Spring Clothing in 3 easy steps-wardrobe checklist
As a busy horse farm owner I try to find ways to save time. One way to add minutes to your day is to stay organized. I’ve started doing seasonal wardrobe organizing a few years ago. Although I always did it for my kids when they were little, I revisited the old idea to sort my “winter” vs “summer” clothes. I was frustrated with sorting through stuff I couldn’t wear that day! So I’m sharing how I do this and it saves me time and money.
The cedarwood circles were purchased at my local super store and can be refreshed with a drop of my favorite essential oil.
Spring Clothing
Step 1 Remove Winter items
Step 2 Count how many Spring items you have
Step 3 Purchase what you need
Remove your winter items. Find another closet, a second dresser, a storage bin or under bed bin to store out-of-season clothes that you want to keep for next year. Donate anything you did not wear or won’t wear again. Any holiday sweaters or Fall colors can be packed away. Do not panic, at first when I did this it felt like I had no clothes…
You should have half of your clothing left. Count how many tee shirts, how many shorts, how many jeans, how many dresses, how many sweaters, etc. If you come across more Fall/Winter items remove them. Also, try everything on to make sure it fits before you count. If it doesn’t fit donate it.
Decide how many items you need for your lifestyle. I have nice clothes, everyday clothes, and barn clothes. Depending on how often you do laundry will determine how many to own. Example: If I wear jeans every day and do laundry once per week I would need X number of jeans? Ask this question for all items you wear.
Repeat this process for jackets, shoes and undergarments too. My sample list looks like this:
3 everyday jeans, 4 barn jeans, 2 nice jeans
2 denim shorts, 4 barn shorts, 2 khaki type shorts
7 everyday shirts, 7 barn shirts, 2 barn sweatshirts
2-3 dresses, 2 cropped pants
1 everyday jacket, 1 barn rain jacket, 1 nice sweater
brown sandals, flip flops, dressy shoes, barn boots, riding boots
don’t forget sleepwear! socks, undergarments (these I don’t pack away but move to the back of the drawer and current items to the front)
Think about where you go every day, to work, to school, to hobbies. You get the idea! There may be more or less but I can easily figure out what to buy if anything. And that saves money too!