Survey #164 Response from Lauren
| Pronouns | She/her |
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| 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. | I'm disabled, seriously chronically ill, and also have extreme allergies. So I know that if I had less stuff and had the apartment more organized, it wouldn't be quite so overwhelming trying to do quick, light daily cleanings. And I wouldn't feel as concerned about possibly hiring outside cleaning help if I knew I wouldn't be making their job super complicated. I really want to have a functional place where I can host gatherings with friends. |
| 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.) | My husband and I have moved 8 times in 10 years, and it has almost always been just me packing and unpacking due to him having to work through the move. And it's always a huge rush thing where I ruin any health gains I've made by needing to push myself too hard to get things done in time. I really don't ever want it to be such a huge task ever again! |
| 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'm blessed to have made some wonderful local friends at this location, and I want to get better at being hospitable. Like me, many of them are in their 30s. But unlike me, they have babies and toddlers and while I love kids, my apartment isn't kid-friendly. My husband is very considerate about my lack of ability to keep house well, especially the many parts that are hampered by ill health, but I know that he and I would both be pleased to finally have things looking not like an endless moving week. |
| What is the most exciting way in which your life will be different when you achieve your organizing goal(s)? | Frankly, just having simplicity in cleaning would make me cry with joy. I have so little energy to begin with, and it's so frustrating that I never have enough to get our place looking even "decent." |
| Here’s your chance to ask Gayle and Ed any question you’re curious about. It need not be related to this survey’s topic(s). If we think that your question—and our answer—might be useful or instructive to The Clutter Fairy Weekly audience, we’ll share them in an upcoming episode. | Are you aware of any services that would be available to me as a legally disabled person that could help me get either (or both) my clutter or general cleaning under control? I'm sure you can imagine the weird place that we're in: although my husband makes a good income, with the many medical bills we have as two chronically ill people, our extra finances are tight. So I don't know where I can reach out for help since we won't qualify for a lot of the services offered to those with financial need. |
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