Survey #258—Full Response from Kathy
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | Its okay to do 1 shelf. Its normal to have interruptions |
| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | Discovered i purchased another container instead of fitting into the 1st space. |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key ideas and concepts from this book. | Throw away trash. Put it where it belongs right any. |
| White suggests a decluttering process that requires making a final decision about each item (keep, trash, or donate) and placing the item in its appropriate home right away rather than into a “keep pile” or “keep box” for later organizing. If you’ve used her method, how has the “take it there right now” approach worked for you? What are the pros and cons of her suggested strategy? | If i have the space or next space is cluttered also. |
| A big part of White’s decluttering philosophy is the “container concept”—the idea of setting firm limits on the containers you use to hold your stuff, where “containers” are understood to mean the boxes, bins, racks, baskets, drawers, cabinets, shelves, etc., that you use to hold stuff, as well as the rooms that must contain the containers—and then decluttering to fit those limits. If you’ve used her method, how has the “container concept” helped or hindered your decluttering? What are the pros and cons of her methodology? Are there areas or categories of stuff for which it works better than others? | Once space area is established it's easier to refresh cleanning with time. |
| White suggests following the “visibility rule”: Start every session of decluttering in the most visible places in your home. If you’ve used her method, how has the “visibility rule” helped or hindered your decluttering? What are the pros and cons of her suggested approach? | My night mare .. " My husband used to say my house looks clean but just check the drawer. Nightmare echo if my drawer appears like I threw it in and closed it. |
| 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. | Looking forward to both your insights. |
| Future topics | Thank you inspired each week. |
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