Daughters Closet is Purged....Goodwill here we come!!

I finally decided to work on the closet today. As I said earlier in the week, Miss. Ciara's has already been pulling some of the clothes out, but I didn't realize just how much still needed to be purged. This closet purge is a perfect example of how decluttering is an ongoing process. We really do sit down together, 2x a year, and go through her closet. Sometimes I'll suggest she keep something, other times it's her insisting she keep something. Sometimes we keep things "because they almost fit" and other times we keep them simply for sentimental reasons. But each and every time, we think we're done, 6 months later I find another pile to take out.More times then not, they are things we debated the last go around.

Not only did we have an issue with clothes, but teens seem to have an endless supply of backpacks and bags. We have backpacks that her uncle buys, we have backpacks she's received from Girl Scouts and we have bags from every training conference she's ever been too! I eliminated a  few small bags, but most of them I was able to store inside her largest backpack. So now the top shelf of her closet holds, 1 large backpack, her overnight bag and 3 pairs of boots she only wears on occasion. All need to be accessible, but not every day. 

Because our home has limited storage, we have no choice but to store her suitcase in her closet. We'd like to keep it elsewhere, but until I find the "perfect" spot, it will be just fine where it's at. However, I know that no space needs to go wasted, so I've stored her old jeans inside for use this summer. These are jeans, she only wears for camping and motorcycle riding, so it's a perfect solution to free up some more closet and hanger space. 

Overall, I think I did pretty good with being honest about what she will wear and will not wear again. I think purging when she was little was much easier. Clothes either fit or they didn't fit. Now it's more about what's "IN" and what's "OUT". What she liked 6 months ago, is so different then what she's wearing now. 


Lesson for today...Don't hesitate to purge those closets. A few of the clothes will be returned to my closet, some will go to my niece and the rest will be donated to Goodwill for a tax deduction. And the best news of all...this whole process took me 1 hour and 10 minutes.