Survey #282—Full Response from Anonymous user
| 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? | My aunt helped me to declutter furniture and big objects in the house. Some were pieces of wood she had given me for a project that never happened. I was feeling guilty about them because they were heavy and she had taken them out of her basement for me. Other things were chairs the previous inhabitants of the house had left behind- and a terribly old and travel weary orange suitcase that got picked up by the dumpster immediately! I can’t even remember the other items- but the impact was huge! A lot of empty space that later let me turn a room into a guest room. It all went really well until the last hour or so of decluttering where she gained momentum, and I was exhausted and did not want to part with anything more. That last bit did not go so well at all. But overall, it was great. |
| 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 offered tips and advice to a friend who lives somewhere else. Because it was over the internet, I think it worked out ok. A friend here, however, does not really see a need to declutter at all. She does not see her items as clutter as they are mostly from deceased relatives. I think the word “clutter” has a different connotation than unused items- or items that someone else would cherish and love. |
| 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? | See previous answer. |
| 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. | I think the category of TRANSFORM is completely overlooked. Toss, donate, keep as is, keep after transforming… that’s the tricky bit. Everything can be transformed into something useful, or art… I’m really curious about what others are keeping in this category- and I wonder what percentage of clutter is really things waiting to be transformed : fixed, changed, (but never actually ending up transformed)- items for projects that are never really prioritized? |
| Future topics | The Transform / Repurpose Category (I think I maybe made that up?) I would like to be anonymous on the other things except this suggestion. |
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