Survey #234 Response from millie
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Express your gratitude for something in your home that you plan to keep indefinitely. How does it support the life you love? | I can't think of a single thing I plan to keep indefinitely other than my family. Everything else will eventually be released to the universe (thrift store or trash can). I am grateful for my family, though. Their presence makes the life I have more enjoyable. |
| Describe someone or something that has helped you on your decluttering and organizing journey. This may be an idea, a story, a person, a book, a resource, etc. | A number of youtubers and decluttering authors and the The Clutter Fairy have helped me on my journey, but being diagnosed with cancer last year made it clearer to me that I won't live forever and I MUST to winnow my belongings so as to not leave a mess behind for my children. P.S. I'm cancer-free at present so I'll be around for a while longer. |
| Describe something that you’re grateful for having been able to declutter and release from your life. | Prior to my surgery for ovarian cancer I got rid of all things related to a previous career (from 30 years prior). With the thought that my life might end soon, the old newsletters I wrote and edited seemed meaningless to me. I also discarded medals I won for swimming races as a teenager. (The medals had literally rusted!!) Now that I've gone through treatment and am in much better health (cancer-free), I get the occasional tinge of regret about throwing away those items which I used to define myself for so long. But I remind myself that my kids don't want them or care about them. I never looked at them. And now I have more free space. |
| Identify something in your space for which you feel grateful, but which you’d consider releasing so that someone else can enjoy and appreciate it. | I am thinking about releasing some of my books. I limited myself to one bookshelf and it's getting crowded. |
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