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Survey #267—Full Response from Anonymous user

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August 11, 2025

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Describe ways in which aging has negatively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home.NEGATIVES:
I have more possessions accrued over many years..... I get physically exhausted in dealing with big sorting events...sentimental attachements to things and events make some posessions have a sticky quality that makes it hard to let them go
Describe ways in which getting older has positively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home.I know enough to hire help and i'm really good at using that help

I'm willing to let past lives, past dreams, past expectations go

I'm living in a much smaller place so there's lots less to deal with daily

I'm in a 'less is more' mentality without a shred of self pity. The things I choose to keep are the A list items.
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.My sitting room is 4 rooms in one.
•It's where we entertain
ª It's my office. My profession as a writer needs only my laptop and a comfortable chair, and some books which i can buy or borrow and then get rid of.
•It's My music room -- with a Yamaha keyboard, my mac and my headphones
•It's My gym with a bag full of bands and heart monitor and a small stand of weights and a matt rolled up in a corner

Then in the kitchen...

My art studio is no longer a room and a closet and bureau full of stuff. It's one small table in the kitchen with two 3-drawer plastic bins hidden underneath. Works just fine.



My gym is
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