Survey #166 Response from Cathie
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Briefly describe who will benefit from your efforts to declutter and get organized, and how they’ll benefit. Think about members of your household, but also about the larger world—e.g., the people who’ll buy your stuff at a garage sale, the shelter residents who’ll get your donations, the next generation of family who’ll carry a lighter load, and so on. | One example: Today, I took a huge laundry basket of fabric to the hospital's thrift shop. Benefits: A) I get more space to work on the remaining fabrics. B) The $$ fund programs, scholarships, and other enhancements for staff & patients at the hospital. C) Those fabrics are used by both hobbyists and professional crafters, who in turn make gifts or items to sell. D) Recipients of gifts & buyers of product enjoy their handmade items. |
| Tell us about a memory of a person or incident from the formative years of your life that influenced your attitudes and emotions about belongings, clutter, organizing, or any related subject. (For example: “Grandma’s house was packed to the rafters with stuff.”) | My Mom was a clean freak & our huge farmhouse was nearly spotless. My Dad's family were all hoarders, so much so that they actually stored stuff AT our home, much to my Mom's dismay. They got one room. Over the years, it slowly disappeared, with Mom's annual spring sorting & cleaning. LOL Years later, I had to clean out the home one of those relatives. It took six months of nearly daily efforts. A thousand trash bags, followed by a nine hour auction. Awful. After that, my parents passed & it took one day for my brother & I to clean out their house. It was neat, tidy, with no excess stuff except the bakeware that my Mom loved & used until the end. I want to leave my house like that. And to enjoy the space & ease of cleaning until that time. |
| What is the strongest memory to which you feel connected by way of an object, such as a souvenir, photo, or keepsake? | One piece of caramel carnival glass from my Mom. It was one of the very few items she had from her Mom. |
| 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. | More hints & tips how to prod a reluctant husband to let go of more stuff. Any stuff. |
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