Where you can find something nice to wear no matter what kind of day you're having?
I've always dreamed of having a beautiful closet thinking I'll get to it when the kids are all older, when I'm not so busy, etc, etc.
Ahh! Wouldn't it be wonderful to feel HAPPY when you opened your closet?
Thankful, even, and so excited that you felt like SINGING?
Well, let me tell YOU
I'm SINGING!
My closet is ORGANIZED!
AND BEAUTIFUL!
AND I THINK IT'S A MIRACLE!
It IS a MIRACLE!
I'm so EXCITED!
I CAN'T STOP SINGING ABOUT IT!
I told you my New Year's resolution was to have more fun
and I AM HAVING A BALL!
I have a clean, beautiful and organized closet!
And it has stayed clean, beautiful and organized for over a month already!
Believe me, there is nothing special about me!
I have never been the most organized person know matter how hard I try!
I plan on keeping the house neat and then before I know it, POOF!
Back to a mess!
Constant cleaning and maintaining.
You all know what I'm talking about!
So, Here's the SECRET!
This little book is all the rage, you know.
It really is life-changing!
The author, Marie Kondo, is a tidying expert!
Her philosophy is to gather all your things by likeness, clothing, for example, and deal with it all in one go.
For example, she has you start with clothing, so I gathered all of my clothing from all around the house from winter coats that were hanging in various closets and in the basement to summer sandals stored in a bucket on a basement shelf~
All hats, scarves, shoes and dump them all on your bed or bedroom floor.
Then she advises handling each piece individually and asking yourself if it sparks joy!
I LOVE IT!
If it doesn't spark joy then OUT it goes!
I got rid of bags and bags of stuff that didn't spark joy:
shabby looking t shirts, shoes that really weren't that comfortable, hats, scarves and coats I never wore anymore because I had too many and they were just taking up space!
It felt SO GOOD to get rid of stuff I could hardly believe it!
I threw a bunch of shabby things straight in the garbage and bagged up everything else and brought it to the local thrift store.
I figured someone else could find real joy in the things that no longer sparked joy for me!
Another thing that the author suggests is keeping everything you wear in one place!
So no more storing things in the basement or downstairs closet!
EVERYTHING I own as far as clothing goes, FITS IN MY CLOSET!
All my shoes, boots, hats, scarves, purses, workout wear, swimsuits and cover ups, camping shorts and flannel shirt, socks, underwear, hoodies, jackets, fur collared coat, fancy hats, gloves, winter ski pants.
EVERYTHING!
Isn't that MAGICAL?
Here is my closet!
One hanging bar with shelf on top, a set of four wire drawers, and 4 shelves tucked into the side where I keep all of my shoes, purses and a few hats- right side of photo.
Hanging are all the dresses I chose to keep, jackets, shirts, blouses, pants and skirts.
The drawers hold all my pj's, underwear, socks, nylons, tights/leggings, 2 hooded sweatshirts, 2 swimsuits with cover ups, 2 pair shorts, t shirts, tank tops, camis,
workout clothing, even my painting clothes!
The TRICK in getting all this stuff into the drawers is Marie Kondo's magic folding method!
Basically, you fold everything into a narrow rectangle then fold in thirds. Then she has you file them standing on end rather than stacking on top of each other.
Check it out here: http://goop.com/the-illustrated-guide-to-the-kondo-mari-method/
She suggests you use little boxes that you have hanging around the house to hold accessories and as dividers for socks, underwear, etc, as seen in the photo above.
I keep extra hats, accessories, and off season clothing in these pretty boxes I bought from TJ Maxx for $8-$10!
I love them!
You can see them in action in the first photo above.
Here is one box with a few fancy winter accessories that I keep on the shelf!!
After you tackle your clothing, Marie suggests tidying your books.
And being a homeschooling mom, I LOVE MY BOOKS!
But somehow she has you happily going through all of your books and asking yourself if each one is still bringing you joy!
I got rid of over 400 BOOKS!
I'M NOT KIDDING!
PHOTO PROOF!
These all went to our beloved local public library who were more than happy to receive them!
It's going to help fund their summer program!
All of a sudden our home has so much SPACE!
After implementing Marie Kondo's Life-changing magic to your home, you will find your home is so much bigger than you realized!
You don't need a huge walk in closet, but if you have one. you'll soon be able to use it as a valuable space for so much more!
You don't need more square footage!
You just need to start TIDYING!
Life just got more FUN!
Get the book from your local library and start right away!
Your whole life will change just like mine did!
Pretty soon you will be singing about YOUR closet!
I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day!
"O sing unto the LORD a new song.." Psalms 96:1
