Survey #288—Full Response from Ria
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | I need to remove more clutter to make it easier for me not to get overwhelmed, to find things and to clean up more easily. I also know I lack routines, which makes achieving goal to do this more challenging. Nd to implement a schedule/appointment mentality and hold myself to it. |
| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | Can’t say I tried anything new but find most success with going through little used areas (high cabinets, jewelry overload) and challenging myself to find a few things to release. Have had some success keeping a monthly/ daily tally of items decluttered. Glancing at it and seeing I haven’t added anything in days can motivate me. I also do periodic “use it up” challenges on personal care items to help thin the herd. |
| 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)? | Got rid of two small tables and bookcase by gifting them to my massage therapist who mentioned need. I was going to try to sell them but finding a person who would take them now was more satisfying. I’ve also made about six runs to the senior center with books to leave on the “free” table. If I know I am headed nearby and have a few things, I poke around for some other books I know I won’t get to. |
| 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? | 1. More thinning of garage/gardening contents. 2. Decluttering workshop area of basement and the many bottles of hardware inherited from my parents and the former homeowner. 3. Office declutter completion. Lots of paper gone but more to do. Will allow me to assess if I can reduce to two file drawers from four. |
| 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. | Would it make sense to hold the group accountable to check in quarterly or semi-monthly on progress on stated goals? Gayle, do you find it automatic to declutter or does being so much in the trenches with your business cause you to neglect your own? What are your favorite personal ways to stay ahead of the clutter? |
| Future topics | Paper and tax info always works |
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