A Seven Year Old Case Of The Messies

Janet: What would you call clutter if you could give it a name of your own?

Devon: I think I would call it ‘the messies.'

Janet: What is clutter?

Devon: I would say it is when there's lots of stuff in one place.

Janet: What kind of stuff?

Devon: All kinds of things. It can be pretty much anything. Sometimes clutter can be a bother.

Janet: How so?

Devon: Because sometimes when you have too much stuff it's hard to decide where it goes.

Janet: How does clutter make you feel?

Devon: I don't feel very good because it's hard to get rid of and hard to get through to other things like my closet.

Janet: Does it make you feel sad or angry?

Devon: It depends on how much clutter there is.

Janet: Can you explain?

Devon: Well if there's lots of toys I like in the clutter it's hard to think where to put everything because I want to put it pretty much all in the same spot.

Janet: So you don't have enough places to put things?

Devon: It depends really.

Janet: On what?

Devon: Well sometimes when I have big things it is really hard to decide because they're so big and also you don't exactly get the picture sometimes of where things are going to fit.

Janet: What do you mean by "get the picture"?

Devon: Well what I mean is trying to imagine what your room looks like when you're moving things around before you move them because sometimes when I'm moving things around I realize it's not going to fit.

Janet: Do you have a problem with clutter in your bedroom?

Devon: I do right now.

Janet: What are some ways to get organized?

Devon: I would say to move everything out and then try to put things back in where I think they should go.

Janet: You said you don't have enough places to put things, what could you use to put your things away and get rid of clutter?

Devon: Lots of shelves and hangers. Shelves that move around (on wheels) would be good for me.

Janet: How can kids keep their rooms clean?

Devon: By moving a lot of stuff out if they have a lot of stuff in their rooms.

Janet: You think it's better to have less stuff than to try and organize everything?

Devon: I would say it's better to organize things but it's hard when you have a lot of things to organize.

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