Survey #309—Full Response from Anonymous user
| 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? | My backup closet in spare bedroom. Wanted to fit more in there — small file cabinet, luggage, out-of-season clothes, miscellaneous items than can reasonably fit in a small closet. |
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| 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? | Now that I’ve done a deep first pass, I always think it will be easier/faster to go deeper on the next pass and because the decisions are harder and often more emotional, it takes longer to make small progress. That frustrates me because I know I need less to be successful in keep with things like cleaning. |
| 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? | Although my new year resolution was to commit to three 15-min. decluttering sessions each week and to schedule them on my calendar, I’ve only done that three times. 😡 I can’t make myself commit to much of anything since retiring. At this rate, I’ll never finish and that frustrates me. |
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