Survey #289—Full Response from Nancy
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a day on which you were busy, but you still felt as if you didn’t accomplish what mattered most. | I emptied the dishwasher, made dinner, got a haircut, used a lint roller on a black jacket, placed orders online, put away new groceries, took a shower, sorted papers on my desk since Christmas, hung up coats and tidied the guest closet, will make dinner/dishes, did a load of laundry, brought clothes upstairs. All these are maintenance chores that get undone in the same day. |
| What challenges keep you from getting things done? | Dwindling motivation, low stamina, the futility of chores, interruptions, lack of focus. |
| Describe a project on which you struggled to start—or to finish. | The basement was the worst. It's much better. My desk is second after that. |
| What tools for managing your activities (calendar, task manager, etc.) are the most or least helpful to you? | I make a committment on Facebook every day and am accountable at night. My husband and I have a planning session every morning. I use a regular calendar to keep track of appointments, etc. The least helpful is when I "wish" I could accomplish things. |
| Please complete the following statement: “I never seem to have enough time for _____.” | That's not realistic for me. I have plenty of time. I never seem to have enough stamina to get things done all at once. |
| Our guest for the January 13 webcast is Karen Baker, a productivity consultant and professional organizer. What question would you like us to ask Karen during the live webcast? | I've heard many people talk about how to decide on which clothing items to keep and which to donate but I still struggle with it. Any tips on what's enough in the Midwest? And paperwork is the pits. How can I make it more manageable? |
| 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've gone through my house twice. My problem is I keep bringing more stuff in through shopping. I always feel my "stuff" isn't good enough and get the urge to improve things by buying something new. Foolish. I know this logically but I succumb to it anyway. |
| Future topics | It would be helpful for me to have shorter videos with fewer ideas. You both are absolutely wonderful and have changed my life for the better. But I do get on information overload when I get too many new ideas. My bad...not yours. |
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