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Originally Posted by Mkotch (Post 8300250)

Thanks for mentioning this. I was just thinking that it's time to start. The weather has turned enough so that I'm not wearing short sleeved shirts or capris anymore. Time to figure out what to keep and what to pitch. Don't know if I can get into DH's closet, though. He is very attached to his junk! I keep a box in the car that is destined for the Salvation Army once it's full. Guess I'll be going soon.

I don’t mess with my hubby’s stuff either, other than to ask him if there’s anything he can part with because I’m bagging up donations. I set a deadline, don’t nag, and just do what I can. He can usually pick one or two shirts to get rid of.

It’s funny that he’s the clothes horse, not me;) But I have more shoes and accessories, journals, keepsakes, camera equipment and miscellany in the closet. He has two dressers but I don’t want one . All my in-season clothes are in the walk-in closet.

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Originally Posted by jmoore (Post 8300272)

I live between two homes, On my way! May to October and the other home during the winter. They both need a good purging so I will gladly participate in Closet Month as I prepare to move off the island. I have a lot of summer clothes that have faded, gotten stained and a few that no longer fit. Thanks Zozee for posting.

Nothing like having to pack up and move stuff from pillar to post! Makes us realize all the crap we have but don’t need. You’ve probably gotten good at keeping clutter down, knowing that in 6 months you’re gonna be deciding what to do with it.

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Originally Posted by luvstoquilt (Post 8300303)

I cleaned mine on Labor Day! 4 big bags were donated! Yesterday I tackled my sewing room and found a few things that now need to be finished. I really love looking at all the fabrics I have collected and I still love every scrap!

You put the labor in Labor Day! 4 big bags is a lot! I’m sure you can really tell the difference and it feels great. Unlike you, though, when it comes to scraps, I don’t love every one. I am so done with many which is why I have giveaways on here. Enjoy your freed up real estate in your closet!

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Originally Posted by JENNR8R (Post 8300308)

That's what I have been doing this summer... only I'm cleaning out every nook, cranny, drawer, closet, file, and picture since time began. I can't believe how much trash and donations that have left here.

This week I got out three plastic bins that were full of precious baby items from 42 years ago. They were pristine when I put them there... not so much now. I had to throw most of it out. It hurts my heart, but I don't want to saddle my children with unneccessary stuff when I go. I did that with my mother. We had a week to bury her and get anything out of her house that we wanted to keep. Anything that didn't fit in the car went into the trash. I still wish I had more time to go through that stuff.

I'm dividing up the pictures with the kids and childhood friends that I haven't seen in decades.

I found my baby book, and it had the address of where I lived when I was two years old. I have no memories of the house, so for my birthday next month, my BFF is going to drive me by there to see it and take pictures to share with my brother. It was a two-story townhouse with 880 square feet of space. They must have been tiny rooms! These homes were built post WWII to house the soldiers who were coming back from the war.

Oh the nostalgia!... but my closets look very spacious and lonely. Now the goal is not to fill them up again!

I can relate to going thru every nook and cranny—I have been methodically doing that on and off for a couple years but now more vigorously since my hubby wants to retire in Dec 2020 and downsize in 2021. Our kids are minimalists and don’t want our stuff.

I’m sorry you had so little time to go through your mom’s things after she died. It’s been hard enough going through my mom’s stuff but I’ve had 2 years and all my sisters’s help when they’re in town. My dad is at a point he wants to get rid of a lot. Huge townhouse and a very full basement. Oy. I tackle a little at a time .

Yesterday I made headway. But it was too hot to do as much as I wanted (can’t try on winter clothes when sweating). So I dealt with half my hanging clothes. Difficult to part with The periwinkle Mother of the Groom dress that a friend made for me and the black dress I wore to my mom’s funeral. But I will never wear the wedding one again, and black is too stark for me so I will let it go. Maybe. I do love how it feels on me...haha! Easy to part with anything too tight, itchy, doesn’t hide my tummy, etc.

Keeping a box in the car for donations is a great idea!

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Originally Posted by zozee (Post 8300325)

I didn't let go of my black funeral dress... because one never knows when it will be needed again.

I have different sizes of clothes and decided to get rid of everything that I didn't love when I was that size.

And then there are the clothes that I know I'll never be small enough to fit into again, but kept anyway, because of the memories.

I lost 30 something pounds and kept it off for about four years. My friends kept saying that I needed get rid of my big clothes so I did. I think I started gaining weight the next day and now some of my new clothes don’t fit. Is this an example of Murphy’s law? :(

I'm already in! I've been moving sewing room from one bedroom to another. I have the WIC cleaned of the new destination room and filling it with things from the other. I'm sending lots of knit fabrics to an organization that will use them in baby layettes. As I clean out the old closet under the stairs, I plan on using that one for Christmas decorations and extra folding chairs/tables. Then the Christmas closet will hold my flimsies and batting and backing pieces. Hope to have it all ready for Thanksgiving. I do clean out my broom closet regulary...clothes, coat and long storage closets will be on the list after sewing relocation.

Wow, oksew. What a humongous overhaul! Sounds like you’ve pit a lot of thought and energy into all the changes already! Keep it up! You’re inspiring me!

Today I cleaned my dad’s house, and included pulling out a lot of my mom’s clothes from an upstairs closet to sell or donate. She had great style. I’ve been able to wear several pieces.