10 Simple steps to declutter your closet

 If you’ve ever stared blankly into your closet looking for an outfit, only wondering why you don’t like any of the 185 items hanging on your closet rod, then you need to figure out how to declutter your closet…fast!

The absolute best way to keep your closet organized is to simplify your wardrobe. Yeah! I know that’s easier said than done.lol...

For some reason, we grow attached to our clothes and find it difficult to make decisions about them objectively. We keep clothes that look old and worn out because those are our favorite items to wear. But we also keep clothes that are brand spankin’ new because they don’t fit, we don’t have anything to wear with them, or we hope that we’ll have an event to wear them to one day. Clothes in both of those categories take up valuable space in our closet and do absolutely nothing for our style.

Instead, we should only keep clothing items that make us look amazing! Toss the rest. How to declutter your closet

The first key when decluttering your closet quickly is to get in the right frame of mind. When you are finally sick and tired of looking at your wall-to-wall closet full of clothes and wondering why you have “nothing to wear,”  then you’re ready to declutter your closet.

One by one, pick up an article of clothing and ask yourself if that fits into any of the following categories. If they do, let those clothes go so you can treat the outfits you love with the care they deserve.

1. Clothes that make you uncomfortable.

If you’re always tugging at your pants and pulling your shirt, that piece of clothing doesn’t fit properly.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried on an outfit on that looks great while I’m standing still at the store. But after I get home it’s a completely different story.
Sometimes clothes look great in the dressing room and also the first time you wear them. But after their first wash and dry, their entire structure changes.

Whatever the reason, clothes that make you feel uncomfortable need to go.

2. Clothes that are too tight.

Sometimes you keep too tight fitting clothes with high hopes that you can wear them again if you lose weight.

But why?

Letting a dress or a pair of pants hang on the hanger untouched occupies prime closet real estate! That space could be used for clothes that makes you feel great and look stylish…right NOW!

You’ll lose that weight again. But when the inches come off, a new outfit might be just the reward you need.

3. Clothes that are too big.

Okay, so you lost weight. Hurray! It’s the perfect time to get rid of those big clothes pleaaase!

Do not make the excuse that you might gain a few pounds in the future and need to keep them “just in case.” Keeping clothes that are too big for you makes no sense (unless of course you see yourself gaining that weight again, and I’m sure you wouldn’t like that). So give them up and wear clothes that look amazing on your new figure.

4. Clothes that still have tags.

Have you ever found a great deal on a top and bought it because only because it was on clearance or really cheap?

Or have you gone on a super quick shopping spree without trying those clothes on first? Only realizing after the return period was over that they didn’t fit quite right?

It happens. Granted, its totally. annoying when it does. But we can always give it out as a gift or donate it to charity.

Whatever the reason, using precious space in your closet to keep “new” clothes just because you bought it isn’t a good enough reason to keep it.

5. Clothes that don’t have a “match”.

Do you have a clothing item in your closet that you would love to wear, but can’t because you don’t have a coordinating piece or matching top or pants? If so, keep a running list of items you need to make an outfit complete. The next time you’re ready to update your wardrobe, you’ll be armed with a strategic shopping list.

If it’s not worth the wait, then it’s time to let it go and let someone else find the match.Give it out!

6. Clothes that are all the same color.

Just because you think black is slimming (that’s rarely true by the way) doesn’t mean you need wall-to-wall black shirts and pants. Get rid of the duplicate or look-alike clothing items and add a little color to the mix.

Be adventurous! Don’t play safe and settle with what you’re used to or because that’s your favorite color. Try to mix and match for a change, and you will be surprised with the results. Putting together has some great ideas to get your style ideas flowing.

7. Clothes that are worn out.

Sometimes you don’t realize that a clothing item is worn out until you try on something that actually fits.  Analyze the clothing items you wear most often and determine if they have lost their shape. If so, toss them out and start wearing some of those clothes that have been sitting in your closet untouched.

8. Clothes that you don’t/won’t/will never wear.

You know those pieces that you always try on at home, but never seem to use when you’re actually getting dressed? Odds are, you’ll never wear them at all, so why are you still hanging on to them? It is much better to use the space in your closet for things you’ll actually reach for regularly. Always remember that if you have clothes in your closet you haven’t worn in 3-6 months – or you haven’t worn at all – then you probably aren’t going to wear them.

To easily find out what clothes you don’t wear, tie a ribbon around one end clothes rod. As you wear, wash, and replace those items back in your closet, put them on the other side of the ribbon. You’ll quickly see what you wear and don’t wear.

9. Clothes from special events.

Do you have an old bridesmaid dress sitting in your closet?after the wedding its a complete bore!

It can seem weird to buy an outfit, wear it once, and immediately get rid of it. But that’s often the best thing to do!

Keeping clothes that would never-ever-ever wear again, just because they were for a special event, just takes up space in your closet.

If you systematically look through your closet for clothing items in these nine categories, you can make a big dent in decluttering your closet. It might be tough. It will definitely take some willpower. But it will be completely worth it in the end when you have room in your closet for clothes that make you look and feel amazing.Its a newyear!Its time to make changes! Happy Decluttering!!

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1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes.

2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance you'll die within the next 3 years.

3. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you. There's a 9% chance that you'll meet one of them in your lifetime.

4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.

5. A person’s height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother.

6. If a part of your body "falls asleep", You can almost always "wake it up" by shaking your head.

7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing - food, attractive people and danger.

8. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side.

9. Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor.

10. According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years.

11. There are so many kinds of apples, that if you ate a new one every day, it would take over 20 years to try them all.

12. You can survive without eating for weeks, but you will only live 11 days without sleeping.

13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don’t.

14. Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking.

15. A human brain has a capacity to store 5 times as much information as Wikipedia.

16. Our brain uses the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb!!

17. Our body gives enough heat in 30 minutes to boil 1.5 liters of water!!

18. The Ovum egg is the largest cell and the sperm is the smallest cell!!

19. Stomach acid (conc. HCl) is strong enough to dissolve razor blades!!

20. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day & while you walk, SMILE. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

21. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

22. When you wake up in the morning, pray to ask God's guidance for your purpose, today.

23. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

24. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, broccoli, and almonds.

25. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

26. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts and things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

27. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

28. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

29. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Forgive them for everything.

30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

31. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

32. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

33. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

34. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

35. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

36. Help the needy, Be generous! Be a 'Giver' not a 'Taker'

37. What other people think of you is none of your business.

38. Time heals everything.

39. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

40. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

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