Seasonal Clothing Switch-Over Is An Opportunity to Declutter On-The-Fly
After a long, hot, wet New England Summer, Fall is finally coming in its typical roller-coaster fashion: warm one day and cold the next. This may leave you scrambling between your summer and winter wardrobes to find the right clothes to wear on any given day.
Prepare Your Winter Wardrobe for Comfort and Style
The advantage of seasonal clothing switchover is you can declutter on the fly. As you are pulling out warmer clothes, you may notice that a sweater, jacket, or pair of slacks looks worn, dated, or small. Now is the time to decide if that item will carry you through another winter with comfort and confidence. If not, let it go.
Review Your Summer Clothes Before Storing Them
As you are packing away your summer clothes, give them a quick once over. Is something looking like it barely made it through the season? Now is the time to edit these items from our wardrobe. This applies to footwear, hats, and athleticwear.
Donate
If you are letting go of winter wear, ask yourself if it is good enough to be worn by someone with dignity. If “yes”, donate it to a local charity or winter coat drive. If something is past using, you can donate it to a fiber and materials recycler like EarthLink, in the bright yellow donations bins.
Take advantage of this seasonal clothing switch to declutter your wardrobe. This way, when you rearrange your closets and bureaus for the coming months, everything there will be a pleasure to wear.
Successful organizing means decluttering before you buy any bins, boxes, or storage bits.
PS – Remember to go through that pile of footwear near the back door. Eliminate those shoes, boots, and flip-flops that are worn-out or out-grown. If you have some shoes or boots that need TLC, take them to your cobbler. (“Cobbler” is New England-ese for “shoe repair”.)