Spring showers bring numerous opportunities to take a day and clean out your closet. If it's been awhile since you cleared it out it's likely that you have a number of pieces that you no longer wear taking up space. Did you know that those extra clothes are actually hurting you? It's true. Your clothes need to breathe. When they're packed in too tightly the air doesn't circulate around them properly and this causes them to wear out faster. That means that keeping that old skirt from 10 years ago may be damaging that new dress that you love. It hardly seems worth keeping now, does it?
If you're ready to tackle your closet, keep reading for some great tips to help you out.
- Be prepared. Cleaning out your closet isn't going to be a quick job. You should pull everything out of the closet and try it on. If you just thumb through the hangers you'll be much more likely to let things stay. If you pull them out and then have to put them back you'll be tougher about what makes the cut. Trying things on helps you eliminate the pieces that no longer fit, or fit as well as they should. Just because you can still get into it doesn't mean you will choose to wear it anytime soon.
- Three categories. Everything in your closet should fall into one of three categories, like it, love it or lose it. If you love it these items should be hung together where they are easy to see and access. These are your favorite pieces, your go-to's when you're getting dressed. Your like it section is for those pieces that might not be quite as special but are still really good and worn often. If you find that you have some stuff that doesn't fall into the like it or love it category then it should go in the lose it pile. Things that end up in the lose it pile need to be donated or thrown away. Remember holding on to things you don't wear isn't a victimless crime. All those unworn items are reducing the lifespan of your liked and loved items.
- 'Weight' a minute. Many people hang on to clothes that no longer fit because they anticipate their weight going either up or down. If you are yo-yo dieter your weight may fluctuate frequently, otherwise you are unlikely to drop or gain a significant amount of weight in a hurry. If it takes you months or even years to lose the pounds you deserve to reward yourself with some new clothes, not things that have gone out of style. If your weight goes up some new flattering clothes can really improve your attitude so it might be worth the splurge as well. Too small or too large clothes hanging around the closet most often just make us feel bad. Either it's shame over how large we used to be, or frustration because we have outgrown somethings that we loved.
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Clearing out your closet can be a big job but it is one that provides big benefits as well. Once your closet is streamlined to just the items that you enjoy wearing you'll be able to find things more easily, your clothes will last longer and you'll probably be able to get dressed quicker. Before you reload your closet you should enter your clothing in Stockpile. Stockpile fast simple inventory system makes it easy to track items, even if they get pushed to the back of the closet. Stockpile is fully customizable so you can include the fields that make the most sense to you. We recommend including brand, color, and size but it's really up to you. If you'd like to keep track of how long certain items last you could also include purchase date and store. Having store information can help if you need to replace something due to loss or damage. Being able to access your inventory while you're out can be a benefit as well. Now when you're standing in the store you can check and see whether you actually need another pair of khaki pants or not. What about that navy shirt? If you already four of them at home it might not be worth buying even if it is on clearance. Stockpile fast simple inventory system saves you time and money by allowing you to keep track of the things you own. Try Stockpile today!
