Clothes. They are so easy to accumulate yet so hard to get rid of. Right? A common piece of advice is if you haven't worn it in a year, get ride of it, donate it, throw it out. To tell the truth, I hate that piece of advice. It may work for the never changing body, but I tell you I am certainly not throwing out maternity clothes just because I haven't worn them in a year. I will need those again, and if I have been stuck in maternity/nursing clothes for the good part of a year I am NOT giving up my "normal" clothes. So for me, that one year rule is more annoying than helpful.
I have heard a slightly more reasonable rule: If you haven't worn it in two of the same season, time to get it out of your closet. Okay, let's be honest, my favorite jacket is going to win on a cold evening over the hand-me-down one I was given by a former roommate years ago. Time to get rid of the old jacket and about three others sitting in my closet.
However, here is one trick I use to keep my closet (mostly) clutter free: I don't buy hangers. I suppose it is similar to the one in-one out rule. If I don't have a hanger to hang it up on, I don't buy it or it's time to get rid of something else.
This does allow my wardrobe to change a bit. The maternity clothes are currently in a box- not on hangers. So are the winter clothes. The only thing in the dresser are things that don't belong on hanger such as socks and gloves. It has been a great way to save money buy not shoving more and more into my closet and helps with the clutter too.
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