Cleaning & Organizing
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Cleaning out closet
What is your rule of thumb when deciding what clothes/shoes/purses to throw away/donate/keep?
I have so many clothes, but only wear a small percentage. The others just sit there because I think one day I may wear them again, but I usually never do. I need some help!
DS is going to be a big brother!
Re: Cleaning out closet
Then go with that and call it the clothes against the wall method.
This way could definitely work considering it's the clothes you don't wear. Give them one last look through then donate them.
I have found that in any given time about 80% of my clothes are hardly ever worn. I've done a few big clean outs - mostly going by what I haven't worn in awhile and what I do/don't feel good in. There are so many cute things that there is no reason to take up valuable closet space with clothes you don't feel good in.
I have a few "skinny clothes" that I've kept - but only because I'm actively trying to get to that size and they are really good quality or my favorites. I figure that once I hit that goal size - I'm going to want to buy new clothes to reward myself.
For shoes and purses I go with how they are looking - or if I have something else that fits the same purpose. For example - I had two dusty pink purses. I rarely have occassion for one pink purse, let alone two. So I kept my favorite one and donated the other. For shoes - I've gone with comfort - if they are just cute but horribly uncomfortable - they went.
I find that I have an easier time getting rid of stuff because I donate them to the SPCA thrift store - so everythign I donate goes to help the animals. That makes me more inclined to part with things that I like but don't really love or need.
Like some of the pp, if you haven't worn it in a year, then it's time to let it go. I really try to go by that and clean out my closet a few times a year. I usually don't take out everything I haven't worn in a year, but I try. It keeps the closet from overflowing. But I love the idea of the pp who donates to the SPCA thrift store. I din't know they had that so I'll make sure to use that as my motivation next time.
I put all the clothes I think I want to donate in a box and stick the box someplace out of mind. (Not too far out of mind that you forget where it is.) I usually put the donate box in our guest room. Then, later on, if I can't remember what I put in the box, I donate it.
I also limit the number hangers I have in my closet. So, if I buy something new, something else has to go into "the box."
HTH!