Did you know? January is National Clean Out Your Closet Month!
Today, I want to suggest how to celebrate Clean Out Your Closet Month with some ad-ins that will keep your closet organized every day of the year! Check them out!
EVERY CLOSET NEEDS…
- A basket / bag for dirty laundry. This keeps random bits from piling up, and makes that
dirty laundry more like to get washed! - A basket / bag for regular trips to the dry-cleaners or tailor (optional). Ours dry-cleaner bag lives in our laundry room, and we have a
weekly errand for taking in and picking up. - A basket/ bag and a path for items to leave. Our home has a system for getting rid of no-longer-needed items. These items go into the dirty laundry basket with everything else and get laundered, then tucked in the “Donate” or “Off-To-Our-Cousin” baskets that live in our laundry room.
- A wastebasket. Rubbish needs a path and a receptacle to leave a space. Show me a closet littered with plastic dry cleaning bags, clothing tags, dirty tissues and general trash, and I’ll show you it lacks a wastebasket.
- Good hangers. I’m not suggesting you spend a fortune on your hangers, but invest in plastic or
felted hangers to take good care of your clothes and give your closet a tidier appearance. - A few extra hangers, but only a few. One of the first and easiest steps to making more room in a closet is to clear out all the empty hangers. Trust me, some have dozens taking up precious rod space! Once all your clothes are hung and the closet is organized, keep all but 3 or 4 of your empty hangers in your laundry room instead of in your closet.
- An Ish-Hook or 2. I have 3 hooks in my closet for clean-ISH clothes. Clean-ISH, that you plan to wear again soon. You know – the pajamas
you only wore once? or the track pants and sweat shirt you put on when you get home from work? Perhaps the jeans you wore for a little while but plan to wear again tomorrow. It’s not worth it to wash them all, or to hang them all up again, so we need a way to keep them close at hand but not strewn about your space! - A clear floor. Imagine with me: You’re standing in your closet, trying to get dressed in the morning. Or perhaps you have clean laundry to put away. Now imagine trying to do these regular tasks while stepping on clothes or shoes, or dodging shopping bags or neglected empty suitcases. Having those physical obstacles in the way will likely keep you from completing the simple maintenance tasks needed to make your closet work well for you.
- A plan! Every month or so, I get the itch to review my closet and drawers, straightening and purging as I go. I encourage my sons to do the same, at least a couple of times a year. This quick but regular maintenance keeps my clothes and closet organized and relatively clutter free all year long!
Spend some time taking care of your closet this week, and it will take care of you every day!
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