Survey #207 Response from CHRISTINE

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Which of the following statements best describes your living situation?I’m an “empty nester” whose child/children have taken all or most of their belongings with them.
Please complete one or both of the following statements:
  • “It was hard for me to let go of my children’s stuff because…”
  • “I was eager to get rid of my children’s stuff so that I would be able to…”
when my sons left in early 20's, i did not pressure them to take their stuff. they were in tiny, shared apartments. my gift to good sons, was to give them a storage place, in my basement. clutter for me in basement. years later on, in bigger apartments, they took their stuff. i asked them not to tell me what they did with their stuff.
What environmental or social issues most concern you with respect to your efforts to declutter, organize, and maintain your home?worried about landfill , getting into water supply and air quality
try to reuse, upcycle
TRY NOT TO BUY MORE STUFF, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED
What outdoor activity or activities tend to take time away from your indoor chores in the warmer months?GARDENING, LANDSCAPING
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).INCOMING, INCOMING,,,ALERT
your best advise for stopping loved ones from giving me cards, photos, gifts. very hard for me to get rid of , if from a loved one which
all the stuff i am trying to get rid of my own stuff.
out of control of "incoming" STUFF, as my family grows with inlaws, grandchildren.
i have had the talk, the plea for no stuff...just a phone call. email, or FaceTime is perfect.
but only making a little progress
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World Water Day was in March. Just found out about it. Never too late to do Things to help keep water supply clean. I let my grass "go" on purpose...mowing as little as possible, no grass fertilizer. A choice to make...a nice lawn, or clean water supply. are we going to poison our water supply., and get cancer.. just so we can look a nice lawn?
plant only native plants and trees, so they flourish without chemicals. ps. Gayle, i have always admired that Texas Ladybird Johnson, as first lady, had all of Texas seeded with the Texas wildflower...i think they were the native bluebonnets.

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