#Organized living

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How I Purged My Entire Closet in 48 Hours (PT.1: Preparing for a Purge)

TL;DR:

    Step 1: Do ALL your laundry.     Step 2: Sort your clothes into broad categories and write them down.     Step 3: Decide which categories you're purging today.     Step 3.5: Put everything you're not purging out of sight.     Step 4: Purge.

But if you want to know all the details of how I made it go so quickly for my neurodivergent self, here are the real steps to purging an entire closet.

The Real Steps to Purging an Entire Closet

Real Step 1:Understand how your brain categorizes your clothes.

Take a look at where you currently keep your clean clothes or how you aspire to store them. Are your socks and underwear crammed together in the same space, making it difficult to find the pizza patterned socks you really want to wear today? Apply the same concept to other clothing items as well. For example, if you have multiple styles of shirts mixed in the same drawer, it can lead to mental overload and analysis paralysis. Real life example:

Before my clothes purge, all my shirts from crop tops to casual long sleeves were crammed into the same drawer. This chaotic system didn't work for me because I rely on visual organization. If things aren't visible at first glance, they might as well not exist. Real Step 2: Categorize your clothes!

Here's my primary categories and subcategories: Tops Crops (sleeves of any length) Tanks Tees Nice Short Sleeves and No Sleeves Formal Short Sleeves and No Sleeves Casual Long Sleeves Nice Long Sleeves Formal Long Sleeves Exercise Bottoms Short Shorts Shorts Long Shorts Capris (purge category) Jeans Casual Pants Formal Pants Exercise Intimates Bras Sports Bras Underwear Boxers Socks Thigh High Mid Calf Above Ankle Ankle Tights Bathing Suits Masc Suits Fem Suits Secondary Warm Layer Sweaters with buttons Sweaters without buttons Hoodies Dresses (Sorted by formality) Skirts (also sorted by formality) Officewear, Etc. Coats Exercise Raincoats Vintage Winter Casual Accessories such as shoes, belts, hats, jewelry, as complementary items, are their own beasts and will be addressed separately after purging the bulk of clothing. The key aspect of Step 2 is that the bolded categories are planned and intentional, while some subcategories emerge organically as I take stock of my belongings and determine their appropriate spot.

Example of planned vs organic subcategories:

For intimates, I utilize a plastic chest of drawers. The top drawer is reserved for bras, the middle one for underwear, and the bottom one for socks. Purging according to these categories, one at a time, was part of my plan.

On the other hand, regarding tops as referred to in Step 1, I initially stored all of them in the same drawer. However when I had them all on the floor in front of me during the purging process…

The twelve piles pictured organically developed.

The bottom left pile consisted of items to be hung up, including long sleeves that didn't belong in that drawer to begin with, and nicer short and sleeveless tops. The three center piles were t-shirts sorted by level of "formality," while the six piles on the right were tank tops and crop tops. Why Categorize and Subcategorize Before Purging? Addressing similar clothing groups individually is far less overwhelming than tackling the entire "shirts" category at once. This approach allows me to evaluate each shirt as part of my wardrobe, going beyond a simple decision of whether to keep or discard it.

For instance, I categorized together these four functionally identical shirts (tops/short sleeve/nice but not formal/neutral):  

If I had sorted "Tops" as a whole instead of categorizing first, I might have kept all four without realizing that two of them were similar enough to purge.  By considering the specific subcategory, I was able to identify the factors that led me to purge the two on the left in favor of keeping the more flattering V-neck style in a much better condition.

Breaking down the process into manageable clothing categories before tackling allowed me to evaluate each item based on its function and relevance to my wardrobe, rather than feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of clothing or missing near-duplicates. In Part 2 of "How I Purged My Entire Closet in 48 Hours," I'll elaborate on how I purged based on the most flattering colors and cuts that complement my personal style, referencing seasonal color analysis and the Kibbe system.

[ryn-grim]

I published a book on Amazon😍

For all of us that like to sketch and doodle in our planners and notes.✏🖍🖋 I created a weekly planner with a dedicated page for doodles to help you illustrate your notes. Maybe you can doodle out a quick image of a ticket faster than you can write out the words to remind you later on that you have an event to attend.🎟 This would be a perfect planner for you. I left it with no printed dates, so you aren't restricted to starting it on a certain day. You date it and start it when you want. I hope you will consider buying, and thank you so much for your time!

[megan-mayhem]

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[organizemewell01]

Efficient Space Management

Space saving For the organized and functional home Organize Me Well provides professional answers to optimize your living area efficiently. These tips range from decluttering and how to optimize storage, creating practical zones, as well as a simpler layout which will help make the most of every inch. We can transform your home into an organized, stress-free space with our helpful tips and services. Check out Organize Me Well and find ways to deal with efficient space management, leading a more organized life at your home.

[mspi]

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A couple of these were me as a late teen. Of course the lead to work for Cisco was a blessing that was met with family drama.

Maybe I grew up so fast dad wasn't prepared for it yet. The good news is that he was real happy with my boyfriend my husky. He only couldn't figure how I was able to code, build networks, build & repair computers, prettify a page for eBay and sell things through it.

How'd I deal with it? Easy, look at job postings and through magazines & 📚 books to pick up skills corporate is eyeing.

You'd be surprised at a professor's reaction when I stared that with him after letting him know that students surprised me with taking out college loans when they're not even guaranteed a job this they'll love or even pays well. That's also assuming they finish the four years to a degree.

Don't place all your hopes in a college degree or job. Be sure to control your spending. I'd keep 1/4 of what I made in a separate account--emergency spending.

Try to set new goals, little by little.

Making a list to complete has regularly done the job for me. You can take the NYE resolution as an example. Try to start up slowly.

> more water

> finish reading book

> write review of book

-- dnagirl

26.07.2024

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[introverted-itgurl]

My daily morning ☀️routine 💖

Wake up - 4:30 am (I know this is kinda crazy for some people but I’m a morning person and it lets me get everything I need done, DONE.)

Breakfast

30 min - 1 hr run (really gets my blood pumping for the day!)

Shower + self care

Hair and makeup

Chores (I always have a weekly chores list on hand)

Work - 8:20 am

[365momme]

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Are You Okay with This?

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Do the toys your children leave around drive you crazy? Do you want them to learn the value of responsibility without the unnecessary fuss? Here is one useful tip to resolve that. One important tip that I have picked up is deferring decisions to my children when holding them accountable for cleaning after themselves. When they leave things unorganized, I don’t lose my cool as this is teaching…

[kawaii--af]

[wtfem]

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Beach Style Closet in Orange County

[viapu-com]

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Craftsman Home Office - Craft Room

Image of a craft room with a medium-sized built-in desk and a brown floor and dark wood floors on white walls