Survey #175 Response from Terrie
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Think about a decluttering project of any size that you’ve completed in the past. (The project may be as little as one section of cabinet, a drawer, or a small set of objects.) How successful have you been at maintaining the space or collection in the finished state? | I have never completed a decluttering project to what I would consider a finished state. |
| For the project you thought about in the previous question, what habits, attitudes, events, people, or other factors contribute to your tendency to re-clutter the space? (For example, “I’m a habitual shopper” or “My family doesn’t respect my organizing efforts” or “The mail just keeps coming!”) | My hobby and my constant scarcity mindset. I papercraft and it’s expensive and has a bunch of tools that are useful. So, my crazy craft room is not usable as a space for working at all. Just a store room. I hired a professional to help get me out from under. We didn’t finish as my money ran out for her. I tried alone with no success. It’s been getting even worse. Kind of an uphill upheaval!! If I start in there I’ll ruin the rest of my hoarder apartment. My apartment that I share with my husband is a crazy craft apartment now as I work in the bedroom, the dining/yoga space and my living area. Only the laundry room and bathrooms are left. I do actually have craft stuff in the laundry room. Ugh. I listen and watch and set up new habits. It just all crashes down. I have adhd and some other challenges so the clutter has clutter babies. |
| In which collections or categories of stuff are you most inclined to re-clutter—i.e., to refill areas and spaces that you’ve previously had success decluttering? (For example, “I purge my clothes closet every couple of years, but it’s always overflowing again within three months” or “My coffee mug collection is always out of control.”) | Craft items for paper crafting and the odd bit of fabric and jewelry making stuff. My home isa Micheal’s craft store almost. I’ll never live long enough to use one tenth. Yet I cannot let it go. I did let my record albums go. 400 of them. But I can’t get up and down as I could when I was buying most of my record albums. I kept buying new music. But, not at the same pace. They became obsolete. I can’t think of paper for me ever being obsolete. I don’t love digital as much as analog. Doing with my hands away from all computers is so freeing. |
| Fill in the blank: “When I finish my current decluttering/organizing project, I’m going to treat myself to ___.” | A beautiful clean and alive space |
| 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 wonder if people who collect many of many different items are more sensitive and anthropomorphic about life and their stuff as it relates to keeping them here in this universe. I’m here. I have proof! Please let me know your thoughts if possible. |
| Future topics | Living with an enabler. |
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