Survey #270—Full Response from Em
| Describe ways in which clutter has interfered with your ability to carry out or enjoy creative projects and activities. | Most of the creative projects I like to do are buried with supplies or junk, so that I don't have a work space or just can't reach the supplies. I have one area where i could do a certain type of creative project, but I spend all my free time trying to declutter the house, feeling too guilty about the mess to let myself play. |
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| Describe ways in which the desire to declutter and organize your space has conflicted with or impaired your ability to carry out or enjoy creative projects and activities. | My place is too cluttered to allow me to "play." I feel compelled to keep trying to get my place back in order rather than do anything fun. Gayle is correct when she says the clutter yells at you. |
| Describe ways in which your efforts to declutter and organize your space have enhanced your ability to carry out or enjoy creative projects and activities. | I have a big bureau in the living room, two drawers of which both are dedicated to supplies for a single craft. The drawer for the craft that can be carried away for lap work works better than the one that requires setting up a table or working on the floor, so I think I will change the second one to another lap craft. It's nice to have all of the supplies in one drawer, ready to use. |
| Describe the key features of your ideal creative workspace. | My ideal creative workspace would be a room or the part of the room adjacent to a bathroom. The craft supplies that require water would be next to the bathroom. Next to that would be fabric crafts, because they may also require a spray bottle or steam iron. Beside that, an ironing board and sewing machine. That being the "hot" area, the heat gun and the crafts that require it would be in that area, along with other "dry" crafts. In other words, there would be work stations for wet, dry, and crafts requiring heat or electricity. A large table would be in the center of the loop, being close enough to all areas to be used by any that need to be spread out. Each area would have shelves for the boxes of supplies and be accessible for other crafts. Beads and ribbon could be used in sewing, mixed media, or card making; for example. Fabric paint would be within easy to reach of the sewing area as well as the wet area, etc. This set up, rather than have supplies strictly isolated by type, would inspire my creativity. |
| 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. | Are you a recycler? If so, where do you store the items that are to be recycled? |
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