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I s your master bedroom closet a mess? Want to make it better? We always recommend getting a closet built to your belongings. First, however, it is vital to go through your belongings and make the hard decisions on what exactly should be in your closet. e problem is that most of us are not motivated to spend an hour or so on this. It's a value proposition, and we just don't see spending our limited time there, right? But what if we could show you that spending a couple of hours now would save you a day's work every month going forward? Have you heard of the Pareto principle? Most people know this as the 80/20 rule. With clothing, for instance, the average person wears 20 percent of their clothing 80 percent of the time. Is saving time important to you? A study done a few years ago found that the average American spends 45 minutes a day just looking for their stuff ! What if you could save 20 of those 45 minutes a day? Add up 20 minutes a day and that equals 10 hours a month. at's like saving a whole day's work every month just by being more organized. Now that's motivating! "I know it's in here somewhere..." MAINTAIN 39 FALL 2016 HomeMatters mbaks.com