Cleaning and organizing your closet is not an easy task. One
of the most time and energy consuming tasks ever. Now I will admit that I have
a certain level of OCD and like to see my closet well organized. One thing out
of place… and my mind and hands start itching. Thankfully, hectic office hours
and other things (read ‘too tired to even sleep!’) restrain me from indulging
in this chore on regular basis. But after a point, loud music and cleaning
spree gain momentum on one fateful day.
It always turns out to be a fateful day. I shall like to
believe that majority of girls would understand what I am about to elaborate.
There will always be at least one item in the closet which
is old, almost of no use and breathing its last few airs. An old T-shirt, a few
junk jewelleries, some old notes… The list can’t be exhausted. These stuffs
always stay; surviving each wardrobe-cleaning frenzy. We keep on holding to
such a few stuffs in spite of the fact that they are mostly useless. Or are
they really useless?
Us ladies are an emotional
species, aren’t we? Those old its-&-bits of stuffs are just itsy-bitsy
memories we hold onto. How? Just a few examples:
- Memories of friendship: That Janpath pair of earrings gifted by a roommate/classmate, who was not your BFF. You probably don’t wear them anymore. Yet you keep them inside the earrings trinket box.
- Memories of love: Those gift-wrapping papers which adorned the special gifts. Even the countless Archies/Hallmark cards and may be a few flowers (dry and dead) still sit pretty in that big paper gift box!
- Comfort and warmth: That old T-shirt or kurta, which you probably sneaked from a loved one’s wardrobe (could be anyone from your dad to your boyfriend). You love to sleep in that since it’s the coziest clothing item even though you own best of the night-wears
Men may never understand these
logics. Actually, this ‘girly behaviour’ is not entirely logical. But again,
thinking from heart is not silly. The emotional value of those old stuffs score
higher than many branded and expensive items you own. Throwing such items accounts
for a painful, cold-hearted decision. Which is why, I said that cleaning the
wardrobe always takes place on a fateful day… a day when you might have to take
some hard decision to part with a certain memory.
However, we continue holding
onto some items. And this is understandable. It is never surprising if those
silly old stuffs survive each cleaning… Spring… Summer… Autumn… and Winter. Girls
are emotional and we love to preserve memories which are dear to us. Come what
may!!!
