Switched to a capsule wardrobe about eight months ago and the thing nobody told me is how much it changes your relationship with laundry.

I used to have an absolutely stuffed closet and somehow still stand in front of it feeling like I had nothing to wear. I'd put off laundry until I was completely out of options, do a massive load in a panic, half of it would sit in the dryer for two days unfolded. The whole system was exhausting in a low grade way that I didn't even fully register until it stopped. About eight months ago I went through everything and kept roughly 30 pieces total — basics in neutral colors that all work together, a few things I actually reach for regularly, nothing I was keeping "just in case." The first thing I noticed was that laundry became almost effortless. When you have fewer clothes you wash them more frequently but in much smaller loads, which means nothing sits in a pile waiting, nothing wrinkles in the dryer overnight, and folding takes maybe six minutes instead of forty. The second thing I noticed is that getting dressed in the morning takes about ninety seconds now because every combination actualy works. I'm not standing there trying to remember if the green shirt goes with those pants. It all goes together because I bought it to go together. I did not spend a lot replacing things — I went through what I owned, donated the excess, and only bought maybe four or five items to fill specific gaps. The whole process cost me almost nothing and the ongoing benefit is that I spend significantly less replacing worn-out impulse buys I never loved in the first place.