Thursday Cleaning Challenge – Get out of that closet
July 31, 2008 by kellys
Filed under Thursday Cleaning Challenge, cleaning, clothes
Now that we have tackled just about every room, I want to hit a personal hotspot … the closet. The golden clothing rule should apply here. If you haven’t worn it this season, donate or sell it. Don’t hang onto it. No, I am sorry, but you will not fit into those jeans again that you did when you dated your spouse. If you do, then celebrate by buying a new pair in today’s style. Parachute pants and stir-up pants are not in style.
If you haven’t worn those shoes, (I am ducking from some of you throwing things at me here) get rid of them or put them in your daughter’s closet for dress-up and LEAVE them there. It is much easier, and sneaky I have to admit, if you weed through the spouse’s clothes a little at a time if you have a spouse that refuses to get rid of clothes they haven’t worn in years. And I do mean years if you are doing it without help. I do not recommend being sneaky. Ask your spouse for help. But if they refuse and you’re totally out of room, do it slowly and tell them you are doing it at the time. “Honey, I am going to clean out the closet today” is a good start.
Then donate or sell what you are done with or whatever doesn’t fit anymore. This is painful but you have to look at it this way, someone else will love your clothes just as much but actually wear them if you do give them away.
