Article: Three sheets to the wind: old blankets. Minnie mouse towels. Sheets that look like tourniquets. A drugstore's worth of toiletries. Julie Morgenstern brings logic to your linen closet.(Getting Organized)

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR LINEN closet? Worn-out sheets you've had since college, goofy velour beach towels from island vacations, a scratchy wool blanket from your aunt Mabel, supersize packages of cotton balls, and a chaotic array of hotel room shampoos, all crammed in as tightly as clowns in a tiny circus car? No wonder it's miserable to make the beds.

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This month's project is to transform your linen closet into an oasis of order so you can keep everyone in your household cozy, clean, and cared for.

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