Survey #282—Full Response from Carla
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a situation in which someone successfully assisted you with a decluttering or organizing project. What factors contributed to the success of the collaboration? | I asked my adult son which of his things he wanted to keep and what we could donate to the animal shelter flea market. He kept the legos and train set and all else we could donate. He even packed the car and we drove there together. Half our attic was cleared! This was about 10 years ago. |
| Describe a situation in which you asked for help with decluttering or organizing, but were unsatisfied with the results. What factors contributed to your dissatisfaction? | I never asked anyone. I tried to ask my niece to help with my mother's place after she died, but she was outright defiant to do it with me. She went there on her own and took things that I wanted. |
| Describe a situation in which you successfully assisted someone else with a decluttering or organizing project. What factors contributed to the success of your efforts? | I've helped the son of a friend who died, to bring things to charity shops as he didn't know what they would take. He was very respectful and listened to me and lifted all the boxes and suitcases full of stuff into my car. We both were sad about her passing. |
| Describe a situation in which you offered help with decluttering or organizing, but you didn’t achieve the desired results. What factors contributed to coming up short of success? | I tried to help my husband organize the things he brought home after retiring from the museum. He disagreed with everything I suggested. Some things are still in boxes in his home office, untouched for nearly 20 years now. He is not willing or able I think to make decisions on them. I probably have to wait until he dies. |
| 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. | Thank you for the episode on disabilities. We are living at that stage now. My husband can hardly walk, and I am getting very forgetful. Am so happy I can keep most of my house clear of messes, except for the kitchen, but that doesn't matter so much, we hardly have anyone over, it can wait. My question is: when starting to organize for disabilities, what things can wait for last? |
| Future topics | how do you know when something is valuable, or what questions should we ask ourselves when deciding on something? |
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