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 took 22 bags of clothes to the Goodwill. I ceaned out both master closets and the spare bedroom closet that had clothes that I hadn’t looked at for YEARS! What a great feeling to purge all the clutter and items that are useless to me.
This is something I do on a regular basis anyway but I did decide on some things I have been sitting on the fence with. Thanks for the encouragement!
Wow….that was fun!!! Have been meaning to do this, but was waiting for TIME to do it. Doing it fast without thinking was better. I didn’t hang on to things I would have if I did it slower.
Done. Just got through moving so it was nice to get rid of stuff that hasn’t been worn in a while.
Wow, I apparently really needed this! My closet seems so empty now after getting rid of all the stuff that I always avoid wearing. I need to go shopping!
Yes! Now to do everyone else’s closets…. or is that another day?
This is an easy project and always ongoing with me! Thanks for the tip!
Wow that felt great. Cleaned out the closet. Re-organized some items. YAY!
Done 🙂
Started this last weekend when I brought out the summer clothes – completed today!
wow there are alot of organized people out there that have already had this done. This one was tough for me, and again, took more than 5 mins…boy I need help.
Am way ahead of you. this one was already done…. loving this day by day organization
Changing seasons made this a bit tougher but done.
done and bag is waiting for charity pickup next week.
done!
Finally! -Got rid of those linen pants that are constantly wrinkled so I never wear them. They look great IF I wear them–which is almost never. PURGED!
Done! Wasn’t much work, as I decluttered my whole closet 3 weeks ago!
Been meaning to do this for a while.
Have a bag for Church Closet giveaway with clothes from my closet that
I don’t wear anymore and keep adding to it.
Boy this was a scary one for me. I recently lost a lot of weight and still had my big clothes, afraid to get rid of them in case a gained it back! Now the big clothes are gone! Closet full of my new size and it feels and looks great! Thanks for the push!