Survey #166 Response from Marilyn
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Briefly describe who will benefit from your efforts to declutter and get organized, and how they’ll benefit. Think about members of your household, but also about the larger world—e.g., the people who’ll buy your stuff at a garage sale, the shelter residents who’ll get your donations, the next generation of family who’ll carry a lighter load, and so on. | Me! And ultimately my husband, my family and others in the world. A place for our stuff and less for our children to have to sort out when we are gone! |
| Tell us about a memory of a person or incident from the formative years of your life that influenced your attitudes and emotions about belongings, clutter, organizing, or any related subject. (For example: “Grandma’s house was packed to the rafters with stuff.”) | My grandmother had a lot of things, but they were well organized. My mother had a lot of things, but she relied on others to keep them up. I was always fairly well organized, but my second husband is challenged by keeping things neat. He does not see clutter and gets preoccupied and lets things go and then later gets overwhelmed by what he has left behind. I see it and it disturbs me, but it is a constant source of disagreements. He takes all comments very personally, and it is difficult to get him to clean up after himself. I used to do it myself, but I realized he did not even notice and then was irritated when his items were moved around. STRESSFUL! |
| What is the strongest memory to which you feel connected by way of an object, such as a souvenir, photo, or keepsake? | If it belonged to someone who is no longer alive. |
| 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. | How do you instill a need in someone for keeping things neat besides role modeling? |
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