1. Separate clothing into categories. Pants with pants, skirts with
skirts, and so on.
2. Find five containers (boxes, baskets, plastic storage) and label as
follows: Donate, Mend, Trash, Hold, Store Until (date six months from
today). Over the next three days, you will sort your clothing. Any item
that doesn't fit or look beautiful on you goes into the donate
container. If buttons are loose or alterations are needed, the item
belongs in the mend pile. Trash is for anything stained or beyond
repair. Hold is for items you're not sure about. Put them away for one
month and then make a decision. Store Until is for items which don't
currently fit but might in six months if you continue on your weight
loss program.
3. Go through your pants, skirts and shorts. Try on each pair. Sort.
4. Today, try on all your shirts and sweaters. Sort.
5. Go through cardigans, jackets and dresses. Sort.
6. Take the donate box to The Salvation Army or a consignment shop
today. Mend items or drop them off at the seamstress. Store your other
two containers elsewhere in your home.
7. Organize each category by color -- from white to cream to tan to
brown to green and so on. You did it! This is your current wardrobe.
Everything fits and is ready to wear.