Survey #255—Full Response from Ginger
| 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? | 🔲 I don’t think of any space as a No Go Zone. There are a few decluttering projects to do. 🔲 Every 6 months - I do a status review of all the spaces in our home. My 3 status levels are: 🟢 MM = Maint Mode. Thoroughly decluttered. Gets regular clutter checks. 🟣 NW = Needs Work. Mostly decluttered. Has an area or 2 that need work. 🔴 DP = Declutter Project. Each space needs a major declutter. ◼️ Indoor: 1. Our Bedroom. ▪️MM. Except for husband’s wardrobe. 🟢 2. Living Room Upstairs.▪️MM. 3 tables w/4 bottom shelves, 8 drawers. 🟢 3. Living Room Downstairs. ▪️NW. Entryway. Hub’s Nest. 🟣 4. Bathroom #1. ▪️MM. Linen closet, Med Cab, Under-sink, 2 drawers.🟢 5. Bathroom #2. ▪️MM. Linen Closet, Med Cab, Under-sink, 2 drawers.🟣 6. Kitchen. ▪️NW. 13 Cabinets, 8 Drawers, 14 Shelves in Pantry. 🟣 7. Mom's Bedroom. ▪️DP. 🔴 8. Mom’s Sewing Room. ▪️DP. 🔴 9. Laundry Closet. ▪️MM. 2 shelves, 2 pedestal drawers.🟢 10. Utility Closet. ▪️MM. 2 shelves. 🟢 11. Craft Supply Closet ▪️DP. Lots of shelves. Mostly organized. 🔴 ◼️ Outdoor 1. Front Porch Deck. ▪️MM 🟢 2. Back Porch Deck. ▪️MM 🟢 3. Garage/Wood Shop. ▪️DP - started.🔴 4. My Studio. Includes parents things.▪️DP. 🔴 5. Barn. ▪️MM 🟢 6. Pump House. ▪️MM. 🟢 7. Under Deck Storage ▪️NW. 🟣 8. Barn Porch. ▪️MM 🟢 9. Animal pens & coops. ▪️MM 🟢 🔲 Summary ◼️11 inside spaces. 🟢MM=6. 🟣NW=2 🔴DP=3. ◼️9 outdoor spaces.🟢MM=6. 🟣NW=1 🔴DP=2. |
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| 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? | No. I don’t regret anything decluttered because I used rational thought and gave myself time to let certain things go. ◼️ My rational thoughts: ▪️Remember your vision for your home. Does this item support the vision? ▪️Don’t keep items simply because they’re “still good” or “still useful”. Most things have expiration dates. At some point they’re no longer good or useful. Fabric rots. Ink pens dry up. Quit doing the annual testing of the pens and putting them back on death row. Let them go to live out their useful life with someone who will use them. ▪️Get real. You’re never going to use or wear or eat XYZ. Don’t kid yourself. Let it go. ▪️Sentimental items. I’ve made a list. I revisit the list periodically. Items fall off the list & get decluttered. If everything is special - you’ve diluted the definition. I’ve taken a picture of each item and wrote the story about the item. This helps me process my feelings about it. I’ve found it easier to let go of items. |
| Future topics | Loving the series of discussions about each space in our homes. Love the book discussion series. I look forward to these Tuesday Noon Zoom Meet-ups. |
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