Survey #243—Full Response from Kathy
| Please provide details. | email from info@clutterfairyhouston.com |
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| If you shop in thrift stores, resale shops, charity stores, pawn shops, or other sources of second-hand goods, what kinds of things do you look for? Are there any categories of items that you would ONLY buy used? Any categories of items that you would NEVER buy used? | Since beginning decluttering journey, I rarely shop for anything other than regular household items that I buy new (batteries, repair materials, etc.). I have toyed with the idea of going to a thrift store to look for a used kitchen appliance I might like to try out, such as an air fryer, but I haven't done so. |
| If you’ve ever completed a major decluttering project, have you experienced re-cluttering anxiety afterwards? Please describe your experience and how you’ve tried to manage this feeling. | This isn't exactly on point, but I experienced declutter "deflation" after having done a major cleanout of my own stuff, only to have rooms fill back up again when we had to move my mother-in-law's things here when she moved to memory care. It was deflating to lose the sense of accomplishment as her things created more clutter than what I had before I decluttered. It took over 6 months of waiting before I felt it was time to sensitively dispose of it all, which I did in stages. Now, one year later, I'm ready to retackle my own stuff again, though I still have some furniture I'm holding for one of her children to come and get. |
| How often do you deep-clean your kitchen, going above and beyond whatever daily or several-time-a-week routines you maintain? | At least once a month |
| What routines or habits have been useful to ensure that your kitchen is always clean? | I do a modified Fly Lady zone cleaning process, so I am always doing some deep cleaning in some zone most weeks, in theory. 🙂 For the kitchen: weekly sweep floor, clean microwave; daily dishes, wipe down oven and counters, wipe table. Biweekly: wash floor. Monthly zone clean: dust surfaces, chairs, wall art; declutter/clean under sink, bookshelf; wash cabinets; wash fan/vent; clean oven once per every other zone cleaning week; wipe small appliances; deep clean fridge; wash windows; clean out 1 or 2 drawers per zone cleaning week. |
| 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). If we think that your question—and our answer—might be useful or instructive to The Clutter Fairy Weekly audience, we’ll share them in an upcoming episode. | Just a comment to say thank you for answering my question about kitchen table piles a couple episodes ago. You were spot on, and I immediately started implementing the notebook suggestion successfully. 🙂 |
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