For the closet/organizing nerd inspiration, if so inclined!

So many of my former activities are either obsolete or on hold now that I decided to remove everything from my closet that I would only wear for those occasions and only the warm-weather items of those. For me that includes all skirts, dresses, almost all former workwear bottoms (lot were tropical wools or other fabrics for very air-conditioned environment), most blazers/jackets. Also anything that does not fit, such as a few summer-weight pants that I hoped to wear now but were, umm, a little too tight but would still be very good if umm, they became not too tight. Remove is the word, rather than edit, which would have been good also, but I think it is better just to use the holding zone approach and review in the fall or whenever. I will no longer need daily "workwear" but will later review and edit for items that cross over to other activities and also small seasonal capsules of business-casual.

I am a hang-almost everything person--including knits and jeans and a lot of T's but I even expanded that approach.
My categories now are:
--Casual pants and jeans I would wear at home or out for grocery run etc --only have about 6 due to fits.
--Loungewear pants--about 6, including 2 that "cross over" to casual. I have hung these long-wise in the very small full-length section organized smack dab in the middle (virtually all of my main closet is double-rod, though some sections are removable). Most could have been kept in drawers but they stay nicer hanging from skirt hangers and I like the signal that these are different from my "crisper" casual pants.
--Toppers -only those I can see myself wearing at home, when I need to toss on due to change in weather, AC chilly, or out for grocery run etc--includes hoodies and cardigans but including some nicer cardigans I was "saving" for dresses and fancier occasions--some of these are shorter and boxier hence plan to try with the higher-waisted bottoms instead of "saving". Cotton utility/safari-type jackets. Knit blazer.
--Tops-- have a LOT of spring-summer tops that are wearable in pandemic. One section for a group I've identified as working especially well with the lounge pants,and then a range of T's, better knitwear, cotton or rayon button-front shirts, one or 2 silk shirts.

I do use drawers for gardening clothes, exercise wear, PJ's, socks, underthings. I have started editing and organizing those and decided I want to try some of my former PJ items in my loungewear capsule, because this capsule needs to be VERY comfortable to compete with going directly into pajamas after a day of yardwork, and also signals "winding down". Think glass of iced tea or wine, chopping veggies for dinner, reading a book and watching the birds, Bob Marley playing.

Items that I selected included drapey bottoms and also T's that shrank in the wash but I kept due to "happy colors and now are a better length for high-waisted pants, and some button-front knit PJ tops that function like a soft shirt (not shown).

Here are some of the PJ drawer raid results:
Pic 1 is DKNY loungewear bottoms with an AT chambray shirt.
2- high-waisted wide leg sweatpants with Aritizia cropped T. But, the waist is not as high on these so pic 3 shows "shrunken T" which gives a little more coverage.
4 is bottoms from a pj set but with WHBM shirt. Works with other shirts and longer knitwear tops

My drawer raid turned up other items and outfit options that I think I will enjoy (some better as temps rise during summer), but this is likely enough pajama posing! I will enjoy experimenting.

My closet is now about half as full.