3 People + 2 Closets= Not enough space!

I am moving to Manhattan, Kansas in July. Don't get me wrong, I am so excited to be able to live in the same state as my fiance! (Finally!) But, now, we are faced with a dilema. Originally, and up until about 2 weeks ago, we did not think Elizabeth and I would be able to move for quite a while. Josh and I had picked out our new apartment, the nice 3 bedroom with the walk-in closets.



Last month was the deadline for Josh to extend/renew his current apartments lease. Given the fact we did not think we would be there until at the earliest September, Josh renewed through September. Now, Josh lives in a nice apartment, it is just a small two bedroom. We need a three bedroom initially, not just for the space for three people...but the closets! Josh has two closet apartment. He uses both closets already. Elizabeth has enough clothes for two closets...and I, well, I have enough to fill a small room. As you recall, this is a picture of just some of my clothes...

So, our dilema is do we break the lease and pay a bunch of money? Or, do we suck it up for a couple months stuffing Elizabeth and I into one room and cramming Josh into the other? I have found a few closet organization units that could come in handy!

Decisions, Decisions.

Shopaholics Anonymous

"You know that thing when you see someone cute and he smiles and your heart kind of goes like warm butter sliding down hot toast? Well that's what it's like when I see a store. Only it's better."-Rebecca Bloomwood

In February I went to visit Josh in Kansas and he took me to the Shopaholic Movie. Before the movie we went and looked at the apartment we will be living in when I move. The place is absolutely lovely, and I was so excited to see, in person, my favorite part...WALK IN CLOSETS. The man who gave us the tour of our future abode noted there is a seperate "storage" area in the bedroom also, he called it the "shoe closet." I was so excited, my bedroom was going to have a shoe closet for all of my pumps, sandals, boots, peeptoes...then I opened it. Only five shelves...Only about a foot deep...I would need another "shoe closet." After looking into the walk in closet, and coming to the realization that the other two bedroom closets were not for my use...I became a little discouraged.

Then, the movie. This is when I had my Ah-Ha moment. I either needed to rent another 12x14 room in a seperate apartment for the rest of my clothes and shoes, OR I needed to do a little spring cleaning in the clothes and shoe department. The movie inspired me to go through my clothes.

The next weekend, I cleaned. I sorted. I boxed, bagged, donated, sold and threw away. I was motivated! And then, after a little mourning the loss of...I felt accomplished. This is something that definitely needed to happen in order to move and have room for my daughter and Josh.

Here are the 13 pairs I got rid of...Elizabeth's comment was "Mom, you still have over 50 pairs!"

Here are the Clothes I got rid of:

Here is the finished result, (minus the clothes that are in the laundry and those in my dresser).

Then, when it was all finished, I rewarded myself afterward with a cute pair of Clogs.