I have to say, it has been a lot of fun- and really thought provoking- to read through all of the responses to the first two Closet Questions: “What would be your first reaction if you knew your mother/grandmother might see your closet?” and “If your closet is a reflection of your personality, what does yours say about you?”

You’ve definitely got me wondering a few things, and wondering if you’re wondering a few things. But, first, let me share some of what I received from you brave and wonderful women.

I have to say, I wasn’t too surprised to see many of you describing yourselves (okay, your closets) as either very organized or very disorganized. A number of responses were along the same lines of Melanie’s: “I must be super scatter brained and all over the place because my closet is unorganized and there are random things shoved everywhere!” While others of you sounded similar to Dawn: “Extremely organized and neat, likes structure, and has too many clothes for any one person.” There were a few, self-confessed rainbow sorters (that’s a future topic, for sure) and a few who admitted keeping some secrets in their closets as well. There’s no way we won’t get to that!

In regards to our mamas seeing our closets, the responses ranged from Elaine’s, “Must clean! Must clean now! Must send in nuclear warheads and destroy all evidence and start anew!” to Sherry’s admission that, “I wouldn’t mind a bit (if my mom saw my closet) ’cause she was way more messy than me and would be impressed at my organizational skills.”

And, a surprising number of people have admitted to reorganizing their closets since the launch of this project. My editor and husband included. Preparing for inspection, maybe?

While the Closet of My Mind book will have full, in-depth chapters devoted to such things as how our moms show up in our closets (yes, it’s called, “No wire hangers!”) and the way we are versus the way we want to be, this blog is more of a light-hearted glimpse into the stuff that we’re sharing and uncovering- sometimes literally- as we get a peek into our closets and our minds.

Now, for all those things you’ve got me wondering about. Maybe you’re wondering about them, too.

I wonder…

• If organization- or disorganization- is something we’re born with or we learn.
• If the ultra organized might be a little bit tempted to just toss it all on the floor and set themselves free from the color coding.
• If the organizationally-challenged might do things differently if they just had a bit more time.
• If our desire to reorganize our closets for our mothers speaks to some pain in our hearts.
• If our answers speak to who we think we should be as opposed to who we actually are.
• What’s in that “fun bag” that “Anonymous” said she would hide if her mother were coming to visit?

Of course, I have my own ideas- and my professional opinion- but, I’ll save a lot of that for future posts and the book.

In the mean time, thank you for joining this journey. I hope you’ll answer the next pair of Closet Questions and that you’ll start to share this with your friends as well.