Survey #267—Full Response from Amy
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe ways in which aging has negatively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | * As I have aged, it has become EASIER to want to let go of stuff -- even sentimental stuff, 'future me' stuff, and 'just in case we'll need it someday' stuff. Why? Because I know my days are numbered. There's only so much 'future me' will ever do with my limited time. Also, our many kids indicated only one or two items each that they would want at our passing. * As I have aged, I realize that I don't want our kids to have to deal with handling our multitudes of stuff! The time it would take them, the guilt they might feel at tossing alleged valuables cuz there'd be no time to market them, the decision-making processes they would have to go through -- that seems to me a very unloving thing to do to them. |
| Describe ways in which getting older has positively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | * I LOVE having 'white space' in our home. I would REALLY love having an empty garage! |
| 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 want the house ready to handle a hospital bed and proper care equipment if my husband reaches 'that point' in his cancer journey, such that he can remain home, and comfortably receive the support he'll need to be comfortable and at peace. |
| 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. | How can I overcome the frozen 'deer in the headlights' syndrome? |
| Future topics | I do not know how to 'wipe clean' old computers, laptops, phones, and other electronics. They pile up, and I would like to get rid of them. I google how to do it, and it seems to be a lengthy and complicated procedure for each device. Do you know of anything can I do? |
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