Survey #288—Full Response from Nina
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What did you learn about yourself or your stuff through your decluttering and organizing process in 2025? | Listening to the weekly podcast has helped me to downsize some of my collections. When something comes in, something must leave the house. It also made me take a good, long look at how much stuff is in my closets! So many outfits I don't wear and I'm thinking "I might fit into that NEXT year..." In my dreams... So each week I've been taking at least one donation bag for drop off. |
| What new decluttering or organizing ideas, methods, or techniques proved helpful in 2025? Were there any game-changers? | A game changer was realizing I didn't need or want all of my holiday decorations. I love the fall, but I had tubs full of ceramic pumpkins, swags, etc. I've passed some of those items along and I'm not replacing them. Too many things in containers are a source of anxiety! |
| 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)? | Downsizing some of my dresser drawers--things I knew I wasn't going to wear but that took up space. I have three empty drawers in a bedside table. |
| 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 ask myself, "Do I really need that?" when I'm thinking about buying something. And, "will it get used?" If not, it's a hard No. My big project this year is downsizing my books and files from work projects. |
| 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 know Ed is an avid cook, as am I. I'm wondering if and how he has parted with things in his kitchen cabinets. I have 10 shelves of cookbooks! But I read them like novels. 🙂 I have so many specialty cake pans and realize I'm not using them all the time. Maybe I will use one a week and if it doesn't thrill me, I'll donate it. How many pumpkin-shaped baking pans does a person need. LOL |
| Future topics | Better ways to store bathroom items, linen closet items. How do you keep your closets orderly? |
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