Survey #251—Full Response from Lynn
| 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. | Was a previous challenge before I finally tackled it. A spare bedroom in my mother's house was her "office"/storage room for miscellaneous items. It had unused clothes, decades of tax returns, several generations of family photos, books, vcr and cassette tapes, computers, filing cabinet of appliance manuals, financial records, and artwork and a lot more. |
| What advice might you give your younger self to help reduce or avoid the challenge you described in the previous question? | Tackle it while it is a small project rather than waiting until it gets so overwhelming you avoid it at all costs. |
| 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. | I am setting up a craft room for all my paint, candle, soap and lotion making tools and supplies. I had it all stowed away in storage bins that were hard to get to so I had no inclination to enjoy my hobbies. Now that it is out on a series of organized shelves, the creative ideas are flowing again, just in time to replenish my soaps and lotions. |
| 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)? | Anger that my mom's clutter got as bad as it did and was left to me to sort clean up and dispose of. Have enjoyed remaking her house from a place that was uncomfortable to be in and had no space for me to be me, to a home of my own tastes with no more feeling of obligation or responsibility for what happened or was collected in the past. I get to enjoy living in the present in surroundings that I feel good in. Freedom to live my life, not hers. |
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