I saw a TV commercial the other day for one of those products that promises to give you hours of energy in a little bottle. The man in the commercial groggily dragged himself out of bed, complained how long it took to make a cup of coffee, downed the little bottle, and cheerily went off to work. That's how I now feel in the morning - but not because of something I drink, but because my closet is finally organized and I get dressed for work in no time at all. I am no longer frustrated because I can't find the clothes I am looking for.
Closet organization, a key home organization tip, makes this a breeze.
I started on my closet-organizing journey by deciding what groups to put each kind of clothes in - sweaters together, shirts together, pants together, etc. After that, I could see at a glance what I had and how many of each I really need, and got rid of the excess.
Then I started clearing out the stuff I stopped wearing long ago (or, more embarrassingly, can't fit into any more). I have a couple colorful t-shirts I brought back from Ireland years ago, but I haven't been able to wear them for years. Out they went.
If you have a lot of seasonal clothes, or clothes that you wear only for sports in certain times of the year, consider taking them out of the closet and putting them in plastic bins. I really prefer the clear plastic bins with hard lids that you can easily find at Target or Wal-Mart. They are only a few bucks apiece, and you can see what's inside them at a glance. Consider putting them in the attic or the garage until the season when they are appropriate. The hard lids will seal the bins nicely and keep out any bugs or varmints. They work a whole lot better than cardboard boxes! You might consider making a "clothing rotation" at certain times every year, by swapping the summer clothes bins with the winter clothes in the closet, and vice versa. This process will create more space in the closet and will make it easier to find what you are looking for.
The next thing I did was to organize the clothes into "work" clothes and "casual" clothes on the hanging rods in the closet. My closet has the door on the right side and goes deep to the left, where it is harder to see and reach. So I put the work clothes on the right side of the closet where I can get to them quickly as I dress for work. I am in more of a hurry in the morning before work, and have less time to fool around looking for things. When I get home from work and get more casual, I have more time to dig deeper in the closet, so that arrangement is more appropriate for me.
I put up some medium sized hooks for those smaller items that seem to get shoved in the corner or fall to the floor. That's a great way to get all of the belts and ties all in one place. Also consider getting a set of hooks that hang from the top of the closet door. Just be careful that you don't put so much on those hooks that it becomes hard to close the closet door.
There are many other little tricks you can use, but you get the basic idea. It does not have to cost you much money, because you can find space saving shelving and hooks at your local dollar store. Why stress out every morning when you can make life a little easier on yourself?
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