Survey #247—Full Response from Kelli
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Please select the statement that BEST describes your paper backlog. | All of my papers are sorted and filed. |
| Please select the statement that BEST describes your ongoing relationship with incoming paper. | I sort and manage each day’s incoming mail and other papers as they arrive in my home. |
| Describe the types or categories of paper clutter that you find the most challenging to sort, purge, and organize. | I have a massive backlog of my own sorted, filed and boxed up papers. More concerning is, I was recently named trustee of my uncle's estate and now 20plus boxes of his paper have entered my house for me to go thru, make sense of and purge. Luckily, 98% can probably go straight to recycle but it'll take me a while to get through it. Pet peeve #1 he saved every single envelope and insert! Goodbye to those asap! I toss mine the minute they come in the house. |
| Please complete one or more of the following statements: “I struggle with paper clutter because ___.” “I would have an easier time managing paper if only ___.” “The accumulation of paper in my home makes me feel ___.” | I like paper, I like labeled files. My problem is letting go of the old because in my former accounting life I could document all of it straight to the accounting program and purge. My problem now is more with computer software. I'm not willing to pay $1000plus a year for the sage/peachtree software I know & love so nothing is digitally documented anymore, so I keep the paper (1 organized file box per year) but I'm getting older and the stack is getting taller, it's too much! Keep thinking I will put it on excel instead but you know...life happens. |
| 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. | How do I tackle emptying my uncle's house and 3 (god help me) storage units in another state? I was set up to have a mover bring most furniture up to me, put in a temp storage unit, until I can distribute to heirs that live near me, but the cost tripled, and I backed out. That part can still happen after estate funds are available though. Should I go and work on the storage first or the house first? Some stuff needs to come up to his wife in my state, other stuff will stay in house for son who lives across country. Lots of donate and trash and recycling for me to do. Son inherits this house but not sure if he will sell or rent out, either way I'm responsible to empty everything asap. This is keeping me awake at night, trying to figure out a plan. |
| Future topics | Keep the downsizing topics coming while I thin the herd. Love that saying! Thank you both sooooo much for all the years of great content keeping me going since I found you on you tube way back when. I've decluttered tens of thousands of items since 2018 and I'm so grateful. |
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