I'm culling my wardrobe

Being on holidays does have more benefits than a great tan!  As we were away for several weeks, my lovely nephew jumped in to live at our place for a while and look after the house etc.  This meant he needed some space in the wardrobe, so I moved a lot of my clothes into the spare room wardrobe. 

 

Now I have heard a lot about the reverse coat hanger method of working out what clothes you do and don't need.  In this method you reverse all the clothes in your wardrobe, and as you use something it goes in the right way, after a period of time you toss out everything that is in reverse. 

 



Time to toss out some of these clothes!



 

Good advise, but I have gone one step further.  NOTHING is coming back into the bedroom wardrobe unless it has been worn!  After just 3 weeks I have decided some things must go now!  It's drastic I know, but it does seem to work.  If you just do not wear some things, what is the use of having them?  Why do we keep them?

 

The problem: the Pareto Principle, or the 80-20 Rule.   This means that 80% of the output is determined by 20% of the input.   So,  80% of what you wear come from 20% of your wardrobe!

 

 

 

Thanks for the Inspiration.

I just wanted to thank Melissa Michaels for her wonderful blog.  Its a real inspiration and has got me started on re-vamping my house to suite my retired lifestyle more.  Her blog is called The Inspired Room (linked here) and she is the first person whom I have found had a similar de-clutter method to me.  Such a nice feeling to find a like minded soul!

Melissa calls it the "A bag a day" method, I just call it the garbage bag fill!  You can read about my method in my blog post 5 steps to redecorate an exiting home.  Last week I went through my "good" wardrobe of clothes.  Mostly they are outfits I have worn to work functions, race days, sponsorship dinners etc. and I won't be wearing them again.  In fact, I have not worn them for 2 years.  So I started another bag(s) for the Op shop!

I have decided that I will try to sell some of them however, on the website Gumtree, as some of them are designer labels.  I figure even if I get a small amount of money for them, I know it is going to someone who really wants the outfits and will appreciate them.  Then I can buy something I want. 

If you want some inspiration, just take a look at Melissa's new book Love the Home you Have, which will be out soon.

5 steps to a new decor

I have been retired for nearly 2 years now, and I do like my house, but it has been lacking in style.  I finally realised its because it's a bit too formal, and now we live a more relaxed lifestyle.  So, this year I am setting myself a challenge to declutter and change the décor to a more "Hamptons" look.  Without spending a lot of money!