Survey #288—Full Response from Fernando
| Pronouns | He/him |
|---|---|
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | That decluttering is more fun when listening to THE GOATS: G&G (Greatest of All Time: Goddard and Gumnick)! That thinking of decluttering as a normal part of life from cradle to grave is helpful. I now think of the process of eating and pooping as equivalent to buying and getting rid of things: necessary and essential for a healthy life. I deeply appreciate your helpful advice! According to YouTube, you were my most listened to channel in 2025, by far. My goal is not to need this much decluttering in 2026. |
| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | Having fun is imperative. Taking my time. Doing what I can. Keeping the end goal in mind. Remembering I’m doing this for myself and those who won’t have to deal with my things. Realizing I’m WAAAAAAAAAAAY ahead of the game compared to so many, when I hear what they are dealing with!! Started Swedish Death Cleaning a couple of years ago when I was 62. Now, at 64, I’m just tweaking the details. I intend to be done by the end of 2026! |
| 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)? | My closet has only clothes and shoes I wear. I have space for 12 pairs of shoes, so I own 12 pairs. I’m down to two sets of sheets, four body towels and four hand towels. There is zero clutter on my nightstands: I don’t even have a lamp on them, now that I have hung two sconces. So only a book, a small box with my automatic bed remote and a Google Hub to voice activate the A.C. and lights. |
| 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? | Working on my physical discs collection. I’m already down to ten music CDs, now I want to give away most of the Blu-ray discs and keep only my absolute favorites. Edit, edit, edit my last collection of books. Down to one small waist-high bookcase, instead of five floor-to-ceiling bookcases. |
| 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. | What was the most minimalistic, organized and efficient house you ever worked on? What did it feel like to be in that space? |
| Future topics | How to cull and edit a movie collection. |
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