subject: Closet Keepsakes [print this page] Closet Keepsakes Closet Keepsakes
1) Become charitable, have a garage sale, or give your clothes to family and friends. Most of us keep way too many clothes in our closets. How many times have you switched out winter for summer clothes only to realize that you didn't wear half of them? The first step to organizing your closet, or any other part of your home for that matter, is to get rid of junk. Start looking at extra things as "space stealers" instead of "things that I might eventually need". Now that the excess is cleared out, you can work on the next phase of organization; categorizing.
2) Categorizing is probably the most important step in the organization process. If you can't figure out what category something should go in, then it will inevitably become junk or clutter. Everything needs a place and before you can assign it one, it has to fit in with other things that you keep. If it's pens and pencils, categorize it with office or school supplies. If it's your son's precious handprint mold or finger painting, categorize it as a keepsake. You can create categories and sub-categories to keep things organized. Depending on what you have, you may have an entire dresser dedicated to keepsakes, souvenirs, and memorabilia. One drawer could be things made by one child, another drawer for the other child, one for your husband's keepsakes, and one for yours. The dresser top can be used to rotate things that you would like to look at into and out of storage.
