OCD tip of the week - Spring Cleaning

A friend of mine is starting a new video blog (tune in Wednesdays at 6pm, www.blogtalkradio.com/thepowderroom) and she asked me to do an OCD tip of the week, since I do have some OCD tendencies. So I figure I might as well post my tip here as well!

Spring is here, so you know what that means, it's time for spring cleaning. Take time this weekend to go through your closet and remove every single article of clothing from your drawers and closets. Create three piles, a toss pile, a keep pile and a maybe pile. After everything is sorted, place all the "keep" items back in your drawers and closet. Go through the "maybe" items and really think about if you see yourself wearing it in the next 4 months, if you don't then place it in the "toss" pile and place the rest back in your closet. Go through the "toss" pile and dump any items that are in really bad shape.

You know we are in a recession and the key is to not waste money and to make money where you can. So make the most of your loss by putting items from your "toss" pile up for sale on Ebay, Craiglist or by taking them to your nearest consignment shop. Make sure you bargain with the owner for a 50/50 split on the cost.

Now you have more room in your closet and more cash in your pocket!