Survey #251—Full Response from Terry J
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a category of stuff, an area of your home, or an organizing or decluttering project or task that you’ve found particularly challenging. | Crafting area and supplies - organizing and creating both make a mess and so I don't get much creating done Stuff that I don't want anymore but having hard time moving them on - I know you just had a whole episode on donating! I do donate, but I have a hard time with that being the path for some things. |
| What advice might you give your younger self to help reduce or avoid the challenge you described in the previous question? | Connect shopping and using. Only buy what you'll really use. For crafting, shop for supplies you'll use to create in the near future. For clothing, only buy what fits right now. For collectibles, only buy what you have space to use or display. Don't shop to put stuff in boxes or storage containers. Don't shop as though you have a crafting business when you don't have a crafting business. Don't collect things because they are a good price unless it's something you really want for yourself. You don't sell online, you don't do shows, don't shop as though you do. |
| Describe a category of stuff, an area of your home, or an organizing or decluttering project or task that you’ve found satisfying or enjoyable to work on. | I've brought a bunch of clothes to a consignment shop - I was going to buy more clothes hangers, but didn't need to after I de-cluttered some clothing. It felt good for these things to move on and free up space. I find it satisfying to keep up with the dishes, I'm very consistent about it and it makes life easier. |
| What feelings or emotions do you associate with your answer to the first question (The Challenge)? What feelings or emotions do you associate with your answer to the third question (The Good Stuff)? | When the crafting area is a mess, it's limiting and a roadblock (or at least a speed bump) to getting things done. There's a little weight I feel when looking at a mess, like a baby albatross hanging on me. I just looked up albatross and it's a constant problem that hinders progress or happiness. The weird thing is if I focused for a couple of hours I could vastly improve it, but I don't seem to do that. I always think I'll do it tomorrow. Keep up with the kitchen lift me up a bit. It makes me feel good to cook and know everything I need to use is clean. I can start a household project without starting with a backlog of dishes. |
| Future topics | I like the Book Club idea. It's fun to hear what worked and didn't for others. Have to say I enjoyed the Marie Kondo discussions more than the Goodbye Things. (I thought folks were too charitable to the Goodbye Things author). But I got multiple good ideas from Dana K White books so I'm looking forward to that. I like that people participate a lot around the books and I always get great ideas from other folks. I listed to so many of your podcasts that I have trouble knowing what you just talked about and what you discussed in 2021 - Just keep doing what you're doing - it's been so helpful to me! |
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