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| Shoes that I have purged from my life! |
It’s Spring and I am taking the idea of spring cleaning to a
new level this year.
I am on a mission
to get rid of everything in my home that doesn’t work in my life anymore.
I began by giving a few household items to
Goodwill last month (Did you know they accept electronics whether they are
working or not?) and then I edited my closet last week.
I do it for clients all the time but I was
overdue for a wardrobe purge.
I have a
huge walk-in closet so it was quite an undertaking.
But it’s amazing how easy it was to decide
what needed to go.
I hardly even tried
anything on.
I went by the notion of – Does
this still reflect who I am and how I want to be perceived?
Of course, there’s also the simple guideline
of things being out of style (although I defy anyone to try to define the style
of the 2010s – every current trend is recycled from a previous decade) but I
went deeper than this.
Clothes hold energy and often it is impossible to separate
an item from a time in one’s life.
I
found a few previously adored, well-worn pieces and thought “I’m not that
person anymore – they need to go.”
I’m
also going for more simplicity in my life these days, so I got rid of A
LOT.
I’d rather have 5 pairs of pants I
really love than 25 I feel so-so about.
And I am no longer holding onto things because of “one day/then I…” thinking.
One day if I become an accountant then I
might need these Anne Klein suits from 1995.
Never gonna happen.
I’m horrible at
math.
It is all about what works right now.
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| Organizing clothes in piles on a bed helps to see everything at once. |
Here’s my process.
I
went through my closet and made piles on my bed of stuff I haven’t worn in a
long time.
One was for consignment, one
for charity, one maybe (not sure if I’m ready to part with it yet) pile and one
these-have-seen-better-days pile.
Right
now, I feel a fierceness in my approach to expand my brand, so my wardrobe
reflects that.
I am wearing a lot of
dark colors with sharp lines and zippers and studs.
I call it the “rock & roll” edge.
That was another guideline I used to decide
what needed to go.
I have practiced Feng Shui for many years and have had amazing results from it. The
basic
principle is that item placement in specific areas of the home brings
about specific results - like love, health and abundance. Another is if you clear out a space, you
make room for something new to occupy that space. My home is on its way to being a haven of ushering in the immediate future.
{For more about Feng Shui, check out this website:
http://www.jennahuntconsulting.com.
Jenna Hunt is my Feng Shui & Astrology consultant
and she is wise, compassionate and wonderful.}
5 Tips for Clearing out a Closet:
- DO it when you are ready –
emotionally & physically.
- DO NOT ever get rid of a piece if
you are not 100% sure about. You will be
sad and it will haunt you. Hence, the
maybe pile. You can revisit that pile at
the end.
- DO pay it forward & get paid. Consignment is a great way to recycle
fashions and get a little money in return, especially if they are designer
and/or in great condition.
- DO be realistic and gentle with
yourself, especially if your weight fluctuates or if you have a hard time
letting go of things. Take your time and
take breaks.
- DO ask a friend to help but only
if they can be objective. DO NOT let
anyone force their style agenda on you.
Or…
hire me for a Closet Consult and I will make it fun and create a new style for
you in the process!
