Many years ago, I read a tip in one of my books about organization. It told me what to do when I have trouble deciding to get rid of certain items while de-cluttering the house.
The suggestion was to put the items in a box, tape the box shut, and mark a date six months in the future on the box. When that date rolls around, if I haven’t needed any item in the box, I should then donate it to charity without even opening it.
That organizing guru didn’t know me very well.
You can call me “Pandora,” because I’m going to open that box! Then, it’s just like Christmas as I rediscover old treasures.
In theory, the idea is wonderful. If you can make it work, give it a try. In fact, I almost considered using it this time around for those “skinny clothes” I have in my closet.
Women know exactly what I mean. We have the clothes we wear every day, the “skinny clothes” for when we finally lose those 10 pounds we keep saying we will, and the “fat clothes” for when we are feeling fluffy.
I say I almost considered it, because I know it won’t work for me. I’m not going to lose 10 pounds, and if I did those clothes are so hopelessly out of style that I wouldn’t wear them anyway.
No more boxes for this Pandora to open later! Out the door with them!
This journey began on a separate blog (you can click here to read About Out Of Chaos), but that wasn’t really simplifying was it? I moved all of the posts to This Eclectic Life under the category Out Of Chaos. I’ll be adding more from time to time. I hope you join me.
Other posts you might enjoy:
- Just Hanging — Clothes
- Unleash Your Inner Buccaneer
- Taken To The Cleaners
- They Call Themselves “Apple Geniuses”
- Just Call Me “Scissorhands”
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