Survey #174 Response from Marilyn
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Which member(s) of your household support or contribute to your decluttering or organizing efforts, and how? (For example, “My husband keeps the home office and his workshop organized.”) | No one, unfortunately. |
| Which member(s) of your household frustrate, foil, interrupt, or otherwise complicate your decluttering or organizing efforts, and how? (For example, “My preteen child picks through the donation box to retrieve items even after we’ve reached agreement to get rid of them.”) | My husband is well-meaning, but he does not follow through with any organizational plans. He has orders to fulfill for his work and lets everything go when this happens. It takes days to clean up after, and he misplaced everything. He spends endless amounts of time looking for lost items, and he is not neat about his searches. He does not see the confusion that it creates. He is also becoming somewhat of a hoarder as he gets older. He is afraid to let go of papers but does not organize them so he can retrieve them if he needs them. I am not overly neat, but I can locate my materials. I have a method of organization and have places for everything. I take the time to remove clutter, as it is difficult for me to work in a disorganized space. He has to stay out of my areas and I do not try to organize his. He does not like my methods. |
| If you were to wish for one change of behavior from someone—or everyone—in your household with respect to clutter, what change would you wish for? (For example, “My preteen child picks through the donation box to retrieve items even after we’ve reached agreement to get rid of them.”) | I would ask that my husband keep his materials organized and have places for everything. I would also ask that he not retain unnecessary items that he can never retrieve when he needs them. I would ask that he not leave items wherever he is at the time without ever replacing them where they belong and not stack items on top of other things. |
| Describe an item about which you have a strong disagreement with someone else in your household over whether or not it deserves a place in your home. (For example, “My mother’s 30 years of TV Guide magazines.”) | Old books when the information is outdated and you can find all the information on the internet. My husband wants to keep them for reference. |
| Future topics | Places to get rid of electronic items. |
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