Thank you!
oops! I forgot to post! done =)
I can’t believe all the clothes I still had that didn’t fit anymore after having twins. I’ve now accepted that my body has changed a bit and I shouldn’t be hanging on to those old clothes, but finding new ones that flatter me now.
I’ve done this one at the end of the year 2010 so it took me just 5 minutes this time to just check if everything is still organized 🙂 nice!
Done!
I think I posted in the wrong place the first time (just under committing to do the challenge) – my clothing/closet is decluttered. Done!
Completed this task on Day 2 – only getting round to posting about it now! 🙂
I just added a second closet and now I don’t need it : (
I guess it will add to the re-sale value : )
and the house will look so nice without the clutter!
Great!
Great tips. I like to organize by catagories. Tops, bottoms seperated into casual or dress-up. Dress’s and longer things together. I keep my jackets seperate. I also, seperate by colors. It helps when I am looking for things that match. Example: Causul tops on at one end of a color group and dressier things at the other end of that group.
Catching Up! I’m amazed at how these little tasks can lift my spirits. I feel more accomplished and in control. Day 2..check!
Very difficult for me, and took wayyyy more than 5 minutes, but it’s done. It should probably be done again soon, but done for today!
Day 2 — done — probably need to do it again more ruthlessly — but done1
Okay that one was tough for me! Did it though!