Survey #202 Response from Kathianne
| What project or task do you most closely associate with the phrase “spring cleaning”? What challenges or difficulties does this activity present for you? | For the moment for me, it is going through my books, papers, and wardrobe. The kitchen does have too many items, but I don't think those will be as challenging to let go. I think the key for me is momentum, not necessarily motivation. I have been practicing by starting several small tasks and have finished them. Don't know why it never occurred to me until now, as I always prepare for the next day during the evening before - What is that but gaining momentum? By the way, thanks for your conversation about the morning person vs. the night person during your procrastination recording. I will lose the guilt about putting the important project last. I seem to always get it done, and because I am a night person, this explains why I need to build up momentum to accomplish it during my most productive part of the day. I just am not in sync with some of the early morning experts - lol! |
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| What positive or negative feelings or memories does spring cleaning evoke for you? | My mom was very neat until dementia set in, so we just cleaned and organized constantly - didn't really have Spring cleaning. Living in California, you can pretty much do any of the declutter projects at any time of the year, which is great, but also leads to procrastination, as there is no deadline except one that a person sets for themselves. (Not like Houston - my parents lived there for about three years in the 1970s - Besides an occasional early morning, the only time they spent significant time outdoors, especially as summer approached, was pretty much after dark - and a large neighborhood dog "adopted" them for walks. They never did find out whose dog he was!) |
| What question would you like us to ask the members of The Clutter Fairy community? Your submission may be related to clutter, organizing, productivity, or any other topic of relevance to our audience, whether we’ve covered it in a past webcast or not. | I would love to hear about all of the tricks people use to get started decluttering. Also, for me, you could use any of the other tips you routinely give. Repetition is the first law of learning! The average person has to hear something four times to learn it, but some of us take more than that on some subjects! |
| What’s your favorite sign that spring has arrived? | I love the various flowering trees. Some a just beginning to bloom, reminding me of how beautiful it is with all in bloom. |
| 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). | Some people besides me may be interested in any tips or ideas you have for keeping your car well-organized. Also I just heard another tip about clothes - rate them 1 to 10 and anything except 8, 9, or 10 goes to someone else. Apparently the average person ends up wearing about 10 percent of their wardrobe. For me at the moment, I think that is accurate. Used to wear more, but recent weight gain has made some just too small. Along that line, what is the best way to store the clothes that almost fit, if you don't give them away but anticipate that you may soon be able to fit into them? (Plastic or fabric bins? - Probably not hanging in the closet, as you would only want to see only those that fit and you like or those that need to be there.) |
| Future topics | Definitely something about how to break down a large project into smaller chunks for those of us who live in small spaces and can't leave things out due to space considerations. I think this is my largest impediment to starting projects -- I am always looking for large chunks of time, and don't usually get them, so end up "stuck", because I don't have enough time to work on decluttering and then putting everything away again. |
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