Ok, so I know term “Spring Cleaning” is all the rage, but I actually think organizing and purging in Fall right before the holidays makes so much sense! One, you have an organized canvas before bringing out all of the holiday Decor. Two, you have more space to store all the newly gifted items that come at holidays. And Three, it’s a lovely time of year to send donations to the Salvation Army or other donation houses!
A couple weeks ago, I finally pulled the trigger on getting organized! It’s been something I’ve procrastinated on ever since we moved into our house. I was pregnant when we moved in so I also had a hard time getting rid of anything since I didn’t know what I would want to wear post baby. I essentially turned into a clothing hoarder and collector! So thank goodness for the ladies at Sort and Sweet. They are based in New York, but just opened their offices in LA along with many many other areas! They came to my rescue and fixed a long standing problem. They also took the time to teach me new habits and tips to stay organized, so here we go!
– Designate a section in your closet for empty hangers. As you wear items in your closet keep the empty hanger in one specific spot. It will be a lifesaver when putting away laundry, and you won’t spend your time searching for empty hangers!
– When you are ready to reorganize your closet try this trick that we swear by. Turn around all of your hangers and as you wear them turn the hanger around the right way. After 6 months to a year you will see which clothes you are consistently wearing. This is an easy way to see what you are really wearing.
– Ready to let go of some of your clothes? They have clients answer the following questions:
1. If you were shopping right now would you purchase this item again?
2. When was the last time you wore this? (** the hanger trick helps answer this!)
3. If you ran into your ex while wearing this would you be embarrassed? (This last question especially made me giggle)
-Treat your drawers like filing cabinets. Fold and stand pieces up. That way you can see everything and avoid an avalanche every time you need something from the bottom!
– Create zones in your closet that fit you lifestyle. If you are a busy professional you should have all of your suits in the main zone of your closet. On the other hand if you dress casually on the day to day you want your leggings and sweaters in your main zone. Also combine like items in your zones, have all short skirts in one section, all long skirts in another.
-Ziplock Bags are your friends. This was so true for me. There was chaos in my swimsuit area. Roll and pair by color and place in ziplock bags. I also have a lot of mommy and me sets of swimsuits, so combining them together in one bag, will suddenly cut out so much time searching for all of our coordinating pieces!
-Chaos Bins. Sometimes we simply don’t have time to put something away and yet we need to set it down somewhere. Having a few chaos bins in different rooms can help control the chaos. I now love having a “Stairway Basket”. If something needs to be routed upstairs, but I’m not in the mood to head up yet, throw it in the stairway basket!
So these are just a few of the many lessons I learned from the Sort and Sweet ladies! Their knowledge of methods and products to make organization easy, are endless! So not only are they getting you organized they are teaching you the tools to stay organized. They will also assist you in purchasing various products like simple drawer dividers to keep things in place, I never knew those even existed! They also informed me about this genius over the door jewelry hanger that has been a life changer for keeping my jewelry organized!
So thank you again Sort and Sweet, I’m finally at a place in my closet where I can do basic upkeep to stay organized. I just needed some helping hands to get me there and teach me how to stay there!!
