Survey #175 Response from Anonymous user
| 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? | Somewhat successful |
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| 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 re-clutter area is my closet. I do a major de-clutter, then gradually buy more clothes and it ends up a mess again. My closet is small and hard to manage. I see you-tubers with closets the size of a room and amazing organizing systems but that is not the space we have. I need less clothes, but I love and enjoy clothes, and I am keeping some classic expensive clothes for when I lose weight. And I do mean 'when' not 'if'! Menopause has hit me hard but I am going to fight it back! |
| What habits, mindsets, practices, or other factors contribute to your ability to successfully maintain a previously cluttered space? (For example, “I reset my dining room after each meal” or “I’ve set a limit of five decorative items in each room” or “I use the ‘after’ photo I took as motivation to keep my bathroom shelves organized.”) | I am constantly weeding or as Gayle says 'filtering' - or her Texan 'thinning the herd' which I love! I try to look at my spaces as a stranger would, so that I am not getting so used to a space being cluttered that I become blind to it. I try to keep fresh eyes. |
| 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.”) | Closet - your example in the above description is me to a 't'. |
| Fill in the blank: “When I finish my current decluttering/organizing project, I’m going to treat myself to ___.” | A glass of wine and a dance to loud music |
| 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 think you are both wonderful! I am interested in your opinion on when it's okay to let things slide. For example, right now I have a parent in hospital, and I work full time in a toxic environment. I go from work to hospital to home, supper at 9pm then bed. I am tired. Things are getting messy and cluttered at home - laundry not put away, some dishes on the counter etc. This is not me - I am normally very neat and tidy. Is it okay to 'let it go' temporarily? Or are most people better off trying to keep up with it so they don't come home from a messy house? I don't like coming home at night to the messy house but when I get home all I have energy for is eating a take-out and going to bed. |
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