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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See you back here tomorrow!
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I was pretty organized in this area, but I was still able to cull a few items out. Happy!
Day 2 done! =]
Forgot to enter that I’m done!
done! yay me!
Done!
Just did a clean out last month but still found more stuff!
Running late, but I DID IT! Did my girls’ closet, too, which was considerably worse than my own!
Done!
Done!
Done! This was an easy one!
It was done then my friend must have cleaned out hers and gave me her old stuff ! Trying in and giving her back what doesn’t fit!
Still catching up. This one is done and gets done often.
This was hard but have a good pile to sell to consignment/donate and a decent toss bag!
Day 2’s decluttering is done, & I have some clothes all set to be donated!
Caught up on the day I missed, finally. Done!
Finally did this yesterday. Surprised myself by realising how streamlined my closet really is, but still did get rid of a few things. I kept some outfits that I haven’t worn in more than a year, but that I’m hoping to have occasion to wear when I have more time to go out after I’m done organising the house and my life. Is that allowed?
Done, + spare room all clear 🙂
Could do the main one again though I’m sure.
I had just done this two days before. With a one week old baby, it was great to get rid of everything unnecessary!
Done!!
Day 2 done. I posted on the day I completed this task, but I think I posted in the wrong location. The email link took me to like March 25 or something.