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Welcome to Day 1 of 14 Days to an Organized Closet.
Today’s task will take an hour or more, and there’s a bit of reading.
Future tasks will be much simpler and take only 15-30 minutes, depending on how much time you want to spend.
The first three steps we’ll do today may surprise you. But please do them. They’re going to help break the emotional chains that have led to your current closet situation.
And they’re going to make the next 14 days so much easier.
I’m sure you’re keen to get started, so let’s begin…
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Just lost my significant other and saved a couple of his shirts. He had big shoulders so they fit me. Am saving a couple of them for his step-granddaughter to sleep in when she stays with me. Could have saved more shirts but bit the bullet and donated them. Hard to do but essential in moving forward. New phase in decluttering without getting rid of the best memories. Thanks for your ideas and encouragement. I need it right now.
That is so sweet, Glenna. I’m sorry for your loss.
When you said this” New phase in decluttering without getting rid of the best memories”, it made me think of what you could do to repurpose those shirts. I thought you might like this idea: https://au.pinterest.com/pin/445082375654171294/?lp=true
PS Be kind to yourself and remember that keeping things of your significant other will be part of the grieving process. You may not like to get rid of too many of his things right now, which is understandable. There will come a time when his things become ‘just things’ and you will be ready to let go.
🙂 Kylie, Community Manager
I do like the :”Move fast. Don’t over-think.
Let it go.” The instructions really help.
It really helps you stay focused, doesn’t it.
Thanks for commenting Alice.
🙂 Kylie, Community Manager
I managed to get through cleaning out a lot of my clothes. I got rid of everything that I don’t feel pretty or sexy or comfortable in. I kept some clothes that I love but haven’t worn. I haven’t worn them because I’m not sure what to combine it with so I’m holding on to those in a separate section to see if throughout the 14 days I can learn how to combine some clothes for maximum use of my outfits. I feel so much better being less cluttered and although it was hard to part with some of the pieces I own because I felt it was money down the drain, I feel “lighter”. I decided to add a box during the process for “my friends”. I’m lucky enough to have 3 friends that we are all more or less the same size and in the past I have given them some of my clothes and they have worn them and love them. so I have a box to share with them when we get together again! Looking forward to tomorrow’s task.
That’s so lovely to have a ‘my friends” box., Grace. 🙂
I like to have a sophisticated, smart, entrepreneurial, confident, in control, professional wardrobe for work, finance and networking parts of my life.
With family and friends though I can’t hide that I have a bit of a boho, country, artistic vibe deep down – one that plays a bit to my creative spirit and my friendly/approachable/helpful nature.
Makes for a bit of a crazy wardrobe!
I have had another general purge (on top of the one I did a few weeks back) and got rid of another bag of stuff.
Wow. This wasn’t as difficult as I feared it would be. I was stunned when I realized I donated 28 casual shirts (!) 18 sweaters (many of them the same color!) and trousers, jeans…but only one skirt. The endeavor was so very freeing!
I am using the next 14 days to fine tune my closet for winter, and plan to do this again in the spring,fall and summer. This way I hope to say on top of keeping the closet weeded out.
I completed halve my wardrobe then got interupted with Australia day festivities.. However was thouroughly pleased that I did not have a big mess to clean up.. Sticking to your plan means I can finish the rest tonight..
This task has been so valuable to me changing from a corporate world to a work from home world. ? the last step, and liberating one, in a big change process. Thank you.
LET IT GO! LET IT GO! is my new mantra! Thank you for explicit step-by-step directions!
Hi my name is Cathy Ogburn
Threw out another large bag of damaged or not wearable items
I had a late start, but I see I am not alone.
My day 1 is not so spectacular because I had a “too small” purge this summer. My half hour is going to extend to much longer, I guess I am overthinking it, 1 size 2 small for my siter, 2 sizes to small for my friend to checkout. Trying stuff for size…
Also things not worn in 12 months, can also be because you don’t know what you have anymore, living in the “laudry zone” only wear those things that have recently been laudered and are on top of the piles. i found some very nice clothes when digging deeper
I also have so many different clothes, work clothes, formal clothing for official dinners and receptions, sporting clothes, relax clothes. And I navigate between Belgium and Arizona 4 or 5 times a year, so no getting rid of all my summer stuff either.
For now I’ll have to stuff most of it back in the closets soon or Iwill not be able to go to bed later today
I did have 1 bag throw away stuff and 1 bag give away, so I guess it is a start.
Lets see what the next days bring, I will try to catch up this weekend.
btw I am having fun with it.