The
first quarter of the year has passed and this is as good a time as any to do your
first “check-up” for the year. Look at the things that you promised yourself
you would do this year, have you started any? Has anything been accomplished
yet? One of the ways you can shake yourself into action is cleaning, and a
great target for this is your closet.
At
first this seems like a daunting task,. The key is to break it up into
manageable tasks. First, you are going to get three bags or boxes, label them
“Keep”, “Throw”, and “Give away” respectively.
Then you take all your clothes
out of your wardrobe and chest of drawers, dresser and or cupboard, everything.
After which, meticulously go through each piece checking for rips, tears,
discolouration, missing buttons, spoilt zippers. This will go into you “Throw”
pile. Then look at the things that are too small, too big, you bought but never
wore (if it has been there for over a year chances are you are not going to
wear it...ever).
And
there are those pieces that while you have worn them before, for some reason or
another you have come to terms with the fact that it will never be worn again.
These are going into your give away pile. So the remainder should be the pieces
that you are keeping. some trying on will be necessary from time to time, just
to ensure that the piece chosen not only can fit, but fits well.
These
are not just going into a pile but I want you to look carefully at the care
instructions. Should this be dry-cleaned, or can I care for it at home? If they are dry clean pieces, put these aside
to carry to the dry cleaners. The others that can be cared for otherwise you
can put in your basket to iron, or fold for the pieces that can just be folded
and put away. Now just looking back at your closet after this gives your system
a jolt, there is so much room that you wonder for awhile what do you even wear.
However, the fact of the matter is for most of us we only wear about ten
percent of our clothing eighty percent of the time. So this actually is a good
way of attempting to start balancing things out.
Don’t you think?
Peace!
