Spring-Clean…Your Closet

This week marks the much anticipated spring season. With one crazy winter behind us, what better time to celebrate the return of green leaves, crisp air, outdoor barbeques, pool parties, and above all, a spring wardrobe, than with a little spring cleaning to rid us of our post-winter depression.

By CC Staff

Take a look at that closet of yours. Entering your closet shouldn’t be a hellish nightmare of wrinkled shirts and pants, but if it is, put on some music, get pumped, and give yourself at least a couple hours of a good closet cleanse. Refold, re-hang, and re-think some of those style choices for an updated look.

For the frequent and obsessive shopper like me, my problem isn’t keeping the closet straightened; it’s finding a way to fit everything in! The more I shop, the more clothes I accumulate. The doors can barely close at this point, and I’m afraid that some day soon, the closet will overflow and they will find me suffocated in a pile of cottons, wools, and polyesters.

If you can relate, take a look at each item in your closet. Is that pink baby tee with the words “Girls Rock!” something you haven’t worn in a pretty long time? Have you gotten good use out of those size two jeans you haven’t worn for three seasons, but keep telling yourself you’ll eventually grow back into them? Are the answers “no”? Trash them. I know it’s hard, and each piece of clothing holds a place in your heart, but they’re only taking up space. You’ll feel refreshed once that bag of rejected clothes fills up, and your closet is ready for the season’s new fashions. Donate what you don’t want and what doesn’t fit; there’s probably some one out there who believes “Girls Rock!” more than you do.

So let’s all welcome spring with a big bag of baby tees and size two jeans. Open those dusty, cluttered closets and say, “Refold, Re-hang, Re-think.” Your wardrobe will thank you!