Cleaning Out the Closet

June 21, 2012 by Ciiku | 14 Comments

Source: Becoming Minimalist

Two things before I begin this post:

1. Last month we had champagne whisky brunch at my cousin’s place. He told us that he is not a hoarder. Verbatim he said that he gets rids of excess stuff so God can bless him with more. I was moved by those words.
2. I always claim that I am not a hoarder because the truth is, for the most part, I am not. But I have clothes from 2002. Which cannot fit. And I still keep them.

Now onto the post:

In June, I wrote some goals for myself and have it up on our notice board for accountancy purpose. All goals are related to clearing up the house:

• Clear out the closets of clothes we can’t/don’t wear, shoes that are too old and other clothing we are holding onto for no reason.
• Arrange the DVDs [when you are getting DVDs for 50 bob - you never know how to store them so you keep them in an envelope in the office and that is just not organisation in my opinion]
• Give away handbags that you have never carried or you will never carry.

There is a habit that I have of buying things and then never using them. Like I have this clutch bag that I got that I have never used. EVER. It is three years later and for real, I need to just give it away. Which is totally my plan.

It is even more amazing that I got rid of a lot of stuff when I was moving from my folks digs to my marital home. But I still have stuff that I should totally not be having in my possession.

Example 1:

(I have had these shoes since 2003 – Don’t hate … I was a serious tomboy back in the day!!)

I know where I made the mistake: I was not ruthless enough. I kept things for sentimental purposes!!

So how am I executing ruthlessness?

• I am not doing it all in one day [I gave myself one month to do it and its been an interesting one so far].
• I tackle one wardrobe/drawer at a time.
• I give myself time to reminisce about some of the clothes/shoes/handbags and then I come to the conclusion that is indeed better if I gave it to someone else who will use the stuff more [I have a couple of shoes that pinch my toes - I so should not be having such things in the closet].

Finally, read this: http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2012/01/02/dont-just-declutter-de-own/

Wish me luck guys!

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