Survey #236 Full Response from Ginger
| Describe a collection or category of items in your home that you’re worried might have crossed over into “too many” or “too much.” | I’ve had to think hard about this. FODDER for ART JUNK JOURNALS. ▪️This hobby can be so bad for clutter - everything looks like it has potential. Junk mail, envelopes, cardboard, packaging, labels, paper bags, that brown craft paper stuffing in Amazon boxes, tissue paper especially if it has a design on it, postage stamps, magazines, etc. |
|---|---|
| For the category or collection described above, what factor(s) contribute to your assessment of the stash as excessive? | ▪️I keep a whole house inventory. Looking it over - I’ve done good to reduce almost everything. And, I have a routine/habit to continue that process. ▪️BUT - I haven’t updated the inventory of CRAFT SUPPLIES. I’ve enjoyed many crafts. I’m not ready to give up on them yet. The supplies are (almost) all stored in one closet. Items are organized with like items together. ▪️PROBLEM: I’ve stuffed the closet with non-craft supplies in a few dash & stash episodes. So, some of MY SUPPLIES IS BURIED. Specifically - FODDER for making art JUNK JOURNALS. |
| For the category or collection described previously, what would you consider a reasonable limit? Your answer may take the form of a precise number, a volume of space, a budget, a time commitment, or any other metric that makes sense to you. Optional: Explain how you arrived at this answer. | ▪️I was doing good with a container method. But, those containers got buried. ▪️A reasonable limit: I use 2 Project Organizers. Spiral bound letter-size (10” x 12”) project organizers each with 24 pockets and 12 dividers. When I tackled the problem before - I bought these and said - I could only keep it if it fit in these organizers and didn't fall out when I held it by it’s rings. These fit on a shelf and we’re easily accessible until I buried them. |
| Describe something that you keep in your space because it reminds you of a better time in your life or a fond memory, even though you might otherwise consider it unnecessary or excessive. | I have a few of these. One item is a pretty blue swirl glass vase. I took a picture of it and wrote a story about it. The photo and story are in a private FB album titled: Memory Book of Bygone Things. ▪️I’ll share the story: See this pretty little vase? My ex-mother-in-law gave it to me in 1979. She bought it on a trip back to her old home place in Tennessee. She had a green vase just like it. I loved my mother-in-law. (And father-in-law.) She was a strong women. Petite. When I divorced her son it pained me to never be able to visit with her again. After the divorce I used to call her home just to hear her voice. I wouldn’t talk. I just wanted to hear her voice then i would hang up. (This was just before caller ID.) I finally got past the need to hear her voice. I moved on. Well... a part of me moved on. I still have the vase. It doesn’t fit in with any of my decor. It’s been on the top of my open kitchen cabinets gathering greasy dust until i took it down, cleaned and moved it to my bedroom windowsill - hidden behind a curtain. Like a secret. I should really let this go. Or, get it out and use it with sweet memories of a beautiful relationship I once had with the giver. |
Be the first to comment!
Comment on this survey response
Please use the form below to share a comment on this survey response. We ask that you keep your comments courteous and respectful. Polite disagreement is fine, but abusive language won’t be tolerated. Your comment will be held briefly for moderation after submission.
"*" indicates required fields
