Survey #270—Full Response from Ann
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| 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 husband and I are both writers and — surprise! — we have a lot of books. The books are 70% organized. Having books that I've read and annotated and that are meaningful to my writing is important. Now we're buying more and the shelves are full, and the new books are getting stacked here and there. Or put into a new shelf, but not organized. I know the "container" approach is to make the books fit into the bookshelves — the containers — we have. But I just haven't done it! |
| 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 play cello and have lots of music. I put all my music in order a few years ago, getting a heavy-duty file divider which I labeled "solo repertoire," "duets," "trios," "etudes," etc. That worked great. But I haven't put my music back in order for about a year, and it's kind of daunting. It's mostly in order, and that's really nice. |
| Describe the key features of your ideal creative workspace. | I love the "easily visible" idea. Lots of materials, plus lots of examples of my artwork. And some SPACE. I love the idea of space — in my rooms and in my schedule. |
| 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. | Sometimes (often?!) I get into this morass where I have trouble putting A away because I have to get Table B cleaned off to do it, and I can't clean off Table B, because I'm waiting to get some space in Room C, and so forth.... Everything seems inter-connected, and I just stall out! What to do? |
| Future topics | Decluttering my schedule as it relates to decluttering my home (and my head!) |
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