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Ethan asked this question about The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing:

Is she saying to get all of your clothes out onto the floor, and then sort them by category, and then purge by category? I feel like it would be difficult to sort by category if you've just dumped every category of clothing into one big pile.

Luv That's the way I understood it. It is also the way I did it. I started with my tops. I went throughout the house, gathered them all, and put them in …more That's the way I understood it. It is also the way I did it. I started with my tops. I went throughout the house, gathered them all, and put them in a pile on the floor at the foot of my bed. As Ms. Kondo said, I was shocked at how much I had! I don't shop often at all! I think doing it this way makes the purging easier.

I did have t-shirts and work shirts, long sleeved and short sleeved, in the same pile. She talks about one woman who had mostly casual clothes once she purged, so I assume that you're supposed to mix all when purging. In that case, the client's sister had given her all of the nicer stuff. It wasn't stuff she purchased for herself.

I love my house now. I just with I could convince some of the others to go through their things.
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