Macedo Methods: Declutter your closet with donation baskets

ABC News Live's Diane Macedo shares her favorite hacks to declutter a closet.
2:46 | 06/02/23

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EASTERN ON ABC. >> DIANE WILL REEVE IN DENVER, >> DIANE WILL REEVE IN DENVER, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . WILL . WILL . AND IT'S TIME FOR MACEDA AND IT'S TIME FOR MACEDA METHODS NOW, OR I SHOW YOU SOME METHODS NOW, OR I SHOW YOU SOME OF MY FAVORITE ACTS TO MAKE OF MY FAVORITE ACTS TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER. LIFE A LITTLE EASIER. TODAY I BRING YOU MY TIMESAVING TODAY I BRING YOU MY TIMESAVING TIP ON HOW TO CLUTTER TIP ON HOW TO CLUTTER YOUR CLOSET WITH NO OVERWHELM YOUR CLOSET WITH NO OVERWHELM AND NO DECISION FATIGUE. AND NO DECISION FATIGUE. >> ARE YOU TIRED OF DIGGING >> ARE YOU TIRED OF DIGGING THROUGH A CLOSET? THROUGH A CLOSET? >> BUT FOR SOME REASON >> BUT FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN'T PAIR IT DOWN. YOU CAN'T PAIR IT DOWN. WELCOME TO THE CLUB. WELCOME TO THE CLUB. >> FOR YEARS, MY , MY BIGGEST >> FOR YEARS, MY , MY BIGGEST DE CLUTTERING HURDLE AND I HAVE DE CLUTTERING HURDLE AND I HAVE TRIED EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK, TRIED EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK, LIKE HANGING ALL YOUR CLOTHES LIKE HANGING ALL YOUR CLOTHES IN ONE DIRECTION, THEN FLIPPING IN ONE DIRECTION, THEN FLIPPING IT AS YOU WEAR IT. IT AS YOU WEAR IT. AFTER A YEAR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED AFTER A YEAR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TOSS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T TO TOSS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T BEEN FLIPPED. BEEN FLIPPED. MPHASIS ON SUPPOSED TO . MPHASIS ON SUPPOSED TO . >> OH GOD , I LOVE THIS BLAZER. >> OH GOD , I LOVE THIS BLAZER. I TRIED STORING CERTAIN ITEMS I TRIED STORING CERTAIN ITEMS OUT OF SIGHT TO TEST IF OUT OF SIGHT TO TEST IF I REALLY NEEDED THEM. I REALLY NEEDED THEM. BUT WHEN I FINALLY REOPENED BUT WHEN I FINALLY REOPENED THE BOX, THESE ARE CUTE. THE BOX, THESE ARE CUTE. I EVEN TRIED THE SUGGESTION I EVEN TRIED THE SUGGESTION TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT AND ONLY TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT AND ONLY LOOK BACK WHAT YOU WANT. LOOK BACK WHAT YOU WANT. AND THAT DIDN'T GO WELL EITHER. AND THAT DIDN'T GO WELL EITHER. I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE IT FOR THE RESULT WAS ALWAYS THE SAME. MY CLOSET WAS STILL PACKED. MY CLOSET WAS STILL PACKED. >> FINALLY, I FIGURED IT OUT. >> FINALLY, I FIGURED IT OUT. MY PROBLEM IS I RUN OUT OF MY PROBLEM IS I RUN OUT OF PATIENCE TO TRY THINGS ON , SO PATIENCE TO TRY THINGS ON , SO I PUT THINGS BACK THAT DON'T I PUT THINGS BACK THAT DON'T FIT WELL. FIT WELL. I ALSO GET HIT WITH DECISION I ALSO GET HIT WITH DECISION FATIGUE. FATIGUE. AFTER A WHILE I JUST CAN'T AFTER A WHILE I JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHAT SHOULD STAY OR GO . DECIDE WHAT SHOULD STAY OR GO . >> I NEEDED A WHOLE >> I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW APPROACH, THE DONATION NEW APPROACH, THE DONATION BASKET. BASKET. >> IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE >> IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE BASKET THAT LIVES IN MY BEDROOM BASKET THAT LIVES IN MY BEDROOM 24/7. 24/7. BUT THE DONATION BASKET COMES BUT THE DONATION BASKET COMES WITH A RULE. WITH A RULE. >> ANY TIME I PULL SOMETHING >> ANY TIME I PULL SOMETHING OUT OF MY CLOSET, THEN DECIDE OUT OF MY CLOSET, THEN DECIDE NOT TO WEAR IT, I HAVE TO ASK NOT TO WEAR IT, I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF, WHY DOES IT NOT FIT MYSELF, WHY DOES IT NOT FIT WELL? WELL? >> GOES IN THE BASKET. >> GOES IN THE BASKET. >> DOES IT NEED TO BE REPAIRED? >> DOES IT NEED TO BE REPAIRED? OH, BROKEN ZIPPER GOES IN OH, BROKEN ZIPPER GOES IN THE BASKET. THE BASKET. >> DO I JUST NOT LIKE IT? >> DO I JUST NOT LIKE IT? THAT MUCH GOES THE BASKET. THAT MUCH GOES THE BASKET. >> THIS IS HELP ME GET RID OF >> THIS IS HELP ME GET RID OF SO MUCH STUFF WITHOUT ANY TIME SO MUCH STUFF WITHOUT ANY TIME OR EFFORT. OR EFFORT. AND THE NICE THING IS BECAUSE AND THE NICE THING IS BECAUSE I'M MAKING THESE DECISIONS I'M MAKING THESE DECISIONS PARAJULI INSTEAD OF ALL ONCE NO PARAJULI INSTEAD OF ALL ONCE NO DECISION. DECISION. >> THE OTHER PERK IS BECAUSE >> THE OTHER PERK IS BECAUSE I WAIT TILL THE BASKET IS FULL I WAIT TILL THE BASKET IS FULL BEFORE ACTUALLY DONATING BEFORE ACTUALLY DONATING THE CLOTHES. THE CLOTHES. THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO CHANGE MY MIND IF I REALIZE TO CHANGE MY MIND IF I REALIZE I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO WEAR THAT I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO WEAR THAT ITEM, WHICH HELPS GIVE ME PEACE ITEM, WHICH HELPS GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, EVEN THOUGH THAT OF MIND, EVEN THOUGH THAT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. AND GUESS WHAT? AND GUESS WHAT? >> THIS DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR >> THIS DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR CLOSETS. CLOSETS. I HAVE A DONATION BASKET IN I HAVE A DONATION BASKET IN MY DINING ROOM TO GRADUALLY DO MY DINING ROOM TO GRADUALLY DO CLUTTER THE COMMON SPACES OF CLUTTER THE COMMON SPACES OF THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER ONE IN THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER ONE IN MY KIDS ROOM. MY KIDS ROOM. >> SO ANY TIME I SEE CLOTHES, >> SO ANY TIME I SEE CLOTHES, A TOY, A BOOK, ANYTHING FOR A TOY, A BOOK, ANYTHING FOR KIDS ABOUT BROON, IT JUST GOES KIDS ABOUT BROON, IT JUST GOES STRAIGHT IN THE BIN. STRAIGHT IN THE BIN. >> NO, MORE NEED FOR A BIG >> NO, MORE NEED FOR A BIG CLUTTERING DAY. CLUTTERING DAY. >> AND YOU CAN SHARE OR SAVE >> AND YOU CAN SHARE OR SAVE THIS HACK RIGHT NOW

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