Somehow my closet got out of control. It didn’t happen all at once, it built up over time. I outgrew some clothes, and pushed them back when I replaced them with a larger size. The shelves became cluttered with stuff, and it became harder to find what I needed. I threw a pair of shoes in the floor and forgot to put them away. . . a few times. Finally, I knew my mission had to be to tackle my closet i.e. the dreaded “black hole”.
I didn’t tackle it all in one day, I have been working on my closet for several weeks, on and off. In my younger years I would have pulled everything out one day in a massive clean-out and got the job done quickly. But now just the thought of cleaning like that makes all the blood drain from my face. I simply don’t have the energy to do it all at once. I’m afraid that if I dragged everything out of the closet at once now it might end up sitting there for a few days while I rested up and got back to the job.
In looking at the “black hole” I saw two big problems. One was there were too many clothes stuffed into the closet. I needed to go through the clothing and purge the ones that I could no longer wear. I had hung onto them long enough. The second problem I saw was that I had too many loose shoes. I had the boxes stacked on the closet shelves, but I rarely returned the pair I had worn to its proper box.
I have no business association with Lowe’s or the products mentioned in this post; I just love organizing.
What a great job Anita. Wanna come and do mine? LOL
Anne xx
I absolutely love doing that sort of organizing. I think it must be a sickness. 🙂 The thing is though, I clean and organize things, only to turn right around and do the same things I did that trashed it the first time. Blessings from a fellow Arkansan, Marlene
Everything looks great Anita! Keep up the good work! When I buy something new I always get rid of something old and that way there is always space in my clothes closet. Same goes for my linen closets.
Wow, Anita, you are super organized! I love your re-do on your closet.
What an after, Anita!
:xoxo
Nicolette
Wonderful job! I love the shoe cubby! Is it wood? I don't need it for shoes but I could use it for something else.
This is one area I don't need to worry about (the only one probably!) I am not a clothes horse and now that I'm retired I need them even less. I don't go to weddings or funerals so I don't need anything dressy anymore (I hate dressing up for anything) and I refuse to wear any heels anymore so I have really cleaned out a lot and never had that much to begin with. LOL! Plus, I live alone with 3 bedroom closets, a linen closet and a hall closet. I'm good to go! LOL! The RA has done much of it for me…I just have to dress for comfort now…a blessing in disguise!
You really did a nice job though and I have many other areas that could use your expertise!