Keeping Up With Your Closet: How To Keep It Organized & Stress Free!
Whether it’s your New Year’s Resolution to become a more organized person or just something you want to do to help yourself save time on a daily basis, becoming organized doesn’t happen overnight, but with a little bit of effort, you too will be on the path to a less stress induced life.
Determine whether to toss or keep?
Ask yourself the following questions:
* Have I worn this item in the last year? In the last 2 years?
* Has this item lost its shape (stretched or shrunk)or has the color faded?
* Am I waiting for this trend to come back before I wear it again?
* Am I waiting to lose weight before I can fit into this item again?
* I am keeping this item because it was an expensive impulse purchase?
OUT WITH THE OLD & IN WITH THE NEW FOR THE NEW YEAR!
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Parting with items in your wardrobe is never easy, but one of the best ways to start the New Year off on the right foot is to clean out your closet. We all know that you can never have too many shoes, bags, and well…clothes, but keeping old trends in your closet gets in the way of a fresh new you.
Do yourself some good and get rid of your tired attire by re-organizing your closet. Bring out the good citizen in you and donate what you no longer wear. Even though a piece in your closet may no longer suit your style, there are many people in need of warm clothes this winter. Unsure of where a donation center is near you? Go to clothingdonations.org to find a drop box or schedule a pickup in your area.
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Toss Graphic Tees:
Remember all those graphic tees you have stuffed in the way back of your drawers? Get rid of them. Graphic tees are only good for one thing: looking goofy. Unless the tee has special sentimental value, ditch it!
Hang on to those basic tees and tanks. You can use them for layering or pairing with a sweater or blazer.
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Toss Tight Pants:
We all have that old pair of pants that just don’t seem to fit anymore. Hanging onto the idea that you’ll work off the weight and once again fit into the pants is inspirational, but not practical. Get rid of tighter pants and find a new pair that fits your body appropriately.
Dresses are a staple in any wardrobe. If you still have dresses that make you look like a tween-age girl though, you might want to toss them. As you get more sophisticated, so should your style.
Any pair of shoes that has a completely worn-down heel, broken straps or buckles, or seriously scuffed leather is most likely at the end of its lifespan. If you’re hanging onto a painful, blister-inducing pair you hardly wear just because you think they’re super cute, it’s not worth the closet space.
Once you’ve decided what you should part with, move on to the following:
Keep items that you wear on a regular basis, or that you intend to wear on the right occasion.
Toss items that have rips or stains that cannot be repaired. For those items that are still in decent shape but you know you’re not going to wear, do the following:
Donate: You will feel better about tossing items knowing that someone else can use them. Another incentive is that most donations offer a tax write-off.
Sell: This will help ease your mind if you’re concerned about tossing items that you have invested a lot of money in. You can get rid of items, but still profit by selling online, local newspaper or thrift stores.
Swap: You aren’t the only one who has clothing to get rid of, why not check with friends or co-workers and see if you can swap your unwanted items? It’s like receiving a whole new wardrob
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