Survey #309—Full Response from C
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| 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? | For the past 5 years I wanted (still do actually) get all my documents and other papers sorted so that they would all be easy to find, replace, update etc. I managed a part , but it is incomplete and rather chaotic. Expectations: just do it. Reality: self sabotage by doing other things, equally important, but not what I started out to do to finally complete the mission. |
| 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? | Energy can be fickle, but also pain enters into equation. Emotional effort when confronting items of the past. Things I should have done, letters I should have written, things I should have sent on or shared. Time is ever so ethereal. You think you need a few hours and suddenly it has been 4 and wtf happened? |
| 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? | ADHD distractability, impulsiveness to do other things, but also husband, friends or DD who calls out to me to do other things ( more fun things) Volunteering with associated paper work leaves me exhausted some days. No interest to take on my own paper work. |
| 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. | when is the next book discussion? |
| Future topics | Tidy or declutter first to improve motivation? |
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