Survey #241—Full Response from Rowan
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| How often are you troubled by clutter in the kitchen and/or pantry? | It’s an occasional problem. |
| What sources of clutter or specific issues do you experience in the kitchen or pantry? | food containers and pans to be washed. |
| What organizing solutions or strategies have you tried or used in the kitchen, and how have they worked—or failed to work—for you? | I have no dish drainer so I always dry and put away immediately after washing things, it only takes five to ten seconds per item . this is great. note I have done this for over four years and have no regrets (except regretting not doing this sooner). |
| What “one-trick pony” resides in your kitchen or pantry? Why do you keep it? | I have a wide but very short screwdriver that I only use to remove the stem from winter squash. But I just found out it is perfect to pop the lid on jars (just enough to pop the vacuum seal and then the jar is easy to open). |
| 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. | Goodbye Things - in re-listening to it, I am concerned about chapter 2 where Fumio talks extensively about stuff being acquired to bolster one's cool/intelligent/etc reputation/image to others. I think he was in his late twenties to midthirties, and I think as an acquisition motivation this will not apply to the Clutter Fairy audience, whose over-abundance, I am guessing is due to - accumulation over 40 to 50 years - a lot of sentimental stuff - a desire to be prepared to meet whatever happens in life ("just in case") - shopping is fun I fantasize about wanting to tell the Fairy-fans (but won't) to not get caught up in chapter two but move to chapters three and four which give the specific ideas about decluttering. And, IMHO, it would be good to start the CF zoom with the the end of the book "Minimalism is a method, and a beginning." Minimalism isn't a life, it is, for some of us, making space for a life, it is the beginning of a life. as always, thank you for your time. |
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