7. The stuff you held onto the last time you cleaned the closet
You know what we are talking about; you know it well. We are talking about all of the items you said you kept the last time you cleaned the closet because you said you would be using them, but this never happened.
They are in the same place, full of dust, and now you know for sure that you don’t need them anymore. The last thing that remains is to take them out of your closet and see what you are going to do with them. Maybe you can donate them to charity if they are in good condition.
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These are just a few of the things you should throw out of your closet. If you consider that other things should be on the list, please tell us in the comments section. Also, you can share with us your best tips for cleaning the closet!
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I take exception to this one. I wear mismatched socks every day!
I wear mismatched to keep my feet warm in bed at night, to walk around the house instead of going barefoot or wearing shoes, and when I’m wearing boots so that cover the socks.
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I agree so far. I have plenty of socks I should get throw out those that don’t match. I came e across a pair of lizard shoes that were 29 years old. the purchase receipt was still in the shoe box. I was thinking of taking them to be repaired because the heels were loud. I decided I had gotten more than my money’s worth from them, and I hadn’t worn the in at least 7 years. The were also getting hard.
I always say that if we forget about things that are stored in boxes, it’s time to get rid of them because we don’t need them anyway. Recently, I cleaned out a very large box that was full of pants and tops. Took most of the contents to Goodwill. I obviously didn’t miss the contents anyway, and didn’t need them.
I have a friend that shared this tip. When you first go through your closet, turn all the hangers back wards on the rack. As you then wear that item, hang it up properly. At the end of 6 months or a year, if you haven’t worn it, (by the hanger facing) then get rid of it. We have several charities around town that provide clothes for homeless or those trying to go back to work and needing good clothes. If all else fails, try Goodwill!
Do not support using Good Will any longer. They oftentimes accept clothing you think will end up on the racks of one of their stores to help less fortunate individuals, only to find out they destroyed a lot of the clothing and sold it as rag weight price which gave them a guaranteed instant profit! How disappointed I was to hear that happened VERY routinely in many of their MI locations.
I like this tip! Will greatly help me weed out things I no longer pick as a “favorite”. Thanks!
Love this tip! I will begin using it today. It will help me weed out things that are not my “favorite”. Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed this article. Some I already knew or already did. But someone guilty of and it helps to hear it from another source. I’ll try and keep it in mind when I clean my closet.
Great hints, also, hang cloths backwards so the hook faces you, if you don’t wear the item in 6 months or so, then get rid of them.
Please remove extra info from room and especially cabinets and beab bags with good go r and brilliant pads8
Individual socks can be used for sock animals – like colorful snakes. Monkey or bear. Makes a great gift for a little one or on the children’s hospital wing. Only requires hand sewing the face and sewing the stuffed individual socks together.
Be creative with high heels, flip flops even boots, put a plant or cactus in it for the garden. Whimsical
I throw out torn, no stretch, too small underwear (yup, I am a guy) mismatched/stretched out socks, old, non valuable “t’s” , dress shirts that are stained, sports shoes that are not usable, and bedsheets I rip up and use for throw away cleaning rags, keeping them in an old pillowcase. Sports coats that no longer hang right on me, I return hangers to the dry cleaners and recycle them. I do cut off all of the buttons from throwaways – keeping a few for myself abd give them to alteration seamstress once a year who will then usually sew up a small rip in a yardwork or shop jacket/shirt or mend a small rip/missing button . . mostly for free. I hold onto almost all kitchen equipment and election cords, power supplies etc as they can be reused buI have a full attic over a three car garage that I have put shelves in and it is neat and organized. I also save the shipping boxes Amazon etc ships products in.
Thank you. I really appreciated the thought about turning the hanger backwards. I am definitely going to do that!
I leave single stocks hanging up (over the lid of an item which is out of the way), and usually the other one shows up. Of course any ones that have bad elastic or holes get thrown away.
Whoops, I meant socks.
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So. Very hard to clean out stuff for Everything is my treasures..and other than stuff like ole papers I hate to toss…..but still I do
Wow….I need this
I don’t wear socks any more. I painted my ankles with a washable magic marker. I can can change the color.