Survey #230 Response from Ginger
| What is your clutter keeping you from having, from being, or from doing? Describe how your life would be different if all of your clutter disappeared overnight. What new—or familiar—activities, experiences, or things would you invite into your space? | I would be able to relax more and focus on the fun hobbies I enjoyed before my focus shifted to “get rid of clutter”. My hobby seems to have become… obsess about clutter and punish myself by not allowing myself to do other things until I’ve resolved it. And, I think this survey made me face this thought process. So… I’m thinking about how to change this. |
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| Describe an item in your home that you feel as if you couldn’t live without. What meaning or significance does this item hold for you? What feelings does it evoke? Do you love it? Need it? Use it regularly? Feel a sense of obligation about it? (And so on.) | I can’t think of a “thing” I couldn’t live without. I have sentimental things like we all do. And, if they were some how destroyed or gone - I would be sad - but I could “live over it” as my dear mama would say. ▪️ My husband tossed a bag holding my keepsake shoe box of things I’ve collected throughout my childhood. He was King Chunk-it. I was Queen KeepsALot. So, he chunked it without realizing there was something in it that meant a lot to me. He thought I wouldn’t miss a bag of stuff stored in the attic. ▪️I was angry and bitter about it. I had to let it go and make peace about it. ▪️Now, I have a list of all my sentimental things. Over time, I’ve slowly taken pics & written stories about the items. I revisit my list and have let some things go. |
| If you had to leave your home suddenly with no certainty of ever being able to return, what’s the one thing that you would take with you, and why? For purposes of this question, assume or pretend that you don’t have an emergency evacuation bag or kit prepared, and you only have time to grab one treasured item on your way out the door. | My back-up hard drive. It’s where I’ve stored important things. Our important papers, family photos, genealogy - photos and stories about sentimental objects. I may not have the items - but I’ll have photos. |
| 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. | What would Gayle & Ed grab in an emergency? |
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