Winter Closet Purge or the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Part Tres

Two weeks ago I started taking ballet classes again and the morning of class I looked for my leotard, ballet shoes, and cover-up. I found everything else and spent 20 minutes looking for my cover-up, I was going crazy! That's when I realized that I still have too much darn clothes so it was time for a purge! A major one!....again. So far my sticker idea has been really working well but this time around I really wanted to focus on editing out items from my wardrobe that I have silly sentimental value to. Do you all do that? Keep a sweater or shirt because of the memory that's attached to it? Well I do, in a major way. I still have my 6th grade camp shirt! My end goal was to get rid of anything that was slightly too big or too small on me and to get rid of some of those sentimental items that I rarely wear. 

 I separated all of my clothes into sections: workout clothes, work clothes, dresses, etc.

 Then began going through each pile and starting editing some of my sentimental items...tear...

 But then it got hard because Penelope kept stealing away my socks...

 ...and wouldn't get out of my sock basket!

But I finally overcame my #SentimalHoarderSelf and filled up an entire bag of items to donate!

Baby steps...

annnd a whole bag of clothes that I should have gotten rid of years ago! #GoMe!

Also, if you're having a lot of trouble of getting rid of some items {like I did...still do?} my boyfriend suggested that I write down in my journal why I felt so attached to various clothing items and it helped...phew.

Now I can rest easy 'till Spring time! So I was wondering, what are some areas in your home or room that really needs organizing? Or what are some clothes items that you are finding hard to part with?

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or My Attempt At No Longer Being a Clothes Hoarder

Lately I've been on an organization kick and this past weekend I spent a few hours re-organizing my clothes wardrobe. Needless to say it needed a huge overhaul. You know now that I think about it, my room has two modes either Neat Freak or Hoarders Paradise but now I'm trying to stay consistent with the first. Anyway, I wanted to set up a system that was sustainable. My problem is that I have a lot...a lot of clothes and yet whenever I do my "spring cleaning" I only toss out 3 items because somehow I always justify 5 reasons for why I should keep an item in my clothes repertoire (ya I'll totes have a place to wear this Indian sari inspired dress or I can't get rid of my 6th grade camp shirt because you know...I wore it to camp! The memories!) Well now that I'm such a mature adult I decided I needed to cut the nonsense, so the system I put in place is as follows: 

1. I took out ALL of my clothes and purged anything that I knew for sure I would not continue to wear or does not fit me anymore. After the purge only about 6 items were set aside to be donated.

2. Being that I can't let go, I decided to flip all of my hangers frontwards. So the short end would face me and after I wore an outfit I'd flip the hanger facing away from me. At the end of 6 months I'm going to get an accurate look at what I actually do wear and don't. Then I'll be able to real with myself and just let things go. Gawd I sound like hoarder...

3. Organize my shelves by: fancy dresses, toiletries, sweaters, and workout clothes. I bought a nifty clear organizing bin that separates all of my products I use daily (nail polish, face cleaner, lotion, etc.) 

 So far the system has been working and it has really helped me look at what I haven't worn in a while and make sure to make use of it. Go me.

                                                                                        

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