Survey #267—Full Response from Caron
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe ways in which aging has negatively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | I relate to the first and third examples above. Also find it frustrating to keep encountering the same dead ends of my decluttering efforts over and over. E.g. that box of random jewelry some of which is valuable enough that I feel like I should have it appraised and sell it, some I should regift, some I should craft with, some I should find just the right place to donate. So in the end the box is repeatedly put back in the "deal with it later cupboard". As I get older the realization that later is quickly shrinking into now is scary and sad. Both feelings I want to avoid. I've spent the last 30 plus years in my home slowly accumulating things at a slightly faster pace then I have been getting rid of things. It's really hard to reverse engines and do the opposite. And especially hard to let go of things I never got around to using, like art and craft supplies, or clothes I love but haven't had the right occasion to wear. |
| Describe ways in which getting older has positively affected your ability, willingness, or desire to declutter or organize your home. | Again I relate to the examples above. One thing that has made it easier to let go of older things I have revisited many times is that now some of them have finally "died", e.g. the paint tube dried up, the moths got that yarn, the vase fell and broke, etc. This is one of those things you talk about often on your show, that we will send things off to the garage to die. Like you say it's better to send it off now before it looses any more of it's usefulness. I am also more aware now that I need and want more time to just be, which only asks for a comfortable pleasant space to be, either inside or out. I have a lifetime accumulation of things that revolve around human doing rather than human being. |
| 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 really want to improve some of the under or poorly utilized space in my home. It is only 750 sq. ft. and now my partner and I both work from home. Retirement timeline is unclear right now so for the immediate future, this tiny house has many functions! There is a full basement so if we finished it nicely we would add a significant amount of space. We are at a point now where we could afford to do a project like this but before we can move forward there is a lot of stuff to clear out. I find that starting the planning process for the remodel is a real motivator for decluttering. The more I keep my mind on the vision of how I'd like the basement to be, the lass interested I am in holding on to the clutter in that space. |
| 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. | Have you thought about writing your own book on decluttering? Or have you had any offers to have streaming series or documentary made about you? I wish I had a connection in either industry I could point in your direction! Another thing I would enjoy seeing if you ever had a client willing to participate, is a video of you working with a client. Or if that would involve to much video work maybe just a video conversation with one of your clients sharing some of the experiences you had form both sides. |
| Future topics | Always interested in dealing with arts and craft/project supplies. Also the clutter in my head of things I want to do or make which is the beginning point of the clutter of supplies to do/make them. I guess I mean how to prioritize in general in a realistic way. |
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