Fashion Boot Camp---Day 1

Lately I've been waking up early to go to a fitness class called Boot Camp. It's a class that works on every muscle group and my helps my body coordination. I've been spending so much time working out my mind and body that this "shaping up" thing has inevitably spread to all sorts of other areas in my life.
Since the end of the year is near, it seems like the perfect time to subject my closet to a little Boot Camp of its own. I tend to be the opposite of a hoarder, and easily part with items I don't use or wear. I also don't like to keep worn out things unless they're super-comfy to wear around the house--but I don't need many of those since I (unfortunately) don't spend much time lounging. Still, it's too overwhelming for me to clean my whole closet in one fail swoop, so I usually break the cleaning into a few days.
Day 1: Foundations!
We'll start with bras. Any bra that's been in constant rotation for a year has to be tossed. Ladies, undergarments are SO important and need to be changed out frequently!

This is what my bra basket looks like now.
This is what I'm getting rid of:

As you can see above, I use a hanging organizer for things I wear everyday (bras, underwear, nighties, workout clothes), and use baskets for less used items.
Here's a full view of my closet so you can see what I mean:

I have one basket devoted solely to slips, lace cami's and Spanx. Here's what it looked like to start:

What a mess! I got rid of these:

And here's the end result: notice how everything is organized by style and color.

The last thing on my list for Day 1 is my underwear. Yes, you do have to organize your underwear and it's good to toss out those undies that have seen better days. Here's what my underwear "drawer" looked like to start with:

I had to dump them all out to get
perspective! For me what's really important is dividing my cotton underwear from my seamless undies. I always wear seamless undies with jeans and workout clothes, and cotton undies with dresses and skirts. I want to be able to find what I need in the dark, early hours when I'm half asleep, so here's what I ended up with:

This is what I ditched:

And that's enough for one day! Be on the lookout for Day 2, when we'll tackle tops! Please feel free to email any questions about your own closet makeover: Carla@shopmink.com---happy organizing!

If you're interested in where I go to boot camp, I actually work out at two gyms. Basically every class Studio X offers is a boot camp regardless of what they call it. I'm in love with Studio X, and have never worked out so hard in my whole life. I also do personal training with Janan Begiege at Studio X. I can't say enough wonderful things about her.

The place where I take a class that's actually called "Boot Camp," is Proforce Athletics. I am a former high school athlete and Deshawn Fontleroy works with athletes. What I love about him is that he really works on getting my speed up, improving my hand eye coordination, and offering tactics to help me perform at my best.

I recommend Studio X and Proforce Athletics equally for different reasons! Now it's a new year--let's shape up EVERYTHING!