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By Diane Oatis
8 Organizing Tips to Throw Away
I used to be a hyperorganizer. I was famous for it. Friends would ask me to help them weed through their closets, and there are still people who walk into my office and say, “It’s so…clean in here.” But sooner or later, life intervenes. Not long ago, at the end of a ridiculously stressful day, I was putting away laundry—I looked at the color-coded-by-season hangers in my closet and it hit me: Why? A long commute, a teenage son, a parent living alone and suddenly being a neatnik seemed less important. So I’ve let go of some things, and guess what? They were never worth the time anyway. Here are eight things I’ve decided I don’t need to do to keep my life in order.
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Print out this essential list and take it with you next time you venture out for a little retail therapy.
- Jill Martin, BettyConfidential.com
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By Cristina Schreil
Wardrobe Organizing 101
If the over-the-door shoe rack isn’t enough to cut your closet clutter,…
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Organize your closet
with these simple tips:
- You need to be able to see what you're doing. Move everything onto the bed and separate those items that need to visit the tailor or cobbler.
- Put your favorite pieces back in the closet, sorted into categories.…
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Ever have one of those days
where you just can't decide what to wear? You know what
we're talking about. You look into your closet and you look and
look and look and still nothing appeals to you? Forego the idea of
treating yourself to a shopping spree. We're in the middle of
a… Read More »
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By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore
In some of our past articles we have posted that, despite the hype, pristine closets are not necessarily a fundamental requirement for getting buttoned up.
Our point is not that straightening out your closets is a waste of time, but rather,…
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If
you're like me, getting dressed is not as simple as putting on
a top and pants that match and accessorizing with a pair of shoes
that...fits. Though I often plan my outfits in advance, they never
look as… Read More »
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Kim Craig, 26, admits that her closet, with its mateless shoes and skirtless suit jackets, was the source of her chronic tardiness. "I'm a single mom, but you'd think three people had their clothes in there," says the public relations account executive. Small handbags and silky sleeveless tops fallen from their hangers would disappear into a black hole of broken stilettos and shopping bags, never to be seen again.
From Real Simple: 12 Secrets of the Closet Pros
After: New Shelving and Shoe Storage
Frances Janisch
Since Kim uses her light wool and cotton sweaters year-round, she can keep them neatly folded on hanging canvas shelves―a much cheaper solution than hiring a carpenter to build custom shelves.
To buy: Canvas 6-Shelf Sweater & Accessory Organizer, $18, organize-everything.com.Kim traded in her overburdened shoe rack for plastic boxes. They're shorter and trimmer than standard shoe boxes, so they stack compactly on the shelf. And because they're clear, she can find what she needs without tripping on her own heels.
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The biggest red-carpet fashion surprise you probably have in your closet
-Gail Gruber Siegel, BettyConfidential.com
Last week during a very rare moment of free time (both my six-month-old and my two-year-old were…
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