Survey #309—Full Response from Rosalyn
| Pronouns | She/her |
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| Describe an organizing project or task that you left incomplete because it wasn’t going the way you envisioned. What expectations had you set that you weren’t able to satisfy? | I have been going through a storage cabinet that contains boxes of papers/ pictures/ items from my years of teaching and other community projects over 45 years (probably about 50 boxes). It is psychologically taxing and takes much longer than I expected. I'd like to complete this so I can concentrate on moving forward. |
| How do your initial expectations regarding the time, energy, and emotional effort needed for a decluttering project usually compare to the reality of the actual process? | It is taking a long time and is more emotional than expected. These boxes were mostly filled at the end of each semester (I taught at several colleges) but also include any clutter from that time (Iust went thru a box from 1990) Can I still use coupons that say "no expiration date"? Most boxes contain one or two "GEMS"" so I can't just dump them without going thru the items. |
| What “real-world” factors tend to interfere with your decluttering and organizing tasks or projects and keep you from meeting the expectations you’ve set? | The goal feels far away and am inpatient to start on projects I would like to start. |
| 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. | Where I live, there is no second hand shop. I feel better if I can donate something rather than putting it in trash. That would make it easier to get rid of things. |
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