Closet Clean Out, Life Reboot

How Tidying Up Refocused My Life

Photo by Sarah Brown on Unsplash

Hey Readers!

This week I took on cleaning my closet.

Yikes.

Since the pandemic, my wardrobe has been a bit of a mess. Remember that show, What Not to Wear? I used to watch it when I was younger and think—how could they wear that . . . as I scrunched up my nose.

Mind you, that was before children.

And before remote work.

My uniform changed over the years, but it always depended on my weekday job. Whether classroom, court, law office, or government building, it all had a guidepost. The workweek was for dress pants, cute tops, loafers, heals, blazers and cardigans. Home was old sweatpants. Weekends were cute jeans.

Then the pandemic hit, I barely got out of my pajamas (parents feel me here- remember balancing work and home schooling with your kids? It was lucky I showered).

Thus, the era of yoga pants and office shirts arrived.

And never left.

I now understand why Steve Jobs wore black turtlenecks all the time.

Less is more. More is too much to think about! And my …