Organize Your Dresser (Day 10): 30 Day Organization Challenge

Today I finished off my own clothing by organizing my dresser. My clothes had been piling up in my dresser and I was worried this would take longer than 30 minutes. One of the best ways to make sure you get rid of the things you don’t need, is to put a time limit on the process. By only allowing myself 30 minutes to get through my dresser, I didn’t really have time to overthink any item.

Anytime I organize my dresser, just like with my son’s clothes, I go through one drawer at a time. Emptying all of the drawers at one time, is just too overwhelming for me. Once you empty a drawer, go ahead and give it a quick wipe down.

Steps to Organize Your Dresser:

• Take everything out of your dresser, one drawer at a time.
• Decide whether to keep, donate, or throw away every item.
• Throw away stained/ripped clothes.
• Donate anything that doesn’t fit, or you haven’t worn in the last year.
• Fold everything you are keeping and put it back in the drawer.

Continue with this process, once drawer at a time, until you have managed to organize your entire dresser. You’ll notice I don’t necessarily fold everything the same way. Over the years, I have gone back and forth on how I have folded my clothes. Today, I tried the Marie Kondo method on my shorts, and I think I like it. I really don’t think there is one right way to fold clothes, contrary to towels. As long as everything fits in my drawers and I can see what I have, I’m happy.

While you are going through the items in your dresser, go ahead and clear off the top as well. Our dressers tend to collect a lot of random items. This is a great time to fix that!

Dresser Organization Tools

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I have a few of these items sitting in my Amazon cart. Adding bins and drawer dividers just make your drawers look so pretty! If you have larger drawers, these will make a great addition. I have smaller drawers, but both my son and my daughter could really benefit from a few drawer organizers.

That’s it for today’s organization challenge. I hope you are finding you’re able to let go of some of the clutter in your life. I’ll see you tomorrow 🙂