Survey #166 Response from S
| 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. | Myself 🙂 Hopefully those who need things. |
| 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 dad is a hoarder and I inherited some of the trait, which I’m trying to deal with. Since I was little, I have always wanted to be a person who could move really easily if I had to - with only a backpack worth of stuff. I’m in no way in that position, and I have never been. My parents gave gifts instead of appropriate Arte tin and love. So, I have a lot of sentimental things, some of it is useful and some of it isn’t. I’m attracted to minimalism, but it’s not the way I live at the moment, and I don’t know if I’ll ever get even close to that. |
| What is the strongest memory to which you feel connected by way of an object, such as a souvenir, photo, or keepsake? | I have so much stuff. I really have to think about this. But you’ve given me an idea. It’s perhaps best to keep only the things I made together with my parents. Ok, now that I’ve had some time away from my phone - the most sentimental items I have are things that are both useful and have a story - the quilt my late grandmother made for me - I use it as my blanket when I sleep. My late aunt made me a tea set when I was little, several of the pieces have since broken and have been discarded, but I use the plates and tray that survived. Also, things my parents appeared to really work hard to get - like they actually listened to me and found the thing. |
| 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. | I’d like to hear advice from a sentimental hoarder turned rational being… |
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