Mindful Closet Activities to Start Today

Alright friends, we know you’re balancing your meditation practices with driving kids to soccer practice, but how can we start making mindful moves in our home to create a serene atmosphere? Closets are always the place we throw our extra clothes, cleaning supplies, and unwanted eyesores. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming to tackle the entire living room or kitchen when you’re just getting started. 

Closets are a great place to start when you throw on some music and set out to create sustainable living habits for your family.

Start in the kids rooms

When kids are young, they grow out of clothes pretty quickly, sometimes even seasonally when they are really young. For example, it’s about that time where we’re taking winter clothes out of our 5-year-old’s closet for summer, and they’re not going to fit into them next year. 

Designate a box or basket on the top shelf (not the floor, the top shelf) where all the out of season clothes will go. Clothes that no longer fit? Those go in the bin too. Once the bin is full, label it, and transfer that bin to a younger child’s room, or if you are on your last, that basket or  bin gets donated. Out of the house. There’s no reason to keep clothes that will no longer be used in your home floating around “just in case.”

The same goes for parents.

We have a challenge for you. Summer is here so it’s a great time to start. At the beginning of a season, put all of your hangers backwards in your closet–we know, a little chaotic to think about. When you wear something, hang it back in your closet facing forward. 

If by the end of summer you have items that are still not turned around in an entire season, ask yourself, “Do I really need this?”  We call this a visual passive purge. Summer will have come and gone, and if your clothes have not been worn, it might be time to throw them in a donation bin of your own.

Shoes can be the bane of our existence.

For kids specifically, and even some adults, bins with multiple shoes are a more practical solution. For example (you know we love our Target shopping list), Target has cubbies that we use often for toy storage. However they can also be utilized as bins for sneakers, one for flip flops, one for sandals, and one for boots. These bins cost $40 each, will be stored on the floor of your closet, and they’ll last in your house for years to come.