Well, I am an organizer from way back when, so I took everything out and started over.
First I started with the shoes I was keeping ...
42 in all. Is that wrong? 'Cause I don't wanna be right! I boxed and labeled them to avoid an avalanche in the future. I have been pleased with the results.
Then I moved on to the opposite side of the closet. Cue the dramatic music ...
Please tell me this wasn't my closet! Yikes.
Well, I knew from my official organizing training (that's the top secret name), you place "like" items together. So I went and bought some drawers. Good thing I'm tall, right? Again, I pulled out my trusty label maker and voila ...
I fixed what was wrong beneath it too. (Note to self: Matching hangers would be nice.)
So, I worked really hard. I purged three large bins of clothes, most with tags still on them, I'm sorry to say, but someone shopping at the Goodwill store will find them. I cleaned every nook and cranny. I also took about 50 additional pictures. Don't panic. I will spare you. Breathe. Only one more. The final shot.
After:
It is a much friendlier atmosphere, don't you think? I do need to mention one thing. See the man's tie hanging there? The purple one with the bright birthday balloons on it. It's now mine -- a trophy, you might say. See, my better half wore that on our first date -- a blind date -- so that I could find him at the crowded subway station. He took my breath away the moment I saw him. We knew within a few hours we had something very special together. At the end of the date, he gave me the tie.
Funny thing is, I thought that might be the only "loud" tie he had. Gee, was I wrong. But then I got to know him and found out that a quiet, subtle tie could hardly keep up with his bigger-than-life personality!
So that's the short version of my two-day closet makeover.
Organize your life and find some household bliss!
