Survey #255—Full Response from Millie
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Is there a room or space in your home that you don’t love or that you tend to avoid using—or even entering? What factors contribute to your distaste for or lack of enjoyment of this space? | My utility room which houses the washer/dryer, boiler, water heater, old wooden shelving, and lots of low hanging pipes. It's located in the basement, scary looking, and gets lots of spider webs. Unfortunately I have to enter it to do laundry. But we recently made the room more presentable. My husband and I took apart the ugly wooden shelving so painters could repair the wall and paint it. I replaced the ugly wooden shelving with an inexpensive, plastic shelving unit from Home Depot. The new shelving is smaller (which means I had to declutter). It can also be easily moved so I can keep the wall behind it in better condition. I also ordered a feather duster to get rid of the spider webs off the low hanging pipes. The room doesn't look fancy, but it looks less cluttered, by far. |
| Do you have regrets about anything that you’ve discarded or given away in your decluttering process? If you answered yes, how do you manage negative feelings about your choice? If you answered no, to what do you credit your satisfaction with the choices you’ve made? | Only a few regrets. I did throw away some professional materials I authored (40 years ago) that I sometimes think was a mistake. But I remind myself I never looked at it, don't need it for resume purposes (I'm retired), and my kids sure as heck would zero interest in it. |
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