{"id":27836,"date":"2026-04-03T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunthow.com\/?p=27836"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:15:27","slug":"addressed-help-im-trying-to-organize-my-closet-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunthow.com\/?p=27836","title":{"rendered":"Addressed: Help! I\u2019m Trying to Organize My Closet Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Contemplate the tag.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perhaps you haven\u2019t gotten around to wearing the item. That is fine, but give a good, hard think about why you haven\u2019t worn it. You\u2019ll probably need to understand your shopping habits. I have a few names for these shopping syndromes, like Label Dickmitization<\/a> (you bought it for the label despite its shortcomings) and Price Wasn\u2019t That Bad Brain (the price wasn\u2019t that bad despite the piece\u2019s shortcomings). The list goes on. Perhaps you are one of these people and need to dig into your true feelings before you swipe your credit card.<\/p>\n

Think about why you\u2019re tied to certain items.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is most likely a lot<\/em> of emotion here. Sometimes, there is a guilt complex. Did your mom give you an ugly blouse, but you can\u2019t bear to say goodbye? Was it a gift? I\u2019ve coined syndromes for these conditions, too! Mommy Issues Hoarding Syndrome (MIHS)<\/a> and Gift Guilt Syndrome (GGS). Attempt to separate yourself from the object. If the going gets tough, some Enya, a beta blocker, and a walk around the block may be in order. Remember: If the item is taking up unwanted space, it is taking up unwanted spiritual real estate, too.<\/p>\n

Deploy the expiration pile tactic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a last resort pile, and you must adhere to a few rules. First, put all the items you are unsure about in a heap (or neatly on a rack or in a drawer), then wear the piece and test it out. Write down or take a mental note of how you feel in the piece. If you like how you feel, keep it. If you don\u2019t like it, say goodbye! Don\u2019t abuse the pile! Be discerning.<\/p>\n

Think about things that aren\u2019t fitting quite right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This rule does not apply to items that don\u2019t fit due to major size fluctuations, but rather items that have never really fit quite right<\/em> to begin with. We all have them: The blazer that you bought at a sample sale with a friend who convinced you the bloated shoulder pads made you appear \u201cconfident\u201d in a Michael-Douglas-Wall Street<\/em> way, but actually left you looking like an out-of-work David Byrne impersonator. In an ill-fitting item, discomfort radiates from your very essence.. How can you be 100% present if you\u2019re tugging at a shirt or thinking about a button popping out?<\/p>\n

Take it to a tailor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If items aren\u2019t fitting exactly how you want, but you still see some hope in them, bring them to a tailor. Just don\u2019t let those pieces accumulate. My editor has a pile of things by her front door that need a tailor\u2019s attention; I tell her that\u2019s not a solution, that\u2019s just another problem!<\/p>\n

Start small.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every item that goes is a step towards a cleansed closet is a step towards a cleansed you. For the closet-cleaning curious, I suggest implementing the time rule: Give yourself 60 seconds once a day to find one item to part with. By the end of the week, you\u2019ll have seven things to sell, donate, or throw away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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