Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Cleaning out the closet

I've been needing to clean out my closet & get rid of a bunch of clothes for a really, really long time. I was watching an episode of Oprah last week & she had that guy from TLC's "Clean Sweep" on talking about organizing your home. He said that when cleaning out your closet, you need to go through it & look at every piece. Ask yourself "Have I worn this in the past 12 months?". If not, you probably don't need to keep it. I have clothes that I have had since High School (10 years ago) & pants ranging from sizes 6 to 16. I still didn't get rid of as much stuff as I SHOULD have, but I'm really proud of myself for getting rid of this stuff. It always makes me feel better to have things neat & organized...something that hasn't always come naturally to me. But, I am getting a little better at it :)


I also thought this video was really funny. This cat obviously doesn't like other cats! Haha!

5 comments:

  1. Great job! It always makes me nervous when cleaning out my closet. I'm a big "what if" person... What if I lose weight and want to wear this again... which never happens! LOL

    I love the way a clean and organized closet feels!

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  2. I have a shirt that I've worn for 15 years.
    The good news---I still wear it regularly, so that would never get donated.

    But, I agree w/ you: it's hard to get rid of clothes. I have a range of sizes in there, and then I validate myself for keeping them: well, I want to have another baby, so I need to keep the bigger sizes for when I get pregnant, and right after I have the baby. The small sizes, well, I just tell myself, that's my goal size---so they may fit again if I start working out.

    Oh, it's just a cruel cruel joke that I play on myself.

    I need to take some motivation from you, and get in there to clean out my closets too!

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  3. you read my mind. can you come over and help me???? hahah. ok, even if I like it but have yet to wear it -- it is out?! ok, i can do this. love you!

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  4. Yeah! You know a clean and organized room is a HAPPY room! I love you boo! Miss you bunches!

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  5. I did this recently as well and I haven't missed anything I got rid of! So gald that I did it!

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