What motivates you to tackle a space?
Seeing someone else in motion?
Envisioning an ideal?
Or something else?
Like, for instance, locating a pair of favorite — but missing — earrings?
What Finally Motivated Me to Clean Out My Closet
Well, the latter is what motivated me to purge and deep clean my closet over the weekend.
Spoiler alert: I never found the earrings. Don’t worry, they weren’t an expensive pair, but dang, it makes me mad when I cannot find something!
Here is where I looked:
- My earring storage box (obvi)
- My real jewelry box (also obvi)
- Every supposedly empty purse
- Every fanny pack (what do they call those these days?)
- A couple of my dresser drawers
Well, by then, my closet was even more of a disaster than the one I had been living with.
And those four pieces of art living in the corner that I might use again one day?
Deal with it!
Okay, I did!
I purged one large garbage bag of pre-loved clothes, along with all the art and old jewelry.
Did I buy any new storage containers? I did not.
Did I go through every purse? I did.
Did I go through all my travel bags? I did.
And then…
Simple Closet Organization Ideas That Worked for Me
I magically folded my sweatshirts. Who knew there was a magic way?
Tidied all my sweaters in anticipation of cooler weather.
Organized my tops by sleeve length and color.
Hung my slacks and jeans in an orderly fashion.
And! Left approximately three dresser drawers completely empty.
I know!
Why My Elfa Closet Drawers Still Work
By the way, Hub assembled my Elfa closet storage dressers for me way back in 2020. Where did almost seven years go? They have been the perfect drawer system for me.
We have used Elfa storage systems in other spaces too. You can see how we put some of them to use here.
Maybe not a pretty piece of furniture, but when something works, it works. Right?
And that Elfa system? I pulled it out and vacuumed underneath. Then I tackled the baseboards.
So, so embarrassing. You will not see any before pictures of that!
What Motivates You to Declutter?
So, again, the question is: What motivates you to tackle a spot?
I try to keep on top of my spaces, but suddenly my closet got away from me, and I kept ignoring it.
But the earrings. The nagging feeling that my messy space was keeping me from a beloved item.
Hey, maybe I need to check my gym bag!
Thank you so much for being here. I am pouring love and blessings over you for a wonderful week.
