{"id":463,"date":"2016-04-07T20:20:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drkareneng.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2016-04-07T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T20:20:25","slug":"spring-cleaning-organizing-with-intention-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drkareneng.com\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning: Organizing with Intention #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I think I was born to be organized, and I am constantly developing processes to maintain an efficient system for my entire life . \u00a0This includes both physically, and more recently electronically. \u00a0 About six months ago, I went through a clothing purge and managed to eliminate about 50% of my wardrobe and 26 out of 30 purses. \u00a0I also eliminated 80% of the books I owned. \u00a0Not only was it personally liberating to have more space, I was able to contribute everything to worthwhile causes.<\/p>\n

How have I been more efficient? I found myself wearing the same few items even though there were a lot of clothes in my closet and drawers. \u00a0With keeping the clothes that I really like, I am able to get dressed quicker, and I have been able to wear some items that were dormant in the closet.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also started using the app Stylebook<\/a>. \u00a0It\u2019s $3.99, but I think it\u2019s worth it. \u00a0I have photographed the majority of my wardrobe, and have recorded what I wore on the calendar. \u00a0I have also entered in the brand, size, and colors my clothes. \u00a0This has helped me when I shop to buy additional colors of items I like or to not purchase another pair of black slacks.<\/p>\n

These are the questions I asked with each item in my wardrobe:<\/div>\n
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  1. Have I worn the item within the last 3 months (minus formal wear & outerwear)?<\/li>\n
  2. Does it fit well?<\/li>\n
  3. Have I worn it so much that I am sick of it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I would encourage you to go through this process, and hopefully, you can get that feeling of accomplishment and sense of newness with your wardrobe like I have.<\/p>\n

    Next steps:<\/div>\n
    I\u2019m slowly working on organizing electronically including my photos and files. \u00a0That will be in a future post.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    I think I was born to be organized, and I am constantly developing processes to maintain an efficient system for my entire life . \u00a0This includes both physically, and more recently electronically. \u00a0 About six months ago, I went through a clothing purge and managed to eliminate about 50% of my wardrobe and 26 out<\/p>\n

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