More Closet Space

Changes on the Homefront
If you’ve faced a break-up, separation or divorce, you already know that there are changes. If you remain in the same home, the first obvious reminder that you’re living life as one, when there once was two, is the absence of his “stuff”. And if you move to a new space, you may be out of your comfort range for a while and have to take time to settle into new surroundings.

Claim Your Closet Space!
Now, some may be eager to be single again while others may linger in upset focusing on the lack of big “guy” sweaters to steal on a chilly day or extra large t-shirts to cuddle up in at night. But, maybe there’s a silver lining in those empty drawers. Instead of feeling sad, alone or angry, you can look at life another way…

There’s a whole lot of closet space ready to claim just for YOU!

Can This Closet Be Saved?
The first person I called to help change my “in the dumps” mood to an elated high, was my handy neighbor Pam. Sensing my urgency, she came right over and I asked the all important question, “Can this closet be saved?”

My sobbing that morning in front of an empty closet turned into giggles and fun when Pam and I started to rip out a closet once inhabited by a man. There was no longer a need for shelving and rods configured for suits, boxed shirts and ties. Instead we opened up space for dresses, hats, bags and lots of shoes.

Within one hour, the “his and hers” closets were now all MINE. Instead of cramming everything a girl needs into one closet, I now had space to separate my summer wear from winter and dressy from casual. Gone were wrinkles from stacking too many sweaters on one shelf and shoes thrown into a pile knee-deep. Now I had organization and space. The first accomplishment on the road to Divorce Ain’t so Bad After All!

Think of the possibilities!
The “more space” theory applies to so much around your house or apartment. Take over the whole medicine cabinet with your creams and cotton balls. And think about all that fridge space with one less mouth to feed. If a pack rat no longer lives at your address, why not live clutter free and throw out those empty boxes before they mulch in the attic? And if you were never as neat as your ex-partner and like the lived-in look, now’s the time to claim a corner to let the newspapers stack up in pile until recycling day.

T-R-Y
Here’s my advice. Incorporate the TRY system. Toss, Reclaim and it’s Yours. Toss whatever was left behind that you have never used before or will never use (why not donate those items to a needy charity?). Remember, you might now indeed have use for a rake or shovel you never thought could be touched by manicured hands. Then Reclaim space that was off limits and make it Yours. Think outside of the box; closet space is only the beginning. Move aside paint cans on the basement shelves for your art and craft supplies and fill the refrigerator with yogurts in every flavor!

Make Your Place YOURS
And after all that work you’ll have a place that is all YOURS. Yours whether you share it with your kids, a new roommate, or noone at all. Yours to create a space that reflects who you are and who you want to be and is your own personal sanctuary. Yours to organize as you like so that you can easily find that pretty pair of toile gardening gloves in the garage or your own shaving gear in the bathroom.

Having more space is just the beginning to Divorce Ain’t So Bad After All.