What I did this weekend...

This is where the purging fun began -- in my bedroom closet. It's fairly small, compared to my main closet, but I still managed to cram all kinds of crap in here. And because of its shape and size, I don't really hang anything in here except empty hangers. Why? Because I can.

That top shelf holds old jeans that are three sizes too big (I know. Why do I still have them?), all sorts of souvenir shirts that I never wear, and assorted workout wear. That dresser on the left was the center for all kinds of weird items, like old health insurance information and the letter my ex-husband sent to his friends and family when he came out. Again, why was all this there? I have no idea. The piles of clothing on the right are actually on top of my laundry hamper. Didn't want you thinking those piles actually start on the FLOOR.

I was ruthless here. I'd say well over half the contents of this closet are now gone. Maybe even two-thirds. The old jeans, the freebie t-shirts, the unnecessary papers. And I even found a sweater I'd been looking for for ages.

I'm sparing you the hall closet, which serves as a linen closet, a storage space for many toiletries and cleaning supplies, 700 rolls of toiletpaper from Costco, and board games (?!). The pictures don't really illustrate the before and after well, so never mind. I spent the least amount of time on that one anyway.

But here's the view when you walk into my main closet, which is L-shaped. On the left are jackets, sweaters, blouses, and some other assorted clothes. In the back you can see lotsa pants and a couple of coats and jackets I need to donate. The floral thing back there? Is my hula skirt.

Hey, look! You can see the floor again! I really didn't have to purge any clothes here, as I've been good about staying on top of that in recent years, but I had a bunch of old purses and boxes cluttering things up.

And shoes. Wait until you see the shoes...