Survey #289—Full Response from Kas
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a day on which you were busy, but you still felt as if you didn’t accomplish what mattered most. | On a working day, I leave home at 7.10am return at 6pm. I intend to come home and declutter a hotspot but in between cooking and sorting out urgent household tasks like changing cat litter or cleaning up the kitchen I simply don't get round to the clutter hotspot before I need to jump back on the laptop to prepare for the next day at work. |
| What challenges keep you from getting things done? | As a teacher I do a lot of prep work at home. In the evening So I'm often very tired right at the end of the day when there is a window of time for me to move forward with a clutter clearing. I find I leave everything to the weekend or the holidays then quickly lose steam or miss social engagements in order to get things done. |
| Describe a project on which you struggled to start—or to finish. | Starting- decluttering the sideboard, top surfaces which get filled with odds and ends and the drawers which become a dumping ground. Also the long term term paper storage that needs emptying so I can put in the more recent paperwork! Along with with kids arts and crafts box that lives in there.... They barely use it but I don't want them not to have it if they want it. I should really move the stuff into their rooms but haven't.... It's been years! |
| What tools for managing your activities (calendar, task manager, etc.) are the most or least helpful to you? | Paper calendar displayed in the kitchen |
| Please complete the following statement: “I never seem to have enough time for _____.” | Cleaning up the kitchen before I go to bed |
| 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? | How to make the evenings more productive. I probably have 45mins that I can use for housework, decluttering etc... why don't I do it! |
| 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. | Clutter hotspots are my biggest issue, what's the best way to maintain momentum in keeping on top of them? |
| Future topics | Dealing with sentimental things that quickly become clutter like birthday cards How to manage memory bins/boxes Routines around paper... I have a good system for incoming paperwork, it organized but I never seem to be able to get the medium term and long term storage to their final resting places quick enough |
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