Survey #288—Full Response from Terry
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | "Too much stuff" gets in the way of what I want to be doing. Excess clothes obscure the clothes I like and that fit. Excess crafting books and supplies get in the way of the items I want to be using. |
| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | You can make big progress by donating (Clutter Fairy, Dana K White). The container concept - take it there now (Dana K White) Do it now while you have the capacity (Clutter Fairy) If you say you value something and decide to keep it, treat it with respect and display it (Peter Walsh) |
| 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 looked for categories of stuff that could be significantly reduced. Then looked for categories where reducing could 1) deliver a big impact 2) I know someone or an organization that might like the items and I'd prefer that to selling 3) I most likely wouldn't enjoy the selling process for these items. I took a handful of photos I could send to organizations to see if they were interested. I came up with 4 groups of items - a very full large Rubbermaid container and 9 very full bankers boxes of stuff out the door to willing recipients. Yay! |
| 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 ask: What do I want to accomplish or what kind of home do I want to live in? Do I appreciate and use the remaining items, are they accessible and reasonably organized? Do the items I have contribute to me enjoying a safe and peaceful/relaxing home? Find an area or two where some focus will have a noticeable impact. Decide how the excess will be handled - sell/donate/gift, etc. Once some excess is identified, take action. I have one category of item to sell online. I want to try that and see how it goes - do I enjoy the process, is it profitable enough, etc. |
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