On the first Sunday of the new year, Ross Sharp dumped all his clothes on to the floor and set a timer for 30 minutes. It was long overdue, he thought, to have a proper clear out. There was a lot: “training-wear for rugby, gym-wear, jumpers, shorts, pyjamas, just all kinds of nonsense,” he says. By the time Sharp packed six bin bags with clothing to be sold, donated or disposed of, he’d blown straight through the alarm.
The declutter was liberating and exciting, says Sharp, who works in buying and procurement in Northampton. January is often the chosen month to declutter wardrobes and clear out homes of unwanted possessions, with many people donating to charity or reselling online.
