Survey #209 Response from Gabriella
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Name up to three clutter problem areas in your home. These may be physical spaces, categories of stuff, or collections of items that you usually or chronically find difficult to get clear—or keep clear—of clutter. | 1. my desk 2. my desk 3. my desk |
| For any of the problem areas you identified in your answer to the previous question, list factors that contribute to your difficulty decluttering in these areas. | It's also my command center. Everything important paper or other object that needs to be processed gets piled on my desk (advantage: this way nothing gets lost). My working style is to work on several different things simultaneously and keep everything under control in my head - but to create a jumble of quick notes on my desk, as I work. What contributes to the clutter, as well as to the diversity of objects on my desk: I need to see things, otherwise I forget them. I therefore have an Ikea Tjog container for reference papers I use often and for papers that need to be processed. It looks cluttered and this annoys me. Besides, I like to have objects I use often at arms length on my desk (opening a drawer would be too tedious). As a result I keep jars with pens, markers, reading glasses, wipes, paper clips, etc. all sitting on my desk. Although things get put back, the diversity of objects on my desk causes visual overwhelm. I'm torn between having everything at hand and at the same time wishing to have everything hidden in drawers and closed cabinets. My desk seems to be a boxing ring for my generally very structured self and my light ADHD tendencies. |
| Name up to three clutter “sweet spots” in your home. These may be physical spaces, categories of stuff, or collections of items that you usually find relatively easy to keep decluttered and organized. | 1. my clothes: T-shirts, tank tops and sweaters file folded in dresser drawers, underwear separated in categories, other items hung up, no chairdrobe but instead a separate rack for worn items to be worn again; I know where everything is and can get dressed quickly 2. body care and makeup: I keep it functional and minimal 3. in general, I can access everything in my home (a small appartment) within seconds, since I have a set place for everything and put things back after using them; besides, furniture/containers are arranged strategically, so that I have quick and easy access to things when I need them (e. g., when I step out of the bathroom, a dresser housing my underwear is at arms length, the laundry hamper is at the entrance of my bathroom). |
| For any of the “sweet spots” you identified in your answer to the previous question, list factors that contribute to your ease in (or even enjoyment of) maintaining these areas. | see previous input |
| What’s an item or category of stuff that you feel as if you could never get too much of? | books |
| 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 hesitate to admit it, but I actually enjoy decluttering and sometimes reward myself with a decluttering session for a set category. Do I need to call the doctor, or am I just mildly neuro atypical? |
| Future topics | A Q&A to the audience: Which suggestion(s) from the Clutter Fairy has helped me get a step further and/or was truly game changing for me? In what way did it help me, i. e. what personal decluttering hangups did it help me overcome? |
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