Survey #288—Full Response from Celina
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | so it's 22nd of Dec, I'm literally just taking a short break between my decluttering activities, with your archival posts from late 2024 (that's how much I have to go through to catch up) guiding me through the process. I've just decided to tackle the dust-collecting and more-and-more-disorganized collection of paper craft supplies and little 'junk-drawer-like' stuff from my open shelving unit. So I've just realised the importance of NOT buying boxes BEFORE the sorting stage: turns out most of the stuff won't need a container, just being put into an already-existing place elsewhere. Also, I've just realised that I HAVE to be realistic about how much I'll do and prioritising my crafty plans: I want to sew for dolls, draw some illustrations and paint, but I do NOT plan on being a full-time scrapbook artist, for example, so the papers and other supplies can go to my cousin's community club where the kids will be able to use it. Just because it's useful, doesn't mean I'll EVER get to use it without feeling like I'm wasting my life while I could have been doing some other art. And so I've been decluttering and imagining how happy some kids will be receiving these papers to play with. I love doing all of that while having Gayle and Ed on my headphones - it helps me to focus on these tasks. |
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| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | I did complain a couple times in previous surveys about my supplements not being used up and worrying they'll go bad. So I have made a plan and put them in a bowl next to cups and my sink (I drink tap water here), so now I usually remember to eat them during the day and I've already eaten up a large portion of them. I'm usper happy about it, because these are good supplements! I just had to have them in sight. Does it look better? Well, not pinterest-perfect, but just suitable for my off-my-eyes-off-my-heart issue 😀 |
| What did you accomplish in 2025 for which you’d like to pat yourself on the back (and enjoy the acknowledgments of The Clutter Fairy community)? | I've decided I cannot realise all my crafty ambitions, but it's nothing wrong about it - by decluttering some crafts, I'll feel less emotional burden and more motivation to take up again some other crafts (sewing and bead-work on dolly designs as well as drawing/sketching). |
| How do you plan to apply what you learned in 2025 to your 2026 projects? What new decluttering or organizing projects would you like to take on next? | Just as with types of crafts and downsizing the variety, I plan to downsize on my dolly collection. I have some NRFB (never removed from box) collectibles I can now just sell and make some money off, and enjoy the then even more pretious remaining bunch of dolls 🙂 A well-curated, tiny doll collection rather than a hoard! |
| 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. | Gayle, you have discussed your bead collection and curating craft supplies a lot of times, but I'd like to hear - perhaps a whole episode or a longer part of it - on 'growing out of' crafts, or becoming more advanced - how to come to conclusions as to when too many craft supplies/craft types is too many and how to naturally sublimate our crafty interests so that we're not burdened by the guilt of not having used up "perfectly good supplies". I'd love to hear more about other people's stories and yours in relation to that. It's so hard being an artist and a pragmatic, not wasteful person at the same time! |
| Future topics | Love from Poland <3 Happy new year! |
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