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For our move we did a huge decluttering. I made the goal of 1 big garbage bag a day, but ended up doing it in huge spurts of 10 bags at a time once a week or so.

For our closets and drawers, I decided to cut it down to enough clothes to last me through 2 weeks before having to do laundry. So out of all of my pajama pants, I picked out two pairs. Same with leggings.. yoga pants... black work pants... athletic shorts. Most didn't fit me very well anyway or were uncomfortable so I wasn't even wearing them. I did the same for t-shirts-- I really only wear them for bed so I cleared out all but 4 or 5. Same with night shirts... pajamas... Robes... sweatshirts... etc.

Then with my closet I got rid of anything that I hadn't worn in the past 2 months or so. It was easy to do because items I hadn't touched in many months were dusty!! The only exception was a handful of dresses and suits.

The result was BAGS AND BAGS of really nice clothes. Some brand new with tags. But I brought them all to the donation center. I figure I had accumulated it all with my clothing hoarder tendencies and someone should benefit from that! Hopefully the salvation army and whatever lucky people shopping there will!!

If you have a lot of trouble tossing things, I recommend getting some plastic bins and carefully packing things away. If you're not digging through those bins to find those clothes, you know you can toss them!

@Mrs. Bee: I agree! It gets addictive! I went a little overboard though... when we moved I didn't even fill my closets halfway!! I have a whole bar just sitting there empty. It's like going overboard plucking your eyebrows and ending up with no eyebrows.

For clothes, get rid of it if it doesn't fit (don't think *maybe* I'll be able to wear this again) or if hasn't been worn in a year.

My tips:
1. Any clothing you haven't worn in a year get rid of. Only exception is special occasion dresses, rule of thumb is 2 years for those.
2. Anything that is too big or too small for over a year.
3. T-shirts/sweatpants that you haven't worn in 6 months.
4. socks/underwear/bras that are too worn
5. make up/hair products/ect. that have not been used in 6 months. Dump them.

And lastly, have a friend or 2 come sit with you and give you a thumbs up or down on any questionable items. We do this in our group, and its so fun! And then they can shop your nos

For clothes, I get rid of stuff I haven't worn in a year or don't fit (minus maternity clothes for next pregnancy). I wanted to style myself as an outfit I saw on a fashion blog this morning. While looking for items, I realized that I had some clothes to go as well as no prints in my wardrobe, all solids.

@cascademom: was it perhaps the blog you mentioned in another thread (looplooks)? You linked it & I've been checking it out since, thanks!

I'm following this! I'm in desperate need of a good purging....I still have stuff from high school & that was longer ago than I'd like to admit.