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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Ok, finally finished with day 1 & day 2. Feeling good!
Done with day 1 and 2! I’m so grateful you are using your gifts of organization and motivation to spell it out and make it do-able for us that feel stuck in a rut. Thank you!
Great start Stacy! And thank YOU for your lovely comment. 🙂
Cleared out my hanging closet today and even helped the kids get theirs done. We ended up with 3 full bags of clothes to donate to goodwill! <333 Also….I have more hangers now than I could ever ask for!
Whoa Cortney – what a great result! PLUS you’ve helped a charity AND taught your kids a good skill. 🙂
I cleared out my hanging closet today and was even able to give some of the clothes to my little sister who is here for the holidays. I was pretty surprised how many things were just hanging there and not getting worn. The challenges are taking me a little longer starting out, but I find it’s a little harder to do this during Christmas. 🙂
It’s a challenging time to do this Jackie. But every little bit of progress gets you closer! And doesn’t it feel FREEING to get rid of things you never use!! 🙂
Yes, it does feel great, Michele, thank-you! 🙂