Survey #178 Response from PJ
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Name the collections or categories of stuff in your home that are typically most likely to become cluttered. | * Pile of mail by the front door * Clothes (currently doing a huge declutter but it's still such a mess) * Craft supplies * Garden tools * Board games & jigsaws * Books * Puzzle books & magazine subscriptions |
| Complete the following statement: “My clutter started to become a problem when _____.” | My clutter started to become a problem when I discovered eBay while living alone in my first home, as no one was around to tell me I was accumulating quite so much stuff. This was about 20 years ago, and it was at this time I discovered EPP quilting, jewelry-making, cardmaking, scrapbooking and its world of embellishments, and that I could find exactly what I wanted on eBay to complete my Agatha Christie collection. I did sell a few things on eBay, but it was much easier to buy!! A few years later I discovered Wish.com and had a second major addiction phase buying bits & pieces. Now I resolutely stay clear of internet shopping, except for weekly grocery delivery. |
| 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 will open the mail every day & decide immediately what to do with it * I will not buy anything online except weekly grocery shopping * I will donate at least one bag of stuff a week to charity * I will declutter at least one area every week - even if its just a drawer/closet/bag/box - it's all progress * I will regularly recite "Progress, not Perfection" while peeling those onion layers away for good!!! |
| 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). | CUTE - can't use that ever 🙂 |
| 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). | I recently took a photo of me & my sister in my living room - and was shocked by how crowded & cluttered the room was in the photo. But when I look at the actual room it's like the clutter merges into the background. Why does a photo show us how cluttered the room is, if we have trouble seeing it with our own eyes? I'm now going to take photos of everywhere in the house & I'll know when I can stop decluttering - when the photos look really good! |
| Future topics | can't think of anything - love the topics you present each week! Thank you! |
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