Using the KonMari Method to Organize My Life Starting With Clothes

Needless to say, I have a lot of clothes, exactly two wardrobes, a closet, three dressers, and a hope chest full (minus the coat closet downstairs). I thought tidying clothes would be an easy feat but I soon discovered how much work it truly was. We started by emptying my hope chest, wardrobe, and dressers. We piled everything on the bed and proceeded to determine whether the item brought joy and fit me. This took from early morning until mid-afternoon. Then, we did the same process with my closet and additional wardrobe which housed all my hanging clothes and two racks of suits. Although time-consuming this process allows you to fully access what you have and make appropriate judgments of what to keep. I decided to part with items that no longer brought me joy, those that no longer fit, or those that I could no longer see myself wearing.

Next came putting everything back. Despite getting rid of many items (most of which we will donate to the thrift store at our Church), how to store everything was the next feat. Using Kondo’s folding techniques (see her book Spark Joy), I was able to better display everything in drawers, piles, and hanging. *The key is to fold into small rectangles. Everything was arranged light to dark – so the lighter colors were the first thing to catch my eye!

After over 14 hours, one hard cider and a bottle of wine, over 14,000 steps, and 6 large garbage bags full the tidying was complete. This was by far one of the largest feats I have tackled and I can say with all honesty that I was asleep the second my head hit the pillow.

So thankful for such an amazing mother that helped with this weekend’s project. I feel so much better in my space now!