Step two. What to do with all those t-shirts!?
Emily Piatt
This has got to be one of the things I hated most about my closet.  T-shirts! I don't think they are worthy of my hanging space but at the same time I can't stand to wear a wrinkled shirt.  I have tried it all.  Nothing seems to work as good as the way I have been storing them recently.  So before I can go into the next step I need to show you how to make my little shirt cards.

First of all you will need these things...

Poster boards!  Lots and lots of poster boards.  (I started out with white because they are much cheaper but ended up getting black because it looks sexy)
Tape (Started out using duck tape because it is very durable but ended up using clear because once again it is sexy)
Scissors (Using a straight edge makes it a lot easier)
Ruler

Four simple items that most people already have on hand.  

Ok, first I cleared a space on my dining room table and then measured out the pieces of poster board.  I found that 5.5 inches by 7 inches is the perfect size.
   You will need 3 card cutouts for each of your shirts.  After cutting them out I found the best way to put them together was to simply lay 3 cards on the table and then use my ruler to make a one inch space between each card.  As you can see in the picture below I line the 7 inch long side up beside each other.  Then simple take a piece of tape around 6 inches long and tape them together!


  After I have all three cards taped together I flip it over and do the same on the other side.  Then I take a long piece of tape and cover each side and then the ends.  
 
Voila! 
You have a perfect little card to fold inside each shirt.  It holds them perfectly together.  Here are the pictures of the one I made with black poster board and clear tape.  Looks really nice.






I fold all t-shits, tanks, scarves, and jerseys like this and color coordinate them in bins.  It has never been easier to find things.  I find myself actually wearing all of my clothes! 

 

 Perfection!
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Let the organization madness begin! Step one in my closet transformation.
Emily Piatt
For all of you that know me, you know that I am kind of a freak about cleaning.  I am not a freak about everything being in it's place but I am a freak about things being clean.  I don't mean run a mop across the kitchen floor clean either. I am talking, on your hands and knees with bleach water and a toothbrush!  

About 7 months ago I got really sick and my clean house that was a little messy but clean went down hill.  Everything is out of place.  Everything is a huge mess!  I thought about all the women that are out there suffering with sever cystic endometriosis and how overwhelming it is to get your life back after being down for so long.  I have made it my mission to not only get through this hard time myself but to hopefully help someone else along the way.

First things first, laundry!  Dreaded laundry!  I have three children and a husband.  My husband and I both workout each morning, then work clothes, then after work clothes, and then night clothes.  My husband and I alone wear around 3000 outfits a year!  My two oldest boys are in school and they play sports, my daughter is getting ready to start cheer and gymnastics.  I have to get this completely under control before I lose my mind.  

One big issue with laundry is keeping it neat and organized.  We have all that problem when we find something on the closet floor and we know it isn't dirty but it is so wrinkled that we have to wash it again.  That adds up!  I don't even want to think about how many extra loads I do every year because something fell one the floor!  

Step one.    Clear it all out!  I took everything out of my closet and mopped the floor, cleaned the walls, and wiped off the shelves.  Might as well start fresh right?

Shew, I feel better already!  Now it is easier for my to really look at the space and see what I should put where. 





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