Survey #282—Full Response from Andrea
| 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 had a friend helping me in the garage when I was pregnant. She was respectful of the things I wanted to keep but is (just like me) ruthless about most things going away. But where she wanted to throw everything in the dumpster I just wanted to give the good things away -which I did-. Sadly the garage isn’t done yet. |
| 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? | People distracting me and were second guessing my decisions when I wanted to take things out. |
| 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? | Just helping them make decisions by asking questions (do you use “product” actively etc.) and respecting their choices. |
| 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? | Didn’t occur yet. If the decision was mine I gave away a lot of the stuff the person I helped didn’t use. But since that person was not ready I had to respect their decision. If that person has a good and successful feeling my help is done. |
| 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. | How to deal with a lot of stuff (overly full, can’t walk around in it) in the garage (tools and children’s toys) where an significant other finds it difficult to find time and mental space to say goodbye to a portion of the stuff? |
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