Survey #251—Full Response from Kathy
| Describe a category of stuff, an area of your home, or an organizing or decluttering project or task that you’ve found particularly challenging. | Sewing room/craft supplies: trying to let go of a lot so that it functions as a sewing room instead of a warehouse. |
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| What advice might you give your younger self to help reduce or avoid the challenge you described in the previous question? | Do not buy supplies faster than I am using them up; do not go craft shopping for entertainment; the value of the sewing room is in the space it gives me to create, not in the inventory it contains (a la Dana K. White?); focus on being a maker of quilts, clothes, etc., not an acquirer of supplies (a la Ed's books example). |
| 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. | Decluttering and organizing closets where I store cleaning and household supplies, gift wrap, etc.--things I don't have emotional attachment to. |
| 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)? | Sewing room (The Challenge): quilting in particular was a way to connect with my mother, who also quilted and enjoyed looking at my makes. Part of the grieving after she passed was that there wasn't anyone to share my projects with in the same way. I also hate knowing I wasted a lot of money buying more things than I can ever make in my lifetime. It is one of the last areas of deep decluttering that needs to take place, and it is taking years of mental work to get to the point that I can let things go. I feel like I should still want to make quilts and can't let go of the hope that someday I will find pleasure in it again. Cleaning/household closets (The Good Stuff): it's nice to have a place for everything, to be able to take things out/put them back easily; chores flow better when the supplies are organized. |
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