Survey #288—Full Response from Su
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | I CAN overcome my ... habit/mental illness of hoarding. 1 bite at a time 1 day at a time I DO NOT have to resign myself to living like this for the rest of my life. (I used to think that l just have a storage problem.) |
| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | Making sure that l remove at least 1 item a day from my home that I would normally keep. I keep a tally and mark it off every day. Today will be the 238th mark on my tally. I will still find something that can be donated or thrown out today even though it is Christmas day in Australia because I can't miss a day !!!. This has been so powerful for changing the way I think which is really the root of the problem. I did have to go away for 4 days when I was only about 100 days into this practice but thankfully I went to help a dear friend with a big job moving house and there was so much downsizing to do that I was still able to throw something out (or donate) each day . With my friends permission of course. lol. I didn't worry about my tally until I was back home, made a mental note that I had still achieved the goal each day and resumed marking off my tally where I had left it. I am not sure what I will do if I have to go away for something that doesn't involve throwing things out. But I think I could always go through my hand bag or purse or not bring more things home with me . |
| 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 got 1 room very clean and empty. However it has been all messed up again. It will not take a week to fix it this time though. I realised that I have a problem with hoarding and I can do quite a lot of things that will help change this. |
| 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? | I will keep removing at least 1 thing every day. I will get the entrance clean again and more organised so that it has a better chance of staying fairly neat and tidy. |
| 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. | I just want to thank you both so much. I listen every week and have learned so much from you. |
| Future topics | More information about hoarding. How to dismantle the walls. |
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