tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180393665979281702011-11-28T09:36:47.432+08:00Ledge of Lifenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618039366597928170.post-87106836919856592932011-03-31T12:17:00.008+08:002011-04-07T13:20:06.338+08:00<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"> Last year, I spent a few months taking my masters in Sweden. When I left the Philippines, I had one duffel bag and a back pack.My life, reduced into less than 50 pieces of clothing and less than 10 items of make-up/skin care.The year away was a quick nudge reminding me that I don't really need too much stuff.But that's a yea</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">r away when you have time to make profound reflections in efficient and quiet, even if quite old, first world trains.<br /><br />Fast-forward to this year, I open my closet and realize that I've become a squatter: some of my clothes are in my sister's closet.Others are in an extra cabinet.Some are stored in boxes all over the house.For someone who is seldom in the </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">mall and hates shopping, how in the world have I amassed a jungle of clothes.Answer: I have trouble letting go of my clothes.<br /><br />Enter the blog that inspired my new mission to unclutter my life- Unclutterer.com<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MzD5XS4iw7U/TZQCpUTeDZI/AAAAAAAAAg8/SfNHwHSqAao/s1600/unclutterer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 77px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MzD5XS4iw7U/TZQCpUTeDZI/AAAAAAAAAg8/SfNHwHSqAao/s200/unclutterer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590095946321890706" border="0" /></a>From interesting tips gathered from posts in the blog, I have managed to unclutter my closet to a manageable level:<br /><br />Before everything else, pick a group/people you want to donate your clothes to when you're done uncluttering your closet.Fix a definite date for them to pick up these clothes.This will motivate you to finish the task ASAP.<br /><br />1. Take out EVERYTHING in your closet (in my case, closet<span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span>).<br /><br />2. Make two piles:<br /></span><ul style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Clothes I've worn in the past 3 months</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Clothes I've not worn in the past 3 months</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Seasonal clothes like jackets and swim wear.<br /></span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">3. Work on one pile at a time and divide that again into these piles:<br /><br /></span><ul style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Keep</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Give-away</span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">4. Now, look at your KEEP pile, take a deep breath, and tell yourself: You can do this.Because you need to let go of some of those things too.You need to let go of:<br /><br /></span><ul style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Clothes that don't fit well.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Stained clothes that are beyond redemption.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Really, you're still wearing clothes from the 80s?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Clothes that people (read: your family and friends) think are ugly. This one requires deep emotional reasoning. If people think this is ugly, why do I still wear it? (For me, sentimental reasons.I still have "pambahay" (house clothes?) from when I was 13!)</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">5. Now, let go of the clothes.Give it to church, orphanages, etc. Invite your friends over for dinner and maybe they want some of your clothes.Sell it on <a href="http://www.ebay.ph/">Ebay.</a>Maybe you have artsy friends who can transform them into other useful items.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now, set a date. Unclutter that closet jungle.May the force be with you.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/618039366597928170-8710683691985659293?l=tablea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ledge of Lifenoreply@blogger.com0