The Transformation of a Closet: A Journey to Organization and Clarity

As I stood in front of my closet, staring at the chaos that surrounded me, I knew it was time for a change. The reality of having three kids in six years hit me hard – my body had changed, my style had evolved, and so had my wardrobe. The pre-baby maternity clothes and everything in between were now overwhelming me. That's when Presley brought home the clothing dry flyer for charity, and I knew it was finally time to tackle this closet.

Step One: Clearing Everything Out

I took everything from my closet and dumped it on my couch. Oh my gosh, I have to warn you – this is somewhat of an overwhelming approach! Not funny, but certainly forces you to start. I think I've committed to number two: sorting into piles. Definitely giveaways, pre-kids Keepers, some things that can't get rid of (we'll hold on to those), things that need to be ironed or cleaned, and things beyond repair. This used to be my favorite sweater – Presley, and stuff you aren't sure about. The biggest pile was definitely the try-on pile. I think my Tryon pile is getting way too big. My advice here is to be decisive; don't need that anymore, be quick, know that it's going to get worse before it gets better.

I've got it all under control and just have to keep going. You just have to tackle it! The try-on phase was tough – I didn't realize how much my body and style had changed since having kids. What is this? We're not putting this on the internet, this was tough! I made a decision to not hold onto old favorites hoping that maybe one day they would fit again. Really focus on what looks good on me now, and if there were similar items, I don't need all of these. It's extremely helpful to have someone there for encouragement – Katie from the office was nice enough to be there and give me her fantastically honest opinions.

When we were done, I was just so proud of those two huge garbage bags of giveaways. I know my clothes will really help someone now. The next step was arranging my clothes back in the closet. I was kind of obsessed with switching to wooden hangers for my pants – I tried these awesome open-ended ones and then piled everything in categories on my bed like tank tops and dresses, before it was time to put them back in the closet with as little interruption as possible. Putting things that I wear less frequently in the back, and vice versa.

A Note on Wooden Hangers

You guys, I just want to mention that with wooden hangers you can't fit as many clothes in. I actually think this is a really good thing for me. Also, for items that slip, you might need these anti-slip grips. And finally, clearing the floor was essential – it's supposed to be a walk-in closet, but it definitely wasn't so before. We started by getting rid of whatever "this" was – I'm really sorry Ross – and then we hung up the belts and scarves there you go. Then, we got this great storage bench that you can open up and put the duffel bags and random stuff in just to keep them out of sight. Now, the kids can sit and hang out in my closet, and it's not too cluttered.

The Aftermath

Now I'm actually happy to walk into my closet and pick my clothes out in the morning. It can't be emphasized enough how much better this feels – you really just have to set aside a day and get it done, and you'll feel so good. So, I hope this inspires you! And speaking of inspiration, our new Amazon store is now open, featuring everything we use in our videos. It's about time we had all of the stuff we use in one place – so be sure to check it out below. Thank you so much for watching, and I'll see you next week, bye guys.

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Tryon pile is getting way too big my advice here is to be decisive don't need that anymore be quick know that it's going to get worse before it gets better I've got it all under control and just got to keep going you just got to tackle it it step number three try on as you guys I didn't realize just how much my body and my style has changed since having kids what is this I seriously can't it up we're not putting this in the internet this was tough I made a decision to not hold on to Old favorites hoping that maybe one day they would fit and really focus on what looks good on me now and if there were similar items I don't need all of these I really wanted to pick my favorite so I had less redundancy in my closet too big and guys it is extremely helpful to have someone there for encouragement Katie from the office was nice enough to be there and give me her fantastically honest opinions it's bad no and when we were done I was just so proud of these two huge garbage bags of giveaways because I know my clothes especially the work stop are really going to help someone number four arrange your clothes back in the closet I was kind of obsessed with switching to wooden hangers for my pants I tried these awesome open-ended ones and then I piled everything in categories on my bed like tank tops and dresses and then it was finally time to put them back in the closet with as little Interruption as possible putting things that I wear less frequently in in the back and vice versa and you guys I just want to mention that with wooden hangers you can't fit as many clothes in I actually think this is a really good thing for me also for items that slip you might need these anti-slip grips and then finally clear the floor so you guys this is supposed to be a walk-in closet it definitely wasn't so I started by getting rid of whatever this is I'm really sorry Ross and we hung up the belts and the scarves there you go and then we got this great storage bench that you can open up and put the duffel bags and random stuff in just to keep them out of sight and now the kids can sit and hang out in my closet hi we didn't go crazy with like wallpaper or chandeliers but Presley did make a couple drawings that I think look really cute we hung up my jewelry which looked great all right guys so here it is the before and the after I can't tell you how much better this feels I'm actually happy to walk into my closet and pick my clothes out in the morning I just can't recommend this enough you really just have to set aside a day get it done and you will feel so good so you guys I hope this inspires you I'm going to link up everything we used in our new Amazon store yes it is about time we have this all of the stuff we use in our videos is now in one place so I will link that below to check out thank you so much for watching I'll see you next week bye guyshey guys all right let's get to it here is the before of the closet that I share with my husband it is a total mess of pre-baby maternity clothes and everything in between having three kids in 6 years so when Presley came home with this clothing dry flyer for charity I knew that it was finally time to tackle this closet and we did it in one day all right so step one clear everything out I took everything from my closet there goes nothing excuse me and dumped it on my couch oh my gosh I have to warn you this is somewhat of an overwhelming approach not funny but it certainly forces you to start I think I've committed number two sort into piles definite giveaways all right donate pre kids Keepers some things you can't get rid of we'll hold on to this things that need to be ironed or clean things Beyond repair this used to be my favorite sweater Presley and stuff you aren't sure about maybe that try on that was definitely the biggest pile look I think my Tryon pile is getting way too big my advice here is to be decisive don't need that anymore be quick know that it's going to get worse before it gets better I've got it all under control and just got to keep going you just got to tackle it it step number three try on as you guys I didn't realize just how much my body and my style has changed since having kids what is this I seriously can't it up we're not putting this in the internet this was tough I made a decision to not hold on to Old favorites hoping that maybe one day they would fit and really focus on what looks good on me now and if there were similar items I don't need all of these I really wanted to pick my favorite so I had less redundancy in my closet too big and guys it is extremely helpful to have someone there for encouragement Katie from the office was nice enough to be there and give me her fantastically honest opinions it's bad no and when we were done I was just so proud of these two huge garbage bags of giveaways because I know my clothes especially the work stop are really going to help someone number four arrange your clothes back in the closet I was kind of obsessed with switching to wooden hangers for my pants I tried these awesome open-ended ones and then I piled everything in categories on my bed like tank tops and dresses and then it was finally time to put them back in the closet with as little Interruption as possible putting things that I wear less frequently in in the back and vice versa and you guys I just want to mention that with wooden hangers you can't fit as many clothes in I actually think this is a really good thing for me also for items that slip you might need these anti-slip grips and then finally clear the floor so you guys this is supposed to be a walk-in closet it definitely wasn't so I started by getting rid of whatever this is I'm really sorry Ross and we hung up the belts and the scarves there you go and then we got this great storage bench that you can open up and put the duffel bags and random stuff in just to keep them out of sight and now the kids can sit and hang out in my closet hi we didn't go crazy with like wallpaper or chandeliers but Presley did make a couple drawings that I think look really cute we hung up my jewelry which looked great all right guys so here it is the before and the after I can't tell you how much better this feels I'm actually happy to walk into my closet and pick my clothes out in the morning I just can't recommend this enough you really just have to set aside a day get it done and you will feel so good so you guys I hope this inspires you I'm going to link up everything we used in our new Amazon store yes it is about time we have this all of the stuff we use in our videos is now in one place so I will link that below to check out thank you so much for watching I'll see you next week bye guys\n"