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January 1st, 2019. A new beginning.  I’m sure most of you had your vision parties where you have planned out the rest of your life thoroughly, ruining stacks of good magazines with great content.  Since when has creating a plan (resolution) become so cliche?  Rather it be a vision, resolution or plan, if taken seriously, can turn into something great. My New Year’s vision/resolution/plan/ is to organize my closet.  If you’re anything like me, you read the last five words of that sentence and cringed.  Below are a few tips on helping us get started and maintaining the closet of our dreams. 



Out with the old, make room for the new.                                      Have you ever seen an episode of Hoarders? You know the show where people have major anxiety attacks as they watch people throw away their beloved straws and expired coupon clippings from 2001?  Well that’s what exactly how I am feeling and I’m sure you are too.  The first thing on our list is to do is to create three categories: Keep. Sell. Donate. The first one is going to be a piece of cake. You know which items you absolutely love and wouldn’t part ways with if your life depended on it. The second one? Who doesn’t want to make money selling things they love? It’s up to you to determine that fine line between sell and donate. There are so many new platforms that will assist you with selling your items.  Apps like Let go, Posh Mark, Tradesy and Offer Up allow you to post pics of your items from your cellphone and sell your items for free.  Most will feature your item as a first see for a few bucks to help you get things sold quicker. It’s super quick and convenient. You can also keep the apps to buy and sell other items in your home.  The last category is a little tricky.  What you consider trash will always be another persons treasure. So unless it has holes or stains, always throw it in the donate pile. Always. 
  • Organization. 
Now that we got the items that didn’t make the cut out of the way, let’s focus on what did. Organize your closet however you feel is best, by color, season, occasion. I, personally, have to start with my jeans. They are my most important items. I prefer to fold my jeans than to hang them up.  I’ll take care of blouses and dresses after. Now let’s move on to shoes and handbags. If you’re one of those fashionistas that keep all of their shoeboxes lucky you.  If you’re like me, and have a ton of shoes with no box homes, our best bet is to purchase a few cheap bookcases from Walmart (see pic below for link and example).  You can store these inside your walk in closet or outside it if you have a traditional closet.

  •  MAINTENANCE                                        

Like other resolutions, maintaining our new masterpiece will take time and dedication. Keeping the first tip in mind is key to our success. As we add more new, we should still be assessing what we are ready to keep, sell or donate all year round.  After all our hard work, we want to make sure to take a picture and hang it somewhere in your closet. This pic will be the reminder we will need to keep the order needed to maintain the perfect closet.                                         Happy New Year and good luck with building the closet of your dreams in 2019!

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