“We can never know how much of a burden our possessions have become until we begin to remove them.” – Joshua Becker Should it go or should it stay? Each season I’ve approached my closet with a mindset of reorganizing everything to make way for shifting clothes from one space to another. It’s the kind of task that is energizing in anticipation of warmer weather and fewer layers to consider. There’s a beginning, middle and end if I can remain focused and unattached to the garme

However, when getting down to the real business of a seasonal closet reorganization it is easy to get off track and lost in the land of wishful thinking. Sometimes it calls for a merciless extraction exercise to leave you with physical and psychological space. It’s time to purge using the following guidelines: Stained Doesn’t fit now, didn’t fit then, won’t fit in this century Not trendy Smells Doesn’t convey the right message Worn out Wouldn’t buy it now You keep trying it o

And suitcases…too many to count, multiplying in the attic like a science fiction movie. Where did 20+ suitcases come from? Admittedly we travel a lot and have done so for many years. Also, the size restrictions have made it almost an impossibility to keep up with changing regulations for check in and carry on. Too big, too small – feels like Goldilocks, tortured to find the perfect piece…for now. Is it identifiable? • Who else would have a red suitcase with a day-glow green t

However, when getting down to the real business of a seasonal closet reorganization it is easy to get off track and lost in the land of wishful thinking. Sometimes it calls for a merciless extraction exercise to leave you with physical and psychological space. It’s time to purge using the following guidelines: • Stained • Doesn’t fit now, didn’t fit then, won’t fit in this century • Not trendy • Smells • Doesn’t convey the right message • Worn out • Wouldn’t buy it now