That “end of summer” vibe has started to kick in. The air is getting colder, and I sense autumn around the corner. That means digging out some warmer clothes and retire some of the thinner summer wear. As I looked at my clothes, in their cupboards and drawers, I realised I have always stored them the same way. My productivity neurons got me wondering… Is there a better way? Time for Twitter:
A little while later, and I’ve got a sea of interesting suggestions. Of course some just start at the basics…
Well, it is a start I guess. I do remember struggling as a teenager, with my mother trying to teach me a simple two category system, as practised by Rita, Robert et al.:
Some take a more technical approach…
Sorting by type, then by colour seems reasonably popular too.
Even if it doesn’t always go according to plan…
I like the idea of “chromatic sorting” – it sounds suitably geeky. The idea was just plain weird to others though…
You could even go multi-dimensional with the organisation.
I like Meriem’s use of two dimensional space, sadly my storage is strickly 1D – tall and narrow. You could just subvert the whole need to sort, with a lifestyle choice…
But sorting by some category seems to be the norm! Sorting by use is another popular theme, which is how Josie tackles her non-super-hero outfits:
Or by taking a seasonal approach:
That’s a big pile in the middle. Seasonality has its own challenges…
I think I’m going to go for storing “off season” clothes separately, then sorting by type and – yes – by colour. We’ll see how it goes.
Finally, there are those who are left cold by the whole idea of the topic…
Update: Turns out not everyone is so chilled ;)
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