Survey #166 Response from Debra
| 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. | Anyone who will have to manage my affairs when I am gone, & anyone who would help me pack and move eventually |
| 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.”) | The house I grew up in had beautiful bones, light, and no clutter. That has been my greatest influence as I aspire to that same feeling wherever I live. |
| What is the strongest memory to which you feel connected by way of an object, such as a souvenir, photo, or keepsake? | Household goods (dishes, pottery, daily use items) which I have picked up along the way during many travels. I buy useful things from artisans wherever I go instead of the usual tourist souvenirs. I am not sentimental about physical items per se, and have nothing from my childhood, as I wasn’t sentimental about things then either. But my most beloved items are my practical things that have a story. My morning coffee is in a handmade mug, my marble soap dish was bought from the artisan in person in Slovenia, etc. |
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