And when I see an empty Saturday coming up on my calendar (which happens about twice a year), I just look so forward to it! And yes, I use up an entire day (or at least half of it) to do this. Cleaning out closets is an event and should be treated as such!
I promise that the final result is totally worth it!
One thing that I’ve found very helpful is to have a plan for each closet ahead of time.
I make a list out of this and put my plan down on paper before I even start moving anything.
Giving each closet a clearly defined purpose really helps me keep them in order.
Well, I can’t get anything done if everything around me is not screaming “project day”; so I turn up the music, throw on some yoga pants and tennis shoes, and toss my hair up in a pony. And yes, I count this as my exercise for the day. Two things off my to-do list in one organizational activity? Yes, please!
Here is my process:
-Take every single thing out of the closet
-Evaluate what I need and what can go
–Give 1/3 of it away
–Throw 1/3 of it away
–Keep 1/3 of it
(and put it back in its designated closet neatly)
And that’s it. Every time I do this, there is less and less to do and it takes less and less time. And I just LOVE the feeling I have when my beautiful clean closet stares back at me when I’m finished.
YAY! 🙂
Do you have an awesome system for organizing closets or any other small spaces?
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