Hey Kib! I am not a minimalist and don't even really aspire to that, but I do like a well ordered environment. Although I am hard-wired to keep things pretty organized, I find that too much stuff in too little space does not feel well ordered. I need a little bit of "white space" around the stuff, if you know what I mean. I would say that in the last year or so, I've finally achieved that with our closet. It is still pretty full, but not jam-packed and it is much easier to find things. We were also able to store a couple of fans and air conditioners in there, which would never have been possible in previous years. For me, the key to success with clothes has been to challenge myself to make sure more goes out than comes in. I keep a spreadsheet because I am real fun like that, lol.
I still cannot get over the fact that in the past week I've had 3 people come to my door to take away stuff I wanted to get rid of and they were very grateful to me! What could be better than that in the wonderful world of decluttering?