Survey #178 Response from Lauren in FL
| Name the collections or categories of stuff in your home that are typically most likely to become cluttered. | My and my husband's mealtime medications on the counter. We don't frequently need all of the ones that end up there, but it seems like if we store them elsewhere we totally forget that we need to consider them an option. |
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| Complete the following statement: “My clutter started to become a problem when _____.” | I became chronically ill and disabled as a teen while trying to hold down a part-time job and make it through college. I got married and moved across the country afterwards and we've moved 8 times in 10 years. My health got worse, and my husband became critically ill several years ago, so a lot of our life has been just caring for each other and trying to stay alive. We seem to be more stable right now and haven't moved for two years, so I would *LOVE* to have a clean home to welcome in the new friends we've made! But progress is slow as I look through the weird things that have ended up at this apartment, and I don't know how to choose an organizer or cleaner that I would trust to help me with these tasks. |
| Describe a habit or routine behavior that you would like to cultivate—or eliminate—to help you or other members of your household get a better handle on household clutter. | I would like to build on the good habits I'm establishing by leaving some counters bare. This would be especially great in the kitchen where flat surfaces are very limited and homeless groceries and the utensil overflow languish. |
| Name one or more of your favorite Clutter Fairy-isms (e.g., “thin the herd”) or decluttering and organizing mnemonic devices (e.g., OHIO—Only Handle It Once). | Can't remember how you phrase it, but the place you live is the volume limitation of what you can own. Has helped as we never know what size of dwelling we'll go to next. |
| 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). | How to investigate, interview organizers and cleaners. I used to be a cleaner for a while, but it was casual, and I wouldn't know how to hire people to help us. |
| Future topics | Cleaning and organizing when you're extremely sensitive to dust/mold/etc. |
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