Survey #164 Response from Anonymous user
| What are your most compelling reasons to reduce clutter and/or to get organized? These may include your personal goals, work objectives, plans, fears, physical limitations, lifestyle choices, family history, etc. | 1. The clutter is embarrassing. 2. Disorganized = Not being able to put my hands on something that I'm pretty sure I have. Sometimes, I have to buy another one of the "things", then will find the one I already had later. 3. With no spouse or children, if (when) 😏 I go, my two sisters are going to be stuck with disposal of things. I would rather it would not be a huge burden. 4. Sort of a re-wording of #1, but, a grown woman, who is not physically or mentally disabled, SHOULD have an ordered, welcoming, tidy home. At least, that's how I feel. |
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| What external factors drive or support your organizing efforts? Think about positive or negative signals from outside yourself that influence your desire or inclination to declutter and organize. (Examples: pressure from your spouse, stuff inherited from elder family members, a need to work from home, etc.) | To some degree, there's resistance to getting rid of things my father or mother had. (Divorced from each other decades ago, both had lives with new partners, both are dead now). Both were clutter-y people too. I HAVE whittled down the inventory, but spent several years doing so in the case of my dad's stuff (he's been gone longer). I've got him down to one Bankers Box, though 🙂 And, of course, taught in childhood to not waste things, but everyone has that, I suppose. |
| What internal factors support your organizing efforts? Think about positive or negative thoughts or feelings that influence your desire or inclination to declutter and organize. (Examples: the urge to start a new hobby, feelings of guilt or shame, a desire to share your surplus with people who need it, etc.) | I buy nice things, but I struggle to allow myself to use them. And, it IS fun to give things away. So, some of the nice things are with family members who will actually get use out of them. So, not all bad. On some level, I know that I am punishing myself - if I'm making good progress on a project, I'll find something to sidetrack myself. (I'm an idiot, I know) |
| What is the most exciting way in which your life will be different when you achieve your organizing goal(s)? | I can invite my friends into my home without having to apologize for the chaos. I could feel like a grown-up. I could allow myself to do the crafty things (sewing, quilting) that I postpone because I should be organizing and cleaning up, plus, there really isn't a place to work on those things right now. |
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