Try breaking this into two sessions, one where you try things on for fit and another where you put together outfits. AND! the BEST part is that once you’ve done it, you wont ever have to do it again. Because your closet will be PERFECT.

Right?

What I did do was store half my clothes in preparation for moving, and figure if I don’t need them for 6 months perhaps I don’t need them at all. However, as a CA girl since we never pack away our winter clothes, sometimes I get rid of something I haven’t worn in a while as it’s the wrong season, doh! I’m so looking forward to reading all your style posts.

The key is to take the pieces you’re not wearing RIGHT NOW out of the closet–the ones that don’t fit but were too expensive to part with easily, say, or that pair that might fit if you lost five pounds, or all those things you’re saving for your daughter. Put all that in another closet, or some nice plastic storage bins; hang or store them in some sort of order (Clothes for Teen in one box, say, and Possible Costumes in another).

The essential idea is that the closet you use EVERY DAY should ONLY have clothes you can, and do, wear EVERY DAY. I promise that it will make getting dressed easier. Really.

I have some bottoms that only fit for a week or so per month, others that I’m just not in the mood to wear that often, and others that I paid so much money for that I couldn’t throw them away, and still others that I’m saving for my young teen. Some pants and skirts are nice, and I’m sure I could fit into them again if I just laid off the ice cream for a couple of weeks. And some would be a shame to toss out, since they might make good costumes. I generally do all the costumes for my daughter’s drama productions.

I’m sick - aren’t I? Is there any hope for me?

And once you know what you’ve got, you can get ready to photograph it for our Flickr pool . . . Doesn’t that sound like fun?