The Life Changing Magic of Organizing Closets

If you read this title you probably either got a thrill of excitement, "Oh yes I love organizing! She cares about that stuff!" or you thought, "Oh S**t, she cares about stuff like that?! Goodbye blog!"

Let's be clear, I do not hate or love organizing. I love being home that feels clean and energizing and represents who you want to be. That is this spirit of a post like this :)

This spring my mother sent me a copy of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It's well-written, easy to read and super doable! It teaches you to look at the items you live with as pieces of your happiness, or your constant stress.

I found out how to personally use the author's info on my closets, the ubiquitous catch-alls and "just shut the door, no one will see" areas of our lives. If you're hiding crap in closets, prepare for inner stress that is oh-so real.

There aren't before pictures here which I know is a little lame, but just imagine a nasty full closet of cleaning supplies, office supplies and everything else. I also bought nothing to help me organize. I already had the organization helpers that you'll see in my phone pics here, I just repurposed them! Though in the end, I did buy a little old shower curtain as a reward after two Saturdays spent doing this project;)

Disclaimer: something that made this great was having the help of a little gray cat. More on her soon!

I put WillaCat to work sorting binders...and wooden figurines.

First up, the office closet!
This guy is from our office area, and has been used for everything from wedding clothes to camera gear and odds and ends that have no home on my desk. I used a clothes hanging device that let me stow the bulkier pieces like a few odd books and my camera gear. I also sorted through an entire recycling bin's worth of paper that was in here!

I used a bookshelf to house the baskets and books. 

All my craft items are in the blue bins, and I like to save cardboard boxes for shipping.

Making space in the closet also made a space for things I really need that were taking up so much space on my floating shelf. Now I only keep over my desk for what inspires me.

Cleaned-off shelf! Life changing, lol.

Second, the hall cleaning closet.
This is a simple shoe holder attached to the door. I got all the cleaning supplies off the shelves that we desperately needed for sheets and towels, and popped them right into to this thing! Yes, there are some un-sustainable cleaners in there, but we inherited those. Someday it will be full of Method and homemade good things.

Last and perhaps the most annoying, the bathroom vanity drawer. In our small bathroom, this drawer belongs to me. I just have more stuff than Cody that I need in the morning. It was swimming in bobby pins and crud  I never used including a too-big makeup bag. Now both bags contain exactly what I need to get ready quick.

I hope this inspires you to take some action on some home projects that have been bugging you. Just git'r'done!

Oh, and here's a peak at our sweet shower curtain that was my reward. It lets so much light in!

Peeping out of the toilet basket is Squeaky Green, a book by Method on all things environmentally friendly for cleaning your home.