Time for Spring Cleaning...Your Closet

It is spring cleaning time again, and your closet deserves the same attention as the rest of your home. You know there are clothes, shoes and accessories in that black hole of a closet that you can part with. Or rather, need to part with.

Now, I know not everyone is as organized as me, but, I promise this step will make it easier for you to evaluate what you have in your closet. Plus, once it is organized, it will be easy to keep it that way. Hang your clothing in categories and colors: jeans, white pants, khaki pants, black pants, other, and then tops in descending sleeve length and by color (white, black, pink, red, peach, orange....lilac, purple).

Did you see things in there that you forgot that you had? Or, how about things that you haven't worn in 6+ months? I bet there are even things that are worn out, do not fit, and that you simply do not like. Perhaps you even have some unworn clothing with the tags still attached.

This will never be back in style, audios!

This is the hard part: being honest with yourself. Get rid of everything that no longer fits (do not save it for "after the diet"), that worn out (faded, holes, stains) and that you no longer enjoy wearing. Now, look at the clothing that you have not worn in 6+ months. If you haven't worn it in that length of time, you probably aren't going to start anytime soon. Don't think about it for too long, just get it out of your closet before you try to reason with yourself that you will wear it next week. Get rid of things that are out of style; you know that message t-shirt and linebacker shoulder pads should never be worn again.

Don't be Miss Muffin Top and get rid of too tight clothes

Do the same with your shoes, jackets/coats, accessories, bags and clothing in your drawers. You know that bra that doesn't fit right, those socks with holes and those shorts with the elastic wearing out- yeah, see ya!

Good bye, shoes!

You probably have some shoes and clothing that needs to be taken to a shoe repair or tailor. Shoe repair shops can fix heels, toes, soles, straps and buckles. Taking clothing to a tailor to fix hems, buttons, zippers and beading. This is not an excuse to save things that are too far worn, do not fit, that you don't like or haven't worn. Those things still have to go.

Now, you should be able to better evaluate your wardrobe to see what you need to replace and update. Plus, start wearing those things with the tags still on them!

Take your bags and boxes of clothing to a donation center and do what comes after spring cleaning...spring shopping!

P.S. Next week do the same in your bathroom with makeup, tools and accessories, styling products, body products, shower poofs, etc.

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