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My Current Project: Closet Organization

by Maricar on June 28th, 2005

I haven’t gone through our (my hubby’s and mine) old clothes in a while. But lately, I’ve had time to tackle the job. I pulled out clothes we haven’t worn in a long time, clothes I hope we never have to wear again, clothes that don’t fit anymore, clothes I never really liked. I had to do it in stages, since there were some items that seemed to avoid elimination during the first round. Afterwards, lo and behold, our closet is roomy and I have all these hangers available. I’ve long ago gotten rid of wire hangers (yes, they’re free from the dry cleaners but they’re flimsy, ugly and get tangled all too easily). Now, I plan to coordinate the remaining hangers and use only white plastic ones. I read somewhere that using hangers of only one color will make a closet look instantly neat. I’ll relegate the other colored hangers to the guest room.

I found some buried treasures during this project. I didn’t want to get rid of a couple of skirts that are too long to be in fashion. So, I asked my mom to trim them to a more flattering length. Now they’re like new, and I’m excited to wear them again!

I haven’t decided yet what I’ll do with the old clothes. Garage sale? Donations to the local shelter? At any rate, having all that “new” space in our closet gives a really great feeling. Like the shedding of old cares, it’s almost therapeutic. :)

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