silveropes is cleaning
My closet is a dumping ground
5 days ago
I want to clean it maybe I’ll spend 15 mins working on it.
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How to clean out my closet.
It made me
pleased with myself
 "Not as hard as I thought it was going to be."
How I did it: It was damn critical already. My three closets were full with all sorts of clothes and I never had anything to wear, of course. Moreover, I was about to leave home for college. I was going to live in a dorm and space/transport was going to be a problem, so bringing all my clothes with me was out of question. Hell, even bringing HALF of all my clothes was next to impossible.
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It made me
eh... content 
How I did it: I emptied out everything. Every piece of clothing and every shoe. Tried on all of my clothes and threw away everything that was too big. I organized and hung up all of the clothing left, paired up my pile of shoes and set them down below. I think the most rewarding parts of the entire experience were tossing out clothes that were far too large and putting on my old prom dress that has been hanging in my closet fore… Read how I did it…
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It made me
clutter-free
How I did it: I set aside my day off of work to devote to this task. I made four piles- keeps, salvation army donations, garbage, and things that needed to be tried on again for determination. I also organized all of the books in my closet and gave away the ones I wasn't going to read again.Also, I have newly discovered t-shirt frames that are great for those vintage shirts that are ratty and smelly but I'd still love to keep for the m… Read how I did it…
laurelelizabeth has conquered the internet!
It made me
How I did it: I am a packrat, a bit. My closet was full of clothes that I didn't want to throw out or give away, but I never wore. When I moved away for university, I brought the stuff I wore with me, and left behind those things I never wore. I didn't miss them, so I am getting rid of them. Read how I did it…
vnj6191 is not quitting!
It made me
say....."WOW!"
How I did it: First, I purged! Anything that's old and ragged.....GONE! Anything that doesn't fit......GONE! Anything that just plain doesn't flatter this middle-aged body......GONE!Next, I tried to organize what was left. Dresses together, slacks together, etc. During this I found a few things I just didn't have anything to wear them with.....so they went in the goodwill bag also.Next.......I caught up on all MY OWN PERSO… Read how I did it…
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atinygoat remembered that she does not really like sweets.
Its getting a little better..
1 week ago
Over the weekend, we cleaned out my closet and his closet. Now we have three huge bags on the living room floor.. filled with clothes we will donate to the local human shelter, and old towels and sheets that we will donate to the local cat shelter.
unaccumulating
2 weeks ago
Moving to a new apartment (again) was a big help. I’m all sorted, just need to ebay my junk away. Going to do that this week.
Should be done soon
2 weeks ago
Chrome421 is coming next weekend so we can do a “Clean Sweep” of my BR closet. :)
atinygoat remembered that she does not really like sweets.
I moved in less than a year ago..
2 weeks ago
And yet, my closet is impossibly messy.
This weekend, I plan on at least going through all of my clothes and weeding out that which I no longer wear.
Endrina - crap rarely falls from clear skies
Oh my...
2 weeks ago
I keep putting this off, as I hate getting rid of clothes – in particular now when I see the potential of recons in everything…I went shopping on Saturday, buying some new clothes that had to be squeezed into my closet. Not good.
I keep waiting to be inspired to do this, but I guess that won’t be happening anytime soon.
I got tricky
1 month ago
I slid the sleeping bags under the bed, put two quilts under the sheets on my bed, and put blankets in the living room. Now the closet is cleaned out!
Halfway There!
1 month ago
I have two problems in my closet:
Storing clothes I will need later
Storing quilts and bedding I will need in winter
Long term solutions I used for the clothes problem:
- don’t buy any new clothes
- cut up bad clothes for pet mice’s nesting material (two boxes in four years)
- make a patchwork quilt out of favorite clothes I don’t wear and a blanket too ragged to show off (two boxes in one year)
- giving away clothes (two boxes)
- wearing the same sneakers all the time until they wear out (four pairs in four years)
But then I moved into a nicer apartment with a smaller closet!
Yesterday I fixed the clothes problem. Now that I only have the clothes I actually want to keep, I threw them all in one big pile. I sorted them all by size (because that is my key variable) boxed them up, and labeled the boxes. Only the current-sized clothes are hanging up. I hung up IKEA shoe organizers to open up floor space for the boxes. I bought a stepladder so I could stack boxes three-high over my head, labels facing out.
I still have a dry-clean pile and a mending pile to take care of.
Stephanie is Mr. Dobalena, Mr. Bob Dobalena...
Trying to finish this up.
2 months ago
I went in my closet, and yes it looked very intimidating. But I have organized my books/other items on the shelf in my closet. It seems like I’m almost there, but I still feel so far away. I’ll just keep working on it. I’m happy that I was able to make progress today.
Stephanie is Mr. Dobalena, Mr. Bob Dobalena...
Ahem...
2 months ago
Yeah remember when I said I was almost done with this goal. Well, that’s what I said until a friend of mind wanted to come over. In order to fully clean my room I threw everything back in the closet. I know I have less stuff than what I started out with… but looking back there it doesn’t look like it :/
I’ll try to work on it this week and get this beast checked off. This has been on here for far too long.
