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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The light bulb has to want to be changed. Are you ready to get rid of things and don't know how to decide, or are you having trouble letting go? You may not be ready for an organizer.

I'm not here to diss organizers because I know they have really helped some people I know. But you need to be willing to part with things -- are you there yet? [/quote]

I think that is a good question.

We wear 20% or what we own 80% of the time.  The pieces that you love and wear all the time are the ones you keep.  If someone suddenly spirited away most of what you don't wear, you probably wouldn't be able to recall specific details about any one top or skirt.  But you have to be at peace with parting with these things.

B/F you get an organizer, get some big plastic bins at Target.  I'd sort by color and season the items you have but don't really wear.  If anything still has the tag on it, it automatically goes in the donate bin.

I'd also look at stemming the incoming stream of "things."  You may have the space/money for 200 or 300 of something but you need to stop bringing more unwanted, unused items into your house.  You need to replace the online or brick and mortar shopping with something else.

Martha's Table can use your clothes:
http://marthastable.org/programs/healthy-connections/

This can be your goal over the summer, OP.  Bit by bit, clean out your closet.  Think about how wonderful it will be for some young woman to have new or next to new clothes for school![/quote]

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