12/7/2023 0 Comments Decluttering clothes tips![]() ![]() The first thing I did was draw several charts in my notebook to help me keep track of my inventory. How I inventoried and decluttered my closet: Instead, I had a lot of success inventorying my clothes category by category- often just one small subcategory a day! I share the exact steps I took to inventory my clothes below. Also, when you are dealing with that many clothes it quickly leads to decision fatigue. Going category by category: When I decided to try taking an inventory, I did NOT do this all at once because for me that is just way too overwhelming. Now, giving yourself spacial limits CAN be a great strategy…but guess what? When I inventoried the drawer and counted how many pairs of workout leggings were actually in that drawer- I was shocked to find 25 pairs! While I liked all of those 25 leggings and they all “sparked joy”–there is no reason why I would ever need (or regularly be able to wear) that many pairs! Just this simple realization helped me to declutter 16 pairs, so that I was left with a much more manageable nine pairs. I had a drawer of workout leggings and I used the drawer as a guide to determine how many I kept- when it was overflowing, I decluttered a few to make room. Taking inventory! This isn’t an original idea by any means- but I had truly never considered doing it before. This year I am trying really hard to cut down on my consumption by tracking everything that I bring into my home ( using this consumption tracker!)ġ. Continuing to bring in way too much stuff: While I was decluttering, my consumption continued (sometimes at a rapid rate) and then I would quickly be faced with an overflowing closet, once again. I kept it all because I liked it, but I certainly didn’t need that much!Ģ. ![]() Even more so, I’ve found that while it helped me remove items that I didn’t like- I still ended up with more than was wanting or wearing. ![]() As a mom to two young kids, I tend to squeeze my decluttering sessions in during nap time time- which isn’t enough time to do her method properly. While I thought this was great for my first major closet decluttering, I’ve never returned back to this method, because for me it is very overwhelming and time consuming. Marie Kondo style decluttering: In Marie Kondo’s method, she has you put every piece of clothing out on your bed and then determine what “sparks joy” and keep only those items. First, I’ll share some things that I tried that didn’t work (for me!) and then what I did instead- that DID work! I will also share a free printable that will help you with this process, so many sure to read to the bottom for that! A few things that didn’t work:ġ. Through trial and error, I have recently had a few “AHA!” moments that I want to share, in case you are also struggling with this process. I’ve decluttered my closet countless times- seriously, at least over ten times! And yet despite the years of decluttering, I STILL have way way too much. ![]()
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