UnF**k Your Closet

It’s getting warmer out. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and new fashions are out! I’ve been in a habit of getting new clothes every year, but have a bad habit of never getting rid of my old stuff. You know, once you throw it out you’ll need it again. I decided that this year it was time to finally weed out the closet. Luckily, to help ease my “I can’t throw anything out!” self, I found this awesome guide to “Unfuck my Closet”.

My closet was so messy before this. In fact, I hadn’t seen my back wall since I was a child (This was mostly due to the fact that I had never completely taken everything out in years).

The best place to start was by taking EVERYTHING out of my closet. It was amazing how much there was. In a closet, things are usually hanging up so you don’t notice how much room it takes. It wasn’t until after my bed was completely covered that I  realized that something needed to change.

I started by putting in my most recent buys (mostly all work clothes) back into the closet. I switched all of my work clothes from the bottom shelves to the top shelves. This has really helped me see what I have for work, and makes it easier to put together outfits in the morning. Next I started with clothes I’ve bought within the past year (which included dresses, work pants, and general going out clothes). Once the easy stuff was in, it was time to get down to the harder decisions.

First, I started with my shoe collection (which I must admit was rather large….) It wasn’t until after I started this that I remembered I already went through my shoe collection last fall. I only parted with one pair of flats which was ok with me. Next, I began to go through the various other clothes that were left on my bed. I started with the mentality that if I had it 4 or even 3 years ago it needed to go. I created three piles as the guide said. There was a keep, donate, or trash pile. I actually ended up with a “need to replace” pile which was probably a bad idea… Most of my clothing was in good shape, so the majority of it ended up in the donate pile. Only a few things ended up in the trash. Those were mostly old personals like socks or stained clothing.

Afterwards my closet was much less cluttered and I must admit that I’m shocked at how much extra space I have (especially on the shelves!)

My sister decided to also partake in the “Unf**k Your Closet” extravaganza. We were too exhausted after cleaning them out that we didn’t have the energy to count how much we had in each pile, but here is a final image of what we have set to donate: