Survey #186 Response from Nicole

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Statement #1: When I give valuable things to friends or family, I worry that they will turn around and give them away.
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Statement #2: When I give something away, I accept that I have no further claim to it, which gives me peace of mind.
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Statement #3: I only give things on the condition that the recipients will involve me in any decisions about the future disposition of things I’ve given them.
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Statement #4: I find it discouraging when I give useful and valuable things to friends and family who don't appreciate it.
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Statement #5: Worrying about what happens to things after you give them away is letting stuff hold too much power over you.
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Statement #6: It means a lot to me that my children recognize and understand the importance and value of items from our family’s history.
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Statement #7: Even though my stuff has become a burden in my life, it’s hard to let go of good things to people who don’t appreciate them.
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Statement #8: Remaining attached to our stuff and feeling like we need to find a good home for each item arises out of a need to remain in control.
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Statement #9: When people don’t want the thing you give to them, it isn’t a judgment on you or the value of your gift.
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What factors do you consider when you’re thinking about giving things away to family members, friends, neighbors, or other people you know?Will it be usable for the receiver?
What factors do you consider when you’re thinking about donating items to a charity, shelter, or unknown recipient?Could this be of use for anyone? Is the item in good shape and not damaged or worn out?
What is your all-time favorite hand-me-down, cast-off, or regifted item?Kitchen towels
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).Let the item go into the river of things, one in one out
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).How to not get recurring piles everywhere, even if I want to declutter and have less stuff e.g. aroung the bed.
There are a few books to read, small pieces of paper with things I need to buy/remember/look into, knitting, clothes for work on a chair since I don't want to wash them after 1-2 days, but don't want to put them back in the cupboard etc, etc.
Even when I've cleaned up and put many things away, the piles always come back 🙁
I read a little before sleep, I knit a little in the evening sitting on the bed after work (=relaxing), and after having decluttered things start piling up again. Oh, I forgot to mention two laptops I have to go through and get rid of, they've been on the floor close to the bed for more than a year. Or two. Oops. I've started with the laptops but didn't finish and now I don't remember any longer what was checked or not.
I realise I need to start with my own things, but in the meantime I also get a little irritated about my husbands piles, haha. But I try to ignore those, since I have to work on my own clutter first.
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