organize my clothes

I took about six hours last week, put on the headphones and cleaned out my closet—top to bottom, literally.

I took every single thing out of the closet, washed and vacuumed the inside, then began putting the clothes back in one item at a time. With each piece I first decided if I truly wanted it (if not, it went in the donate pile) then I hung it neatly and put it back in it’s place. I also culled my drawers for unwanted items as well.

I think I got rid of at least one quarter of the things in my closet and created a lot more room in my chest of drawers. It’s easy to put clothes away now, and nothing is piled on top of my dresser. Good to cross this one off the list!

This seems like such a simple thing to do, but I keep coming up with reasons why I can’t. Namely, I need to get a new chest of drawers because I’ve out grown my old one. But I can’t do that yet because I don’t have enough money. And I don’t have the money because I haven’t fixed my finances. And so on … When in reality, I really need to do is:

- Clean out my closet and drawers of all the clothes I don’t wear anymore—and donate those to charity.

- Wash every single item of clothing I own and get it out of the hamper, off the floor and off the tops of furniture

- Put away every clean piece of clothing (instead of leaving it in a pile for later)

I think if I do those things, I’ll find I don’t need a new chest of drawers after all. And I can cross this goal off the list.