Let’s face it, most of us have closets overflowing with clothes we never use. Everything from old jeans to that old Catwoman costume from three Halloweens ago clutter every inch, every nook and cranny of our cramped closets, and we’re often content with leaving things this way. After all, cleaning out a closet is a daunting task indeed. But, there is one way on how you can accomplish it while having fun – by playing the classic game of bingo.

It won’t be the first time that bingo will be used to help organize things at home, as Chore Bingo often has already helped mums get children to help around the house.  A press release on PRNewsWire also announced that the Cheekybingo Facebook app would allow players to interact with “Cheeky”, “an iconic bingo hostess who invites players to join her at all her favorite places, including the park, a restaurant, the hair salon,” and even as she organizes her own closet.

You too can use bingo to begin organizing your closet. Here’s how to play:

• Replace the words B-I-N-G-O with the following clothing categories: Beachwear, Inner wear, Nighttime, Going Out, Office. This will help you organize the items that you mostly need for the said categories.

• In each category, fill out the boxes with ONLY the items that you would want to organize for the week.

• Once you are done with them, cross them out. Fill in the entire bingo card and make another one for the coming week.

To further help you out, here are some tips from the experts:

Professional organizer Beth Levin suggests tidying up the top shelf since it is the usual space where shirts end up in a jumbled mess. Levin further recommends using a Slide and Stax Clothing Organizer so each piece of clothing just slides instead of tipping.

• Organized artistry author, Stacey Agin Murray advises to group similar items together as it makes it easier to find things in the closet.

• To know which items you haven’t worn yet, do the hanger trick. Professional Organizer Mary Pankiewicz recommends putting hangers backward on the rod for clothes you haven’t worn yet, then when you’ve used it already, hang it facing the front.

Organizing your clothes is similar to organizing your life. As closet guru Jill Martin would put it, “When you look in your closet and the morning and everything is organized in a way that fits your life, it’s just nice and easy.”

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