Survey #249—Full Response from Patti
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Please share your suggestions for unconventional places to take donated items (for example, a local florist’s shop for empty flower vases). If you mention a specific business or organization, please include your city, state, province, region, and/or country in your answer. | I heard you guys mention on a previous podcast about Lions Club taking old eyeglasses. I have been researching that for mine, and heard that Lens Crafters takes them for Lions Club. Our local Waterfowl rescue, Carolina Waterfowl Rescue, takes a lot of the same thing the Humane Society takes - wet cat food, pet bowls, etc. I always think of Humane Society first, but love the idea of supporting this organization also! I'm in Charlotte, NC |
| Describe an activity or interest for which you acquire far more supplies or materials than you tend to use over a reasonable period of time. | Oh, Gayle, Gayle, Gayle. I'm a crafty person, possibly undiagnosed ADHD and love to start new crafts until I become bored! I'm a bead person! My hobby got turned into a side-business with a friend for a while, and then we decided to dissolve the biz part. I have everything. Just when i was thinking about "thinning the herd," my great niece has gotten interested during sleepovers at my house. Most of it is well organized, but all my containers (with lids) are dusty and just needs going through! Knitting - bought too much yarn. Finally limited myself to the containers I have, and not allowed to buy more yarn unless there is room. Pick it up every once in a while. Scrap booking! I haven't touched it in years. I used everything I bought mostly, but have some left over stuff. Oil pastels! Dying to learn, bought some supplies but have never touched it. Random crafts! Start, do one project, and move on. And yes, books, books, books. Recently emptied an entire set of bookshelves (of books I've already read) and scanned everything into Good Reads, and donated all the books to the Habitat. Good Reads allow me to remember what I've read. |
| 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. | I enjoy listening to last week's episode about "Goodbye Things," which I read about a year ago. I learned a lot which can be applied to my life, but also was somewhat amused and fascinated by his extreme minimalism. Perhaps you have already covered this in a previous episode, but I'm interested in learning about maximizing small spaces. I know you've done episodes on downsizing, and I've not heard them all yet. But my husband and I have plans to downsize at some point, and currently have a small 3 bedroom vacation condo which would work (in some ways). I've seen friends who have successfully downsized and used very clever techniques like murphy beds and interested storage solutions. One of our problems is that I like to cook and bake, and the kitchen in the condo is so tiny compared to our full sized home. I will need to be smart about what to keep and storage for this to work, but would love ideas. I'm not interested in having a kitchen like Fumio Sasaki. 🤣 Before we downsize to this condo, we will do some major renovations, as the kitchens and bathrooms are very old and outdated. So we can incorporate cool storage ideas! I started thinking more about this after touring a friend's new townhouse, after she and her husband downsized. Her husband uses a spare bedroom for his office and workout room, because they purchased a Murphy bed from Costco to maximize space. Smart! Even though we won't downsize for another 5-10 years, I want to start thinking about ideas now, so when the time comes, I will be ready for construction choices. |
Be the first to comment!
Comment on this survey response
Please use the form below to share a comment on this survey response. We ask that you keep your comments courteous and respectful. Polite disagreement is fine, but abusive language won’t be tolerated. Your comment will be held briefly for moderation after submission.
"*" indicates required fields
