Survey #201 Response from Anonymous user
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe an experience in which clutter—yours or someone else’s—had a negative impact on a relationship. The relationship in question may be one of yours or someone else’s that you’ve observed. | I have a lot of hobbies. I am a seamstress and quilter. I also knit, crochet, enjoy scrapbooking and putting puzzles together and reading. I have a longarm and quilt for other people. I don’t like to clean up what I am working on until I finish. My sewing machines and longarm use to be in the den which most people used coming into the house. There was usually a fuss. The fussing caused me to not want to clean it up I don’t have to worry about his opinion anymore. We are divorced after 44 years. My sewing and quilting was not the problem. I have since moved my machines to another part of the house so I can keep the Den straight for customers coming with work for me to do. The living/diniing room where I work now still gets pretty cluttered when working. But I can clean up and eat when I am finished instead of having to put everything up and then get it back out the next day. |
| Describe an item that evokes a strong association or memories of a person you love, whether that person is still living or gone. This may be something you still own, something you’ve let go, or just an object of which you have a vivid memory. | My son was killed in a car accident 13 years ago. The months before I died, I was having to go to the eye doctor a lot. I’ve had surgery in my right eye three times. My birthday was a week before he was killed. He found a birthday card with a beautiful dog wearing glasses . Inside he had written in memory of all the eye appointments and fun we had afterward. That card still sits on my dresser. |
| How might reducing your clutter or making your home more organized affect your most important relationships, for better or for worse? If you live alone and/or don’t feel that your stuff affects any of your relationships, you may answer this question instead: How might reducing your clutter or making your home more organized affect your health, happiness, wellbeing, attitude, or mood? | I am working on the clutter in the bedroom my embroidery machines and all of my fabric are stored in. The room became a dumping ground when I was painting the living and dining rooms. I am frustrated every time I have to go in the room. I have been slowly, about 30 minutes a day, going through stuff and sorting it. I’ve thrown out quite a bit and given some stuff away. I want to move my large embroidery machine in there. I have the smaller one already in there and everything sorted that goes with it. I moved 3 large 4x6x2 foot shelves in there my fabric is stored on and they are not organized the way I want. Some of my friends bring me scraps from stuff they have been working on and it needs to be sorted. |
| Choose the option that best describes your feelings about Valentine’s Day: | Other |
| Please elaborate, if you wish. | My kids live 11 and 4 hours away. I have friends but no desire to remarry. A lot of my friends are married. It is pretty much just another day. Before I changed my eating habits I use to get chocolate valentine candy but succeeded in not doing that this year. So far😂. I have lost 50 pounds since last March. |
| 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). | I have been decluttering. I am concerned I will get rid of something else I haven’t used in awhile and realize I need it. I gave my vacuum cleaner away. I have hard wood floors. I though a broom and mop was all need. Well I also have a dog, terrier mix that sheds. I brush her and hair goes everywhere. I figured a broom would sweep it up but it ends up under shelves, under the bed, on the furniture. A friend brought me a stick vacuum to see if it would pick it up. It picks it up from the floor but is not strong enough for the furniture. |
| Future topics | Books. I have been replacing them with digital books. Recently my son got me a new phone. Everything from Amazon went to the new phone but to other places I have bought books from did not transfer. Not compatible. It makes me want to keep hard copies now. |
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