Gone and Done It

They said it couldn't be done.

Skeptics feared they may never see the day.

I told them it would be so, but they doubted just the same.

But I did it.

I cleaned, I mean cleaned, my closet.

Phew! I'm beat!

This is where I started:

It's scary, I know, don't worry, I know it's bad. You aren't telling me anything I don't know.

According to professional organizer Elizabeth Hagen, you are to completely empty your closet to clean it. So I did. What do you mean that you don't believe I could know about such things as professional organizers?! I have gone and listened to her. Even purchased supplies. I just have poor follow through. But we're here now aren't we? And that's what matters. Moving on.

My empty closet:

That's a pretty crazy feeling, good mostly.

Then I walked into my bedroom.

Unh hunh.

This may present a problem.

So I sorted. Piles of KEEP, THROW, CONSIGNMENT

The bigger pile is the consignment one. The dress in the garment bag, still has the tags on it.

Wanna see?

I bought this 8 years ago. EIGHT YEARS people!! I bought it for a cruise and we needed an evening gown. Then my niece (whose parents were going with us) got gravely ill and spent 2 and half months in the hospital, and we found out I was prego- me and pregnancies don't go so well together, so between the two things, the cruise was cancelled. But I kept the dress just in case.
Evidently I fully believed that despite the fact that I have never lost the weight from that 2nd pregnancy and in fact gained more since... ummm... why did I think the dress would still fit if ever I need it again?! Just for giggles I tried it on lasts night. In front of witnesses ( I am sorry Holly that you may forever be stuck with that image in your head!) Guess what? I couldn't zip it! No really, go figure! So, it goes buh-bye.

Sorry for the long bunny trail, kudos if you've made it out of that and still know what's going on.

Long story... er, longer, here is my swanky new closet just begging for me to go shopping and fill it back up!

Yes, color coded in order of shirt style. I prefer it to be all in color order and then in style of shirt, but this is how I'm told to do it.

ahhh... now I'm going to soak in the tub.

So, do you hold on to things that you know are ridiculous? Or do you pitch anything and everything whenever you get the chance?