Survey #296—Full Response from Dawn
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | Having the two levels for TO TO items as well as FILE items. I liked her casual "when I have time." I've actually started it in one of my desk file drawers and added a couple more categories of my own. I appreciated the photo of the top of her desk. I'm working on getting my printer underneath my desk so I'll have more space on top of it. |
| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | Since I have a different way to file, I'm not sure if I totally buy her "all of the files at the same tab point." Mine would never look the way she suggested they might. For my filing, I have certain letters at certain tab points, so it will always make sense. I'll have to look into the digital parts of things she suggested, to see if they're even a possibility. I'm naturally such a paper person. |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key ideas and concepts from this book. | Her comments about perfection. It's always nice to be brought back to reality and consider it a work in progress until things get finalized. |
| Wolf's “Rule for Purging” is that you must either use an item or “superduperlove” it. How does this differ from other decluttering methods you’ve tried, and does it make it easier or harder to purge stuff? | It makes it hard to purge stuff because it's so drastic as if the goal is minimalism (DH wouldn't complain!). I HAVE gotten better about getting rid of things. Yesterday I got rid of a bedspread and blanket...took it to a vet to use. Both had emotional ties: the blanket from a dear aunt (she made it) and the bedspread was from when we got married almost 18 years ago. Even though I fixed the bedspread with a friend a couple of years ago, I had to look at it and the blanket and see the reality, that they were both getting to be threadbare. I'm also starting to get honest about some of my clothes, that since losing weight, they're actually too big and someone else can enjoy them. |
| Wolf introduces the idea of a Triangle of Productivity—relying heavily on the combination of your email, calendar, and to-do list to manage your tasks and responsibilities. | I haven't got to that step yet...one thing at a time. Going through the paper part first. ***** FYI - At first I didn't like the book because there wasn't a heart identification with how fun it is to be creative and have all of these resources. 🙂 After I got over that, I started to read it more and gain an appreciation of it. |
| Star Rating | 5 |
| 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. | How do YOU stay organized and on top of your clutter? |
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