We all do it... We zoom round the house, get it all tidy, but biff everything we can't find a home for into the bedroom, and quickly shut the door! Or, we are so busy that we wind up with heaps of bedroom clutter, because the last thing on our to-do list, is pick up our clothes, or sort them out. This has the effect of making our bedroom, a place where we should be able to truly relax, a place of clutter, unease and discomfort.
As with anything left alone, it will not go away by itself. Usually it has a habit of getting worse, till you get to the point where you will have to do something about it. Whether you feel compelled to finally get it sorted, or you make an active decision to get it organized properly, once you decide to get started, the worst of it is over.
Making a decision to get your bedroom organized, helps you get out from under the burden of your bedroom clutter. This helps you feel so much better about your inner sanctum, your private space. Your bedroom is meant to be your restful place and it is a room that can express the inner you... so if your room is messy and chaotic, is this saying something more about what is happening in your life?
Getting rid of your bedroom clutter is a good thing that you can do for yourself, so why don't you do yourself a favour and get started today?
Set aside enough time to tackle the job, and break it down into several smaller tasks to make it easier to get it done.
Make sure you have all the necessary equipment and containers for giving your room a good thorough clean, and for putting things in.
Begin by getting rid of all the rubbish, and cleaning the floor, sills, furniture and windows. Nothing brightens a room like having clear windows and a clutter free floor.
Strip down the bed, and air the mattress and bed blankets. If you have wooden furniture, give it a good polish so that looks great and smells wonderful.
If you are really wanting to sort your entire room then you will want to go through your wardrobe and footwear as well.
One of the things about a wardrobe, is that sometimes we see something we like in the store so we get it, but it does not always go with what we have, or we get something and it does not look like we thought it would once we get it home, so we stuff it in the back of the closet. Before you know it, you have a whole wardrobe bulging with clothes with some that rarely get worn. Then you have trouble finding the right outfit for a special occasion in your messy wardrobe, which is frustrating to say the least.
One thing I learnt just recently, is that any woman can dress smartly with a minimum of 11 well chosen pieces. You mix and match and accessorize them, to get an amazing number of looks, for all different kinds of occasions!
What are these items, you ask?
1 Well tailored jacket - solid neutral colour
1 Long line cardigan - solid neutral colour
2 Skirts - classic lines with style - one colour
1 Classic white blouse suitable for office or formal
2 Tailored trousers
1 Jeans - dress
2 Dresses - one patterned and one plain, classic style
1 Patterned top
Choose colours that match and complement each other, so that each item will go with any other item in your wardrobe.
One rule of thumb is to have 5 tops to 1 bottom, and that pretty much everything you have goes with everything else. The marvelous thing with a basic wardrobe is that you can then accessorize with different jewellery, belts, and shoes and make many, many different looks, from casual and comfortable, to elegant and formal.
Streamlining your wardrobe, means you will not ever be short on an appropriate outfit for any occasion, and you will also have a tidy well organized wardrobe, which is a delight to behold.
Your shoes can also be minimized to a smaller number...
- stylish, elegant boots
- formal court shoes suitable for office and outings but comfortable enough for walking
- casual footwear that can you take you anywhere
- walking shoes like sneakers/walkers/runners
- fancy shoes, all glitz and glamor
- for those really cold nights some sheepskin slippers, only for inside of course!
Oh, and some strappy, thong type sandals for lazy beach days.
That makes 7. This could be streamlined to 4, but to get a good number of combinations for different outfits, 7 would cover it.
Everything you do not wear, or will not suit you, needs to be weeded out of your wardrobe. So be ruthless, and be honest with yourself about whether it really fits, or looks good on you, and whether it will work with the rest of your clothes and the image you wish to project. If the clothes you discard are still good, give them to a charity, otherwise put them in the rag bin.
Once you have sorted through your bedroom clutter, you will have a room that you will be more than happy to be in, and it can again be a place where you can relax, and enjoy some peace and quiet.
You may even be so energized by how organized and attractive your room is now, that you are tempted to tackle the rest of your home!
And you can... just by tackling one room at a time. Before you know it, your whole house can be clutter free too...
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