Survey #288—Full Response from Jane
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | I need some structure to be consistent. For example, using the one-in-one our rule works well for me. When I fall out of that routine, things tend to build up. I also need to have schedule donation drops, to make sure things leave. |
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| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | One-in-one out was new, only from the standpoint that in the past I went for two-in-one out. 🙂 Progress has been made and I need to keep up the momentum. This will help ensure things don't build up over time. |
| 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)? | Slow progress has been made getting things out of the garage. There is still work to be done in 2026 and it will be a focus. |
| 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? | The garage will be my 2026 focus. Inside the house, I use a one-in-one out process. This won't work well in the garage. I think a good process may be to go through a box per month and to do an empty box declutter at least quarterly. My best success occurs when I set goals and calendar what's to be 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. | What are your 2026 decluttering/organization goals? |
| Future topics | I'd love to hear your suggestions for maintaining accountability. |
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