Comments on: Spring Cleaning your Closet http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: zee http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/#comment-4463 zee Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:18:33 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=3139#comment-4463 Take stock of what you have, what you need, and what you want - I think this is very important. Some of us tend to keep old clothes even if they don't fit us anymore, thinking that we can still wear them if we lost a little bit more weight. Or, we just keep them because we just like looking at them and have a hard time letting go! The last time I cleaned out my closet was last Christmas -- we gave some clothes away, but i still feel like there's a lot more to give away! I really enjoyed reading your post -- excellent tips on how to clean out one's closet! I should do another cleanup in the next couple of weeks! Btw, we also wrote a post on our blog about donating clothes -- that's exactly what we should do after cleaning out our closets! Take stock of what you have, what you need, and what you want – I think this is very important. Some of us tend to keep old clothes even if they don’t fit us anymore, thinking that we can still wear them if we lost a little bit more weight. Or, we just keep them because we just like looking at them and have a hard time letting go! The last time I cleaned out my closet was last Christmas — we gave some clothes away, but i still feel like there’s a lot more to give away! I really enjoyed reading your post — excellent tips on how to clean out one’s closet! I should do another cleanup in the next couple of weeks! Btw, we also wrote a post on our blog about donating clothes — that’s exactly what we should do after cleaning out our closets!

]]> By: Patti http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/#comment-4274 Patti Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:11:56 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=3139#comment-4274 I also clean out my closet about twice a year. I enjoy it. I purge a lot but then I add back to it over time, not all in one shot. My main challenge is that my lifestyle is a moving target. For many years I worked in a newsroom and had a nice, casual-professional wardrobe. Now I work from home and have a small child. I have gradually gotten rid of almost all my professional clothes and tried to find things that work well for a variety of situations. Also, I have an old house and a very small closet. And I just turned 40 and am sensitive to the issue of "dressing my age." I also clean out my closet about twice a year. I enjoy it. I purge a lot but then I add back to it over time, not all in one shot. My main challenge is that my lifestyle is a moving target. For many years I worked in a newsroom and had a nice, casual-professional wardrobe. Now I work from home and have a small child. I have gradually gotten rid of almost all my professional clothes and tried to find things that work well for a variety of situations. Also, I have an old house and a very small closet. And I just turned 40 and am sensitive to the issue of “dressing my age.”

]]> By: Carrie http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/#comment-4272 Carrie Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:57:12 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=3139#comment-4272 I avoid temptation by staying out of stores and not reading catalogs when it's not time to shop so I don't fall in love with things when it's not time to buy them. I avoid temptation by staying out of stores and not reading catalogs when it’s not time to shop so I don’t fall in love with things when it’s not time to buy them.

]]> By: Aurora http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/#comment-4271 Aurora Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:50:01 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=3139#comment-4271 This is an excellent post and it shows that you really have discipline because you shop in two phases instead of randomly during the year like the rest of us do. How hard is that for you to keep up with? Like if you see something you really LOVE but it is summer time then do you wait and hope that it is still available in fall? I wrote a piece on organizing my closet and I hope you will take a look at my site as well. Thanks for a new perspective on shopping...I will have to work on making my shopping less sporadic. This is an excellent post and it shows that you really have discipline because you shop in two phases instead of randomly during the year like the rest of us do. How hard is that for you to keep up with? Like if you see something you really LOVE but it is summer time then do you wait and hope that it is still available in fall?

I wrote a piece on organizing my closet and I hope you will take a look at my site as well. Thanks for a new perspective on shopping…I will have to work on making my shopping less sporadic.

]]> By: Whitney http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/#comment-4255 Whitney Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:56:01 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=3139#comment-4255 This is a great series - thanks for doing this. This is a great series – thanks for doing this.

]]> By: marisol http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/spring-cleaning-closet/#comment-4250 marisol Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:01:04 +0000 http://www.itsfrugalbeinggreen.com/?p=3139#comment-4250 I clean out my closet when I move. How bad is that? But this 3 day weekend seems like the perfect time to do it as the apartment where I live has a small closet and not a lot of storage place. It's good motivation get rid of unwanted things or things that just don't fit. I clean out my closet when I move. How bad is that? But this 3 day weekend seems like the perfect time to do it as the apartment where I live has a small closet and not a lot of storage place. It’s good motivation get rid of unwanted things or things that just don’t fit.

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