- Go through your closet and sort your hanging clothes by color.
- Re-fold and stack one group of clothing. Think: gym clothes, sweaters, t-shirts.
- Measure the inside of each closet in your house (this is a lot quick than it sounds-promise!). Write down the dimensions-depth, width, and height--of each space shelf, nook and cranny on an index card, one per closet, and store them in your wallet. The nest time you're in Bed Bath and Beyond, Home Depot, Lowes of the Container Store, buying closet accessories, you'll have the information you need with you.
- Install some command hooks on the inside of your closet door for jewelry, scarves, hats and other accessories.
- Lay out your clothes for the next day. I like to hang mine on a valet hook on the inside of my closet door.
- Match up and pair your socks.
- Collect shoes and put them back in their rightful place. I have a terrible time keeping my shoes organized so this is one of my main daily organizing tasks (and truth be told, it only take about 2-3 minutes so you'll have 7 leftover to choose something else on the list).
- Fashion a donation box and install it in or near your closet. I relish attacking my closet once a month and taking several bags of shopping bags full of clothes down to the local Housing Works donation center. For some people though, it's very, very difficult to part with even one item (See: How To Break the Hoarding Habit), having a donation box at the bottom of your closet means you can ever-so-slowly begin editing your closet rather than assaulting it with a take-no-prisoners purge. A donation box doesn't have to be fancy. Any old cardboard you have lying around the house will do.
- Go through your closet and move you most-worn items to the easiest-to-reach location.
- Plan your outfit for an upcoming special event. Think: weddings, dates, parties, BBQs, holidays.
- Go through your luggage. Remove any leftover papers, gum wrappers or clothes/toiletries you forgot to pack.
- Go through your closet and collect any shoes or boots that need re-soling, cleaning, weather-proofing or stretching and put them in a bag to take to the cobbler. (Read: How to Care For Your Shoe Collection)
- Go through your closet and collect clothes to bring to the tailor.
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