Growing a Closet Full of My Favorites with Notion

This post was automatically translated by AI from the Japanese original. Some screenshots are in Japanese.

I wrote before that I use Notion to manage my work.

The other thing I’ve been using it for over the past year or so is managing my closet.

I want to live surrounded by things I love#

I want to keep close the things I see, the things I touch, the scents I like, the things that make me feel softly happy.

Still, a relationship with the things you love grows over time.

You try lots of things.
You spend time with them, let go of what doesn’t suit you, add what does, and I think that’s how a collection comes together, little by little.

I tried making a closet list in Notion#

When I did a big declutter (the Japanese “danshari” approach) last year, I wanted to list everything I own, so I made a closet list in Notion, and it turned out to be pretty great.

Here’s what I recorded:

Clothes
Accessories
Shoes
Bags
Cosmetics

A list of everything I own in Notion (in Japanese)

Everything I own, listed in Notion

I put in a purchase date for each item. Cosmetics have an expiration date, so if you record the day you bought them, you can tell when you’ll need to replace them, which is handy.

For things that come in sizes, like clothes and shoes, I note the size too.
If you know the size, you can buy the same thing online again.

I think you only find the size that really suits you after wearing shoes a few times.
If the size I bought doesn’t fit, I can leave a message for my future self, like “next time, buy one size up.”

I’ve set it up so I can add photos too, but it’s a hassle, so I haven’t.

I’ve started to get a sense of my own taste#

By making the list, I noticed which things I use a lot and which ones are buried.

“This is definitely one of my staples."
"I’m not sure about this one, but let’s give it a try.”

I feel like that’s how the criteria I use when choosing things have started to take shape.

When you notice what you love, you come to cherish it even more.
The same item isn’t sold forever, and if you use something again and again, it eventually gets worn out.
Each piece is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, and the time it brightens my life doesn’t last forever.

I want to spend that limited time carefully with the favorite things that have found their way to me.

▼ I also manage my work projects in Notion

Managing Projects in Notion Turned Out to Be Pretty Handy