Survey #282—Full Response from Ginger
| Describe a situation in which someone successfully assisted you with a decluttering or organizing project. What factors contributed to the success of the collaboration? | Me ask for help? I very rarely ask for help with anything. ▪️Probably linked to “trauma” when well-meaning family, friends decided to unpack my moving boxes and start putting things away in my brand new home - while I was at work. I did not like it. They were washing my dishes in my new dishwasher and deciding where to put things. It felt like a violation of my space and wishes. I was looking forward to doing that myself. ▪️ WAIT… I DID ask my very trusted like-a-sister cousin and her daughter to help me get my mother’s suite cleared of clutter so I could have professional carpet cleaning done. And, they came back and helped put things back in place including putting together cube shelves to hold her many craft supplies and trinkets. Very pleased with the outcome. ▪️Factors. Trusted person, followed my lead, asked for my input throughout. |
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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? | As I stated in previous question… I didn’t ask for help. But, got it anyway. ▪️Factors. Acted without my permission, input, etc. I was young it was my first home and they didn’t know I wanted to do it myself. They really didn’t do anything wrong. But, it felt bad. |
| 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? | Over the years - I helped many family members with decluttering and organizing. I had a favorite aunt and we were always sharing & reading the organization books. She called on me to work in her house with her. One project was organizing her kitchen by placing things closer to where she used them. And, helping her be okay with upgrading her dishes. She didn’t like the ones she had but felt like she couldn’t get rid of useful dishes. ▪️Factors. Trust. Clear Goals. Vision for end results. |
| 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 can’t think of any situation we didn’t achieve the desired results. We usually agreed they’d need to live with it a while and evaluate what worked & what didn’t. Then, we would tweak it. |
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