{"id":6194,"date":"2015-02-21T07:21:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T06:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/?p=6194\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T07:21:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T05:21:56","slug":"step-1-take-15-years-worth-of-clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/en\/2015\/02\/21\/step-1-take-15-years-worth-of-clothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 1: take 15 years\u2019 worth of clothing\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u2026 And try to bring that back to just one closet instead of a mega wardrobe, a cupboard, 3 big plastic storage boxes on wheels and a \u2018shoe closet\u2019. That was the assignment I gave myself yesterday. Those boxes are full of clothes that are too big for me from the time I myself was a bit bigger. That is now a few years ago, so I guess it is safe to throw those out now.<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/clothing.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-jva7HcZB\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/clothing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/clothing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/clothing-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/clothing-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>What are good criteria when starting such a clean-up operation? I\u2019ve been following the Tiny House Movement for a while now and have read the stories of people who have already taken this step. And thankfully there are quite a lot of useful tips to be found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does it make you happy: take each item or piece of clothing in your hands and start feeling if it makes you happy? Maybe it doesn\u2019t fit anymore? Doesn\u2019t really fit your personality? Does it have holes in it, is it worn out, are there buttons missing? Only when it really makes you happy can you keep it. Ok, that\u2019s a bit harder to determine with the basics, but there I think you\u2019ll have less trouble in deciding what you really need and what you can do without<\/li>\n<li>If you haven\u2019t worn it for over a year, it\u2019s got to go<\/li>\n<li>Can you make someone else happy with it? Sometimes it\u2019s hard to get rid of something until you realize somebody else will probably be much happier with it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If there are any items left you are unsure about, put them away in a box (when you\u2019ve still got time and\/or space for it). If you still haven\u2019t used them in a few months\u2019 time, you\u2019ll be sure by then that it\u2019s time to let go.<\/p>\n<p>Right. By now I\u2019ve got a pile for sale (at the flea market, etc), a pile for charity and a small pile for the bin. What a lot of clothes\u2026 a lot of money\u2026 and there are things I have never even worn. What a waste. It does clean up my closet nicely and wasn\u2019t as hard as I had imagined. Apparently, I can quite easily part with most things. Even that lovely timeless little dress I bought when I was 21 and have kept in my closet for years hoping to someday fit into it again. I do fit in it, at least it zips up, but to say it looks charming\u2026 no. I feel like a sausage ready to burst. So with one less illusion but with the ability to breathe freely again, the dress ends up on the sale pile.<\/p>\n<p>Next up: shoes. I guess I\u2019m no different from most women; I\u2019ve got at least 25 pairs. And today is not the day to bring that back to 5 or 6, but I did get rid of 7 pairs. Luckily, I\u2019ve still got time and I\u2019ve done so well with the clothes ;). When everything is cleaned up again and the clothes for charity taken away, I can\u2019t help feeling proud of myself. I\u2019ve made a start and I believe it will be a huge liberation. Quite a process for sure, but one that will be really good for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 And try to bring that back to just one closet instead of a mega wardrobe, a cupboard, 3 big plastic storage boxes on wheels and a \u2018shoe closet\u2019. That was the assignment I gave myself yesterday. 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