The shrink says chaos is bad for me and furthermore, its downright untidy in here and bordering on unsanitary ( Read more... )

By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA, AP Science WriterSat Oct 22, 4:47 PM ET ( Read more... )

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to this community but not to LJ. Just wanted everyone's feedback as to what finally helped you get out of doing the "hoard" thing in terms of your apt or home no longer being a jungle or patch of clutter & papers galore ( Read more... )

Over the last 5 months I have only had occasional, very brief spurts ( Read more... )

So I finally got some motivation today! I got 2 loads of laundry done, deep cleaned the sinks, counters, toilet and tile floor in my master bathroom! Since I got the clothes clutter away from the foot of the bed, I can put my new cedar chest in and I am going to use it for seasonal clothing. I ordered 2 toy hammocks for my daughter's room, my mom ( Read more... )

I just joined up after a convo with my fiance'. The one issue we have is that he is bordering on "neat freak" and I am a total slob. Over the winter, I let my house totally go. In the long cold dark months I am not motivated to do much but sleep and hide out like a hermit ( Read more... )

Hello, newbie here. I thought this community looked interesting, so I joined yesterday. Just wanted to pop my head in and say hello.

I'm in the middle of a junk tossing spree. I've taken a small truck load to my local Habitat store and picked up a desk that suits me better than the old one for only $15. I've got 2 smallish bookshelves ready to go out the door and I'm about to clean the kitchen cupboards ( Read more... )

I'm a hoarder, my DH is a hoarder, and we're both descended from hoarders. To make it worse, I work in a charity shop. Cheap, interesting junk is my job. I recently bought a tool I knew I had, because I couldn't find the other one. For me that was a sign.

hiyas..okay friday night list of stuff done..okay it's not much, but it's something!!:)
did two loads of laundry..got both folded...third load of laundry to be folded tonight.
did more than half of the dishes.
cleaned off the nightstand, dusted nightstand and picked up all my dbf's candy wrappers that were beside the bed.
and played with my puppy for ( Read more... )