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WEEK THREE, EMAIL #5
 
ZOOM WORKSHOP is this week: WEDNESDAY 2/18 at 7:00pm EST
 
Here’s all you need to do:
 
👉🏼 At 7:00 PM on Wednesday, click this link:
 
 
That’s it.
 
You do not need a Zoom account.
 
If Zoom is already on your computer or phone, it will open automatically.
If not, it will walk you through a quick, simple step to join.
 
A few helpful tips:
 
✅ Try clicking the link 5–10 minutes early so you're all set
✅ If you’re on a computer, sound will come through your speakers
✅ If you’re on your phone or iPad, just tap the link and follow the prompts
 
The workshop will be about 60 minutes and will walk you through:
 
➡️ Clarifying your personal dressing standards
➡️ Strengthening your basics foundation
➡️ Creating a simpler system for getting dressed with fewer decisions
 
If you can’t attend live, a recording will be available.
 
I can’t wait to see you.

 
Dear First name / friend,
 
Up to this point, all of the work you’ve done has been decision work.
 
You’ve defined:
 
• What doesn’t work
• What must be true
• How you prefer to build outfits
 
 
Now we’re going to make getting dressed easier by adjusting what you’re choosing from.
 
This is not a clean-out.
It’s a reset of your daily environment.
 
 
The Working Closet Concept
 
 
Most closets fail because they show you everything at once.
 
A working closet is the smaller group of clothes you actually get dressed from right now — the pieces that:
 
✅ Meet your non-negotiables
✅ Work with your default outfit formulas
✅ Require the least effort
 
 
This is about reducing daily choices, not reducing how much you own.
 
 
👉🏼 Step 1: Choose One Zone
 
 
Do not start with your entire closet.
 
Pick one:
 
Tops
Pants
Layers
 
 
That’s it.
 
This keeps the decision-making clean and manageable.
 
 
👉🏼 Step 2: Pull the Easy Yeses
 
 
From that category, identify the pieces that:
 
Work without adjusting
Fit your non-negotiables
Easily plug into your default formulas
 
 
These are your working pieces for now.
 
They stay visible and accessible.
 
 
👉🏼 Step 3: Temporarily Separate the Rest
 
Everything else in that category gets moved:
 
To the far end of the rack
To a separate closet
Into a bin or garment bag
 
 
This is not a donation decision.
 
You’re removing items from daily view that cause hesitation.
 
 
👉🏼 Step 4: Live With the Shift
 
Over the next few days, notice (take notes if it helps):
 
How quickly you get dressed
Whether outfits come together more easily
What you don’t miss at all
 
Use that information before making decisions about what to keep, donate, or replace.
 
 
When You’re Done
 
You should have:
 
✅ One category with fewer items in daily rotation
✅ Less visual clutter when choosing an outfit
✅ A clearer sense of what earns a place in rotation
 
 
Next, we’ll apply this same approach to another category — and refine it even further.
 
Beth
 
P.S. If you feel tempted to “fix everything,” take a pause.
This works because you’re changing the system — not trying to fix everything at once.
 
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