A hoarding story….with a not happy ending

  OK, so I was in the home of a hoarder the other day.  Oh, my.  So much stuff – in every room.  It was a young family with young children.  As soon as I walked in the home, I could see why the parents were stressed.  Stuff everywhere.  There was no place on the kitchen counters to put one more thing. The family couldn't eat at the kitchen table – it was full of stuff....

Help is on the Way

A lot of moving and downsizing is psychological.  Absolutely, yes.  It can be tough – not only the physical labour but the mental and emotional strain. Recognize when things are out of control.  And just like binge eating, not doing regular exercise, procrastinating, etc. compulsively buying to fill a void – at some point – is ENOUGH.  We need to find the strength and the courage to...