Survey #309—Full Response from Maureen
| 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? | My basement organizing. Daughter offered to help me one day, but her version of organizing was to throw everything out while I looked at each item thinking maybe I could give it to a niece or nephew if my kids didn't want. I had to have an unexpected surgery, and six months later items are still on the basement stairs to in the hopes family might like. |
| 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? | Sooo much more time required! I took off the week between Christmas and New Year thinking that would be perfect time to go through everything in our basement. Looking at each individual picture my kids did in third grade, my grandmother's silver service, and everything on my gift table to name a few and then make sure I wasn't tossing or donating something special took hours -- and still not close to done. Ultimately I was just moving things around into neater stacks and not getting rid of much. |
| 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? | I had the time -- taking off a week from work, but when accomplishing anything substantial wasn't happening after hours of being in the basement, it was kind of a give-up situation. |
| 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. | What are the biggest excuses you come across, Gail, when working with a client? |
| Future topics | - Excuses (it could be worth something, I want to find a family member to give that to, etc.). |
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