Survey #178 Response from Ginger
Name the collections or categories of stuff in your home that are typically most likely to become cluttered. | |
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Complete the following statement: “My clutter started to become a problem when _____.” | When my mother moved in with us 16 years ago. And, I realized we never got rid of stuff. I’ve been clearing it since 2013 - after retiring. |
Describe a habit or routine behavior that you would like to cultivate—or eliminate—to help you or other members of your household get a better handle on household clutter. | I will go through my magazine bin and pull the images I want to keep for art projects. Then, I’ll do it monthly. This is a free magazine from our electric coop with great images of all th8ngs Texas. |
Name one or more of your favorite Clutter Fairy-isms (e.g., “thin the herd”) or decluttering and organizing mnemonic devices (e.g., OHIO—Only Handle It Once). | STOP the FIREHOSE! Which I always thought of as “stop the bleeding”. But, I like “Don’t Shave the Yak!” Introduced to the podcast audience by listener Connie. It refers to engaging in a meaningless task that has no obvious relationship to what's supposed to be worked on but may be necessary to troubleshoot a larger problem. The process of making a simple task unnecessarily complicated may also qualify as yak shaving. |
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). | Have you thought of writing a book? You’ve got a vast amount of real life practical experience. I think it would be a best seller. Especially if you can insert some before & after pics and many of your isms. |
Future topics | Deciding how much is enough. I see this question a lot in my declutter groups. |
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