This has been my year of cleaning out closets.
Before
I didn’t do it deliberately, like declaring “This will be the year of the Closet” or anything like that. I guess that since it’s been almost 5 years since we moved, I finally hit that wall, the one that says “YOU HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF.”
Candles, outdoor stuff, and placemats, oh my!
Last week I stopped by Costco to stock up on normal provisions and I happened upon a sale on Snapware – just a box of humble leftover containers, but it made my heart sing. “Screw it,” I said. “I’ll just get this, pull out all of my mismatched Tupperware, Rubbermaid, and Gladware stuff, and replace it with this nice, neat stack.”
And that turned into “I’ll reorganize this cabinet.”
And that turned into “I’ll reorganize ALL THE CABINETS RAAAAAAR!”
Well, the kids came home in the middle of the project so I made it through three cabinets. Five if you count each door individually. I pulled everything out, wiped the shelves down with a damp rag, and put back ONLY the stuff we actually USE. I packed a box to donate (because I’m done with yard sales for a good long time) and stashed that in the garage. Now I even have some empty space!
After
That makes me happy. It also made me wonder if my children are going to reflect, when they are grown, back to when their mother went totally nuts over pretty, organized stacks of Snapware. “I think that’s why I have always hated leftovers,” they will tell their therapists.
Or maybe they will catch the fever. Or maybe they won’t remember it at all. (That’s what the blog is for. My organizing fits will haunt the internets for decades.)
Niiiiice. Now how do your bedroom closets look? Mine are dreadful. So are my tupperware drawers. But I haven’t gotten to the breaking point where I’m willing to throw away perfectly good food containers. If you figure out how to organize a bedroom closet that only has a teeny door opening and then is cavernous inside, let me know. 🙂
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@julia – my bedroom closet looks AMAZING and I will tell you why: last year I got the chance to be alone in my own house for more than 24 hours because Stewart took the boys to visit his mother while I stayed home to supervise termite fumigation (another story). I could have done anything I wanted. What did I do? I put on HGTV, popped open a beer, and took every. single. thing. out of the closet. It took me an entire day to sort, dispose of, and return everything, hangers turned out so I could track what I wear, etc. The result is still very satisfying.
So that’s my recommendation: no husband, no kids, no other obligations for an entire day, and a beer.
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Way to go! Nothing beats organized cabinets, well maybe a lot of things do – but I always feel better when I open a door and things don’t fall on me. The chaos of a two-year-old requires tidy closets and cabinets! Thanks for posting!
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We went through that same “buy a new box of plastic containers and clear out the old” a while back. Nice to get rid of all the random containers and lids and simplify. Your cabinets look great.
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Love this! Just the motivation I needed to tackle my pantry closet! 🙂 I forsee Chris taking a trip to Lowes this weekend.