My Closet
I’ve been intrigued by the strategies some people use to manage their closets. I’ve heard of a few. One that stands out is from an episode of Mad About You. I love that show. Paul Riser plays a character that I truly identify with. I digress. In the show he runs into a long lost friend who has been traveling the world on very little. He wears the same clothes over and over. Riser in his whit asks curiously about what he wears when his friend is doing wash. The friend simply says he has two of everything.
A friend of mine plays a game with his closet. He doesn’t let himself wear a shirt twice until he’s worn all the shirts. If he comes to a shirt that he just can’t move himself to wear then he removes it from the queue.
I’m seeing that I don’t need five sweatshirts, twelve hats, etc. To help purge but not feel the post-purge remorse I’ve adopted a little strategy. I like making little time capsuls for my kids. Basically I get stuff that I think they would like when they are in high school or thereabouts and I box it up and put it in the attic. My thinking here is kids at that age are always trying to do something that is unique and this will give them that opportunity.
We’ll see.
Kyle Dreier