If you’re anything like us, you’ve somehow let certain household chores fall by the wayside over most of this strange year.
Sure, some stay-at-home activities (victory gardens! sourdough boules!) have ramped up while we’ve been stuck indoors through the pandemic. But some home tasks seem to have received less attention—and others have come to a halt altogether.
Of course, it makes perfect sense during these extraordinary and stressful times that your weekly routine is a little topsy-turvy.
When the world stopped, this past Autumn, our closets were filled with summer tops, sandals and jackets, plus our “work wear “for the office. But as the weather changed, who really bothered to switch them for Winter jackets, jumpers and pants?
“Many people simply moved their dressy career clothes to the back of the closet and pulled the casual stuff to the front,” says Marty Basher, an organization expert at Modular Closets.
And since charitable thrift shops have been slow to reopen and accept donations, the typical seasonal clothing purge isn’t happening quite as much—leaving homeowners to find new and creative storage methods in their already crammed closets.
It’s time to do a “to do list” this weekend, for when the world gets back to normal, and you will be surprised how much making such a list will lift your spirits!