Survey #258—Full Response from Linda Kay
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | Dana's honesty of her own problems was very comforting and supportive that things can change. The container concept is obvious, but I love it. I needed it to be reminded that my ability to pack things in is not helpful when I need to get them out. It is also an easier way to tell my husband no more clothes, we just don't have the room. Closet full-container full. I don't do the take it there now every time, but often. It really helps when I am helping someone else to go through things, It keeps the surface clearer and easier to figure out the next step. Focusing on one thing at a time is easier on my brain and I can stop without 30 minutes of cleanup. |
| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | I don't go through all the questions--"like did I even know it was there". |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key ideas and concepts from this book. | Keep going. Container concept. 5 minutes pick ups can really help. |
| 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? | I do use the method but... ..I will stack several items if they are going in the same place. I usually clear my sorting every five minutes so things are still easy to see. |
| 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? | I am still paring down, but do rejoice in getting rid of a container. My garage literally has over a hundred banker boxes from a previous business and just not going through things at the 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? | Yes, I like to see my progress and it motivates me to keep it clean. It gets me going to the next level. |
| 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. | Love your show. You are absolutely at Dana's level. I am amazed at how well you can word things without being hurtful. |
| Future topics | You might fell tired of some of the subjects but not me. Just keep telling me to keep going and it can get better. |
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