Survey #282—Full Response from Lela
| Describe a situation in which someone successfully assisted you with a decluttering or organizing project. What factors contributed to the success of the collaboration? | No one assists me. They just enjoy our clean, organized home and make unfounded accusations against me when they misplace their own stuff! Lol |
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| 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? | When my husband and I were first married, he was the king of “what if we need that someday?” So as I kept decluttering my personal items, it made his mountains of “junk” look larger. Everywhere I turned I saw comic books, super heroes, unworn clothes, dusty newspapers, ignored books, etc. It’s easier for him to let go of things now that he’s older, though. |
| 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? | Many times my mother and I have gone through areas in her house together. She had several friends and loved ones who gave her lots of their stuff when they either moved out of state or passed away. We are more successful when no one else is around. My father can never understand why she gets rid of stuff, even though it is her own personal items. I think he would be a hoarder if she was not around. |
| 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? | Once I learned to quit worrying about other people‘s stuff, even in my own home, and focus on items that were exclusively mine or that no one else in the house ever uses, then I always meet my goals. I do still have that one room where my adult child left a bunch of stuff that they don’t want to cram into their small apartment, but I just keep the door closed and try not to think about that so it won’t bug me. |
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