Survey #253—Full Response from L
| Pronouns | She/her |
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| Which of the following statements describe your living situation with respect to a dining room and dining-room furniture? |
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| If you checked “Other” or wish to elaborate on your answers, please feel free to do so in the space below. | I have a dining room living room combined and only use that area a couple of times a year. It includes a dining table for six, a matching hutch, and matching chest of drawers inherited from my parents. The living part of this area has a fireplace which I never use, a couple of curio cabinets with family heirlooms and a couple of swivel chairs which can face the fireplace or face the windows that look outside. My husband calls this "wasted space". I also have a dining nook in the kitchen which is used for crafts or office type projects. |
| Please complete the following statement: “Members of my household and I eat most of our meals _____.” | In front of the television in the family room |
| Please complete the following statement: “When I want to entertain guests for a meal, we usually eat _____.” | In the dining room, twice a year, Easter and Christmas. |
| What feelings or memories—positive, negative, or in-between—does the phrase “dining room” evoke for you? How have your attitudes, beliefs, or practices around dining and entertaining changed over time? What impact, if any, do dining and entertaining have on the clutter in your space? | When I was growing up, the dining room/living room was used for special occasions such as Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and my parent's formal parties. Negative on my parent's formal parties as they were loud. Negative on the family holidays as they were too formal and quiet. |
| 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 really enjoyed your last podcast on hiring a professional organizer and learning how you go about helping other people. Could you go a little deeper like talking about how things can get rough, like common sticking points with people during the process? |
| Future topics | Working with spouse on shared spaces. And accepting that they may never get on board no matter how many years that you have worked on decluttering, when to let go. |
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