Steamline Your Life, Starting With Your Closet Eylül 30
I've never been one of those people who can map out a week's worth of outfits ahead of time. Yes, I know it probably saves boatloads of time, but I like to see how I'm feeling before I commit to wearing a piece of clothing.
Admittedly, I have some standbys that I reach for often. (Studies show that we wear a mere 20 percent of our wardrobe 80 percent of the time.) But what also helps me get out the door on time is that I have a tried-and-true system for organizing my clothes so I can locate what I want once I decide what to put on.
For example, I fold my sweaters and stack them by color. OK, so my closet looks slightly like an ad for Benetton, but when I need a black cardigan for work or a summery blue pullover on the weekend, there's no rifling around. (Besides, I only have, like, four colors: black, gray, brown and blue.)
Need some help streamlining your style space? Try these proven strategies:
• Ease the closet jam: Reverse all your hangers so the hooks face you. As you hang up clothing you've worn, flip the hanger around. After a month, you'll know which pieces are your go-to staples and which to recycle. (If you haven't turned a hanger for a year? Goodwill it.)
• Divide drawers: Instead of your usual neaten, undo, repeat cycle, consider using an insertable storage divider to designate space to help you access whatever you need without disturbing the general order of the space. Keep an eye out for spots that backslide to see if they might be cubby-worthy.
• Streamline your shoes: Instead of relying on trees or plastic pockets hanging off the door, keep kicks in the boxes they came in, either labeling the box with key details (silver ballet flats) or a Polaroid of the pair facing out so you can find 'em fast.
Snag more ideas for keeping your closet and life in order! Check out the Streamline Your Life forum at Self.com.
