Survey #267—Full Response from Barbara
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe ways in which aging has negatively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | I have less energy to work on clutter. And since I moved to a retirement community, there are always more attractive activities beckoning. I did the major downsizing but there are still some time-intensive projects that I manage to avoid. |
| Describe ways in which getting older has positively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | I have some established routines for dealing with paperwork. That keeps the incoming paper to a trickle. I need fewer reference materials now that I don't do home maintenance or gardening. While I still have a four-drawer file cabinet, none of the drawers is full and I regularly discard older materials. (When I started 15 years ago, there were two four-drawer and one two-drawer and they were stuffed!) In keeping with my keeping only a lifetime supply of things, I'm re-reading some favorite books and releasing them. I'm nearly 80--I'm not going to read them again. I am hoping to eliminate one more bookcase. |
| Describe ways in which you’d like for your space and belongings to better support your goals and dreams for the next years of your life. | I can't reach the top kitchen shelves or the higher shelves in my closet without using a stool. There will be a time when that is simply not safe. Those shelves need to be empty. |
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