Some Vitamin C - WHEN YOUR CLOSET CATCHES A COLD

So here is the deal. I think your closet is a reflection of yourself. Therefore, I am continuously searching for ways to better my closet. I am human. And sometimes well, my closet catches a cold. I am not a huge “organize your closet” kind of gal, but I do believe an over stuffed closet can bring you down. Why? You can’t find anything. It’s over whelming and frankly it is plain ugly. So this past weekend I decided to test out Joy Mangano’s “Huggable Hanger”. In many ways Joy is my hero. Not for her organizational skills, but more so because she is a fierce female power that from the very beginning had a vision and went after it. Her story is amazing. I encourage you to look her up online and see how she started her multi million-dollar empire.
	While I admire her, I have to be honest; I have never tried any of her inventions out. So after work on Friday night I headed out to Target to buy a truckload of hangers. The box advertises 1/3 to 50% more closet space. Could this be true?
			My closet is stuffed to the brim. I have been traveling so much that I, the Closet Karma Queen, have let my closet fall ill. My husband and I stared at the sickly closet wondering, “could Joy really bring my closet back to life?” First we started taking all the old hangers off. I had plastic hangers, wooden hangers, wire hangers, and hangers I swore I must have stolen from a department store.
Right away my husband and I noticed the “felt” like material the new hangers were made of kept my wraps and shirts securely on the hangers. I literally could shake the wrap around and it did not fall off. Next we spent four hours putting the clothes in one by one. 220 hangers later we were done! Not only did the closet look great, there was a gaping hole in the center! It gave me 1/3 more room in my closet than I had before. I immediately thought of how I could fill this gaping hole with new finds. When my husband interrupted my fantasy with a loud “NO!” he pointed out that the closet bar could not take any more weight. Defeated I knew he was right; my family and I have crashed a closet or two in our lives, and maxing it out would not be wise. But the good news is I have room to move all my clothes around and I can now find any outfit I like! I now wake up to a healthy closet and I cannot wait for the day when Joy invents an industrial strength closet bar! Until then, the best place to buy Joy's Huggable Hangers, is HSN.
KK

Comments

[Maureen]

Kara, Thanks for the great tips. Now is the time I can actually work on my closet. My hushband and I just painted our closets and I'm starting from scratch. I do have to admit I have big trouble getting rid of cloths that were given to me by family and friends. Do you have any suggestions on how I can part with this?

[lisa]

So they do work! I am shocked! Very cool

[Kelly]

Kara,
Thanks for the "Huggable" tip. I know that hangers are are taking up too much space in my closet and like you, I have quite an array of different types which makes the closet look even messier. It will also give me a way to hang scarves so I know what I have. Great tip!