Survey #236 Full Response from HB
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a collection or category of items in your home that you’re worried might have crossed over into “too many” or “too much.” | Paperwork and clothes. |
| For the category or collection described above, what factor(s) contribute to your assessment of the stash as excessive? | I have various kinds of paperwork in 5 different places: my desk, dresser, nightstand, under my bed, and in a spare room. There’s memorabilia (like old letters and even old printed emails), accounts, medical records, pet information, insurance, taxes, etc. (My goal is to go 90% digital with the essential information, and toss the rest.) And I’ve gained weight (with the clear intention of losing it again), and have clothes of various sizes in my bedroom closet, and the spare room closet. (My goal is to declutter it all when I reach my comfortable weight.) |
| For the category or collection described previously, what would you consider a reasonable limit? Your answer may take the form of a precise number, a volume of space, a budget, a time commitment, or any other metric that makes sense to you. Optional: Explain how you arrived at this answer. | I’m hoping to eliminate 90% of the physical paper, digitizing the essential information. I hope that the app I’m trying to use will work well. I also hope that the important physical documents that I keep will fit in a 3-ring binder in my desk. The little bit of memorabilia I might keep will hopefully fit in my nightstand. With clothes, I’d like to have about 10 workout outfits, about 10-20 everyday shirts and pants, and around 7 pairs of pajamas. Plus around 10 winter outfits, for when I visit family in the Midwest in winter. It should all fit comfortably in one closet. |
| Describe something that you keep in your space because it reminds you of a better time in your life or a fond memory, even though you might otherwise consider it unnecessary or excessive. | Jewelry. Although I’ve gotten rid of 75% of it, I still have 2 organizer containers that I never wear. I keep a lot of it, just because of memories. And it is also a piece of my former identity (that I sometimes think I’ll want to go back to). |
| Future topics | Deep dive on how to deal with paperwork. And Minimalism. |
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