So...when we left off last week, I was trying to decide which space I would tackle next in my decluttering challenge. Well people, I decided to jump right in to the jungle that is my closet! Yeah I'm making that sound like it was a no brainer but actually, "what had happened waaaaaaaaaas" I was watching a youtube video that showed how to fold your shirts using a Japanese folding technique. Well, honestly I thought that it wouldn't work and said I'm gonna try it just to see. So I went to my closet and got a t-shirt down...did it and it worked!! Not believing this I grabbed another shirt and tried it again...success for a second time! I realized not only does this technique work but it takes literally 2 - 3 seconds and my shirts look like a department store display! Needless to say this is all it took to get me started on that jungle and next thing I know I had six areas of my closet decluttered and organized!!!

Ok, honestly it did happen that way, but here are the specifics of what I did once I made the decision to organize/declutter this area of my closet. So first I started with the section that held my t-shirts. This area was split into three sections: T-shirts I wear around the house or to do dirty work, workout t-shirts/shirts and decent t-shirts I can wear out with Jeans. I set my timer to 15 mins and did the following:

1. I removed the shirts from the area
2. Sorted them based on keep, donate or in the wrong area
3. Folded the shirt (Japanese Technique)
4. Placed the shirts back in the proper location.

Once finished, I realized that there weren't enough clothes to really fill this space anymore, which excited me...so I moved on to another area of three drawers that held my shells, tank tops and turtlenecks. I followed the same technique as with the first section. I was able to move the day to day t-shirts into this area which freed one entire section for something else. I have come to the conclusion that based on the amount of shirts/lack of shirts, I probably need to move some stuff around but will wait until i get more of the closet decluttered and organized. I can also say I have an entire box of to donate items that either I didn't really wear to begin with, had too many of the same shirt or just didn't like.

Here are some photos of what I have accomplished thus far! I'm so excited...it looks so nice, especially compared to where I started.

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Remember, one step at a time...you can do it, don't get discouraged. Find your motivation even if it is a Youtube video on Japanese folding techniques.

Happy folding!