Survey #251—Full Response from DS
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| Describe a category of stuff, an area of your home, or an organizing or decluttering project or task that you’ve found particularly challenging. | "ancester" stuff = genealogy papers and family photos |
| What advice might you give your younger self to help reduce or avoid the challenge you described in the previous question? | Find like-minded people who value family information and spread copies of what you have widely, in hopes that someone younger and more tech-savvy will take over. |
| Describe a category of stuff, an area of your home, or an organizing or decluttering project or task that you’ve found satisfying or enjoyable to work on. | We recently had a kitchen reno . Months before, I stopped replacing everything that we used up, so there was a lot less food to move. Because I had made a plan and thought ahead where things would be stored, it was much easier to have a make-do kitchen and work around having no water or sink. The job even got moved up time-wise, because the Project Manager knew I was prepared and she didn't want me to be without a kitchen any longer than necessary. |
| What feelings or emotions do you associate with your answer to the first question (The Challenge)? What feelings or emotions do you associate with your answer to the third question (The Good Stuff)? | Overwhelmed - I'm overwhelmed by the sense of duty I feel toward family history items entrusted to me. Relief - Planning ahead before the reno helped me not panic. Even when two contractors came early (which I thought was unheard of) , I was ready for them. |
| Future topics | how to get spouse on board about "just in case" items |
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