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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.
Jana I didn't dump mine in one big pile (nor on the floor - I used my bed instead so I wouldn't have to keep crouching down rooting through things!)

I took …moreI didn't dump mine in one big pile (nor on the floor - I used my bed instead so I wouldn't have to keep crouching down rooting through things!)

I took things out and put them in piles by category - tops, sweaters, skirts, pants, jeans, dresses, t shirts, tank tops, pj's...

Also, just as a note, I didn't do my whole house, but I LOVE her method for decluttering clothes. Looking at my closet before I started, I thought, I could maybe get rid of a top or two... but this method has you going through deciding what to KEEP instead of what to discard. I ended up getting rid of seriously over 1/3 of my clothes, and I don't miss anything.(less)
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