Survey #191 Response from Janice
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| In most years, do you make at least one New Year’s resolution? | Yes |
| How successful are you usually in keeping your New Year’s resolutions? |
Somewhat successful |
| How would you most like for 2024 to be different from 2023? | Bye Bye Covid would be a gift to the planet. I hope to continue letting stuff go, as I find it no longer serves me, and donating is an opportunity to enrich the lives of others. |
| Referring specifically to your answer to the previous question, what do you plan to do to make your vision for 2024 come true? | I have been taking pictures of the clutter, waiting a day, and looking at the horror. Then I start with the floor and do a little each day. Take a picture before and after and during the process. I have decided I am the CEO of this home, and I don't want to manage excess stuff. |
| Where will you be and what will you be doing when the clock strikes midnight to ring in 2024? | scratching a lottery ticket and doing the countdown along with the TV. Eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on Pepperidge Farm thin bread and splitting it with my dogs, and drinking that Martinelli sparkling cider. |
| 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). | Gayle, you seem so inviting and non judgmental, how do you do that? I find that when spouse or adult child helps me with clutter, I see eye rolling and hear heavy sighs or they seem to freeze so they won't hurt my feelings. they disappear and leave me to do it ( it is my clutter, not theirs, but hey I asked them for help) |
| Future topics | I always appreciate hearing suggestions for positive self-talk and how to reason with myself in regards to keeping or letting go. Repetition is so helpful, like: elastic gets old, materials disintegrate, stuff gets out of style, it takes up space in your real estate, etc. I need reminders and to hear that a lot, to replace negative self talk, My goal feeling is an oasis of self care, I heard that on your show and I actually say that out loud. I get off to a great start then I get stuck and don't know what to do with stuff. I donate or toss, but hubby sees some donate stuff and he says hey don't give that away give it to a relative. Well, I have no relatives except one adult child and she made it clear she wants nothing. ( which is actually an easy answer to any "give or donate" type question) So what is he talking about? So, I work alone. And I hide stuff until I have enough to donate, then I fill the boxes and tape them shut, then bring them to the car. heh heh. |
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