Spring and your thoughts turn to a clean and organized closet.

The first part of the project requires you to remove all the items in the closet. When everything is cleared out you will want to scrub down all the walls and flat surfaces and clean the floors. Package and clearly mark any box or bag with a list of contents for further reference. However, before you return anything to the closet you should consider removing items that you have not used in two years. Goodwill would be a good choice for these items. What I had not considered was the clothing part of this collection.

Then I was at a business meeting that I run for the local small business association (Arizona Small Business Association) or ASBA for short. The speaker a highly respected man was speaking about the 80/20 rule as it relates to many things, such as the clothes in our closet. He noted that 80% of the time we wear only 20% of our clothes.  So I later noted that I would mention this on my blog and that is what I am doing.

If you are like myself, hanging on to clothes, until you drop those 20 extra pounds , well stop it now! Join me in collecting those items and haul them off to Goodwill or the organization of your choice. Here’s the motivator. Why hang onto those old things, if you actually drop those extra pounds you will want to show off the new you in new clothes… Right!

Mine are bagged up now and will be off to Goodwill soon. Another benefit is that you will actually be able to find those boxes and bags that you just properly marked and returned to their closet home… Thanks

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