Don't get me wrong, not everyone needs to do this. Some people can just naturally keep their home shining and neat without even trying. I am not one of those people. Thus, zones and theme days.
One In/One Out
I just came back from a week-long shopping trip that I take with my parents and my sister each year. It's essentially family fun time, with mall pretzels. When I came home with all my loot, I decided to follow the One In/One Out rule. This is much less dirty than it sounds.
For every piece I unpacked and put away, I donated or tossed one piece that I already had. In some cases, I found more things to donate than what I bought - I just looked at my stuff objectively and removed anything that I hadn't reached for in more than six months. I reorganized my dresser drawers at the same time!
Shoes were particularly difficult. I have these adorable skull-print mary janes that I've only worn once, and while I didn't enjoy wearing them (they're creepers, so they have these chunky soles that don't bend and they don't really accommodate the way that I walk), I felt like I wasn't ready to give them away. I put them in the donate box after much hemming and hawing and the ultimate deciding factor was that I didn't want to be someone who's holding onto shoes just to keep someone else from enjoying them.
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