Every time I opened the closet to find my hat, gloves, extra layers, and running shoes, I was stressed. “My hat is somewhere.” “Where the heck are my extra socks?” “Ugh.”

I would end up tearing the closet apart to find what I needed, leaving it a complete mess as I threw things around. Mornings became a battlefield—I would start my walk flustered and sometimes angry over a silly closet. This chaos persisted for months. After my walks, I’d flip my hat up on the shelf, hang up my coat, and shut the door, hoping to forget about the clutter and inconvenience.

But a few weeks ago, I said, "Enough is enough." I pulled everything out and decluttered. I didn’t need five hats; I use one. I had a bin of blankets that I donated to a dog rescue. I bought a plastic drawer organizer and placed my hats in the first drawer, gloves in the second, socks and sweatpants in the third, and running shoes on top. Now, each morning takes just...