Survey #176 Response from Anonymous user

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Which of the following categories of vulnerable people are present in your household?
  • Someone with mobility issues
  • Someone with impaired hearing
  • Someone with a chronic illness
  • Someone who requires in-home healthcare
To what extent do you feel that clutter in your home represents a threat to the physical health, mental health, or safety of your family?
Not at allTo a mild extentTo a moderate extentTo a significant extent
What obstacles or issues interfere with your ability to address the clutter threats to health and safety in your home?Mobility, aging (loss of strength and stamina), fear of climbing on step ladder, excessive fatigue.
Not having a "home" for the items so they just get set down on the floor or stacked up on counter tops. The main thing is not returning items to where we got them. And Amazon delivering more.
Who is your favorite organizing authority or inspiration besides The Clutter Fairy?Peter Walsh, and I think it's the Clutter Bug (not sure what her name is)
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 want to hire a professional organizer. I have mobility problems and chronic health problems.
I want to get rid of clutter but I live with my 93 year old father who says "we may need that
some day" or "we have managed okay this long."
I thought about putting a mini post it strip on items to be donated or removed. I don't have the
strength, focus, or discipline to do that. I can afford a professional organizer. I guess it starts
with me picking up the phone and having the professional organizer out to the house.
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I'd like a program or programs about making adjustments for aging in place or health issues.
For example, after an injury, trying to manage movement and tasks from a wheelchair (challenges of reaching items in upper and lower shelves, etc) or clear pathways so you can walk with
a walker or cane. Making it easier for someone hard of hearing to know someone has rang
the doorbell or the phone is ringing. Learning how to sit on an office chair and vacuum a small
area, the roll the chair over a little bit and vacuum another small area, etc. Exhausting.
Washing dishes in the sink but because of the wheelchair, having to sit sideways to the sink.
Trying to clean the toilet and shower when I can only stand for less than 2 minutes and bending over is precarious. It's tough.

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