Survey #201 Response from Kathy
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe an item that evokes a strong association or memories of a person you love, whether that person is still living or gone. This may be something you still own, something you’ve let go, or just an object of which you have a vivid memory. | My mother made us each a Santa stocking out of felt when we were kids. Each child's stocking had a different theme. Unfortunately, the felt and cotton batting and other embellishments didn't stand the test of time. It took me a few years after she passed, but I finally just took a picture and put the stocking in the trash bag. I've never looked at the picture; I found I don't need to as I remember that stocking when it was new and fresh and not looking like the mice had chewed on it. |
| How might reducing your clutter or making your home more organized affect your most important relationships, for better or for worse? If you live alone and/or don’t feel that your stuff affects any of your relationships, you may answer this question instead: How might reducing your clutter or making your home more organized affect your health, happiness, wellbeing, attitude, or mood? | I would be able to have more "guilt free" fun time on Saturdays if my house was in better shape and cleaning didn't take as long. I work fulltime, so Saturdays are my biggest block of time for getting chores, including decluttering, done. |
| Choose the option that best describes your feelings about Valentine’s Day: | It’s a magical day for me to acknowledge the love I feel for my special someone. |
| 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). | Just want to say thank you for all the podcasts. I've been binge-listening to them since last fall, and they are helping me change my mindset and let go of more things. My biggest decluttering project is my sewing/quilting room. I've done a little here and there in the last 5 or so years. I still struggle a bit with the sunk cost syndrome but have mostly been able to take things to the transfer station swap shop. Your thing about making up a story that the "best person" found my item just when they needed it and will love, love, love it has helped me a lot. I also struggle with the "but I might want to do that craft again some day" syndrome. Quilting was something I did to connect with my mother, and after she passed, I didn't want to do it for a long time. Now, I still want to be creative, but the room is too crowded to work in. I know you have videos on craft rooms, which I have listened to and will listen to again when I'm ready to go back in there and start decluttering again. All that to say, thank you so much for the tremendous resources you make available. I greatly appreciate you! |
| Future topics | This is a suggestion, not a topic: Put all your tittles into a book and publish a decluttering manual. They offer a lot of really good and helpful exercises. You have a wealth of knowledge that is so helpful, and an ebook would be another way to share. 🙂 |
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