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• Dec. 28, 2005 - Decluttering

It is practically impossible to declutter a home in which the two 'Elders' of the family are the biggest hoarders in the world.  Every hobby that Aaron and I become interested in automatically gets our undivided attention for a period of time and we collect all of the paraphernalia involved in each of them.  Then we try and find a place to store it!  Hmmmm........

 

Our cars have not seen the inside of a garage in quite a few years as in each house we move into, the garage becomes a hoarders haven, full of very interesting tidbits but very little 'space'.

 

I am frequently frustrated about the state of our home.  I LOVE unclutter.  I would love nothing more than to have nothing on our benchtops.  Or a very uncluttered living space that I can relax in.

 

Is it possible to have an uncluttered home when you are a collector and hoarder?  We have about 3000 books.  We NEED a library!!  I suppose if we were able to afford a larger house though, we would just 'grow' to fit into it wouldn't we?

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• Dec. 28, 2005 - Untitled Comment

Posted by juliepersons
I don't know if it is possible but we are trying for the same result! We have thousands of books as well and both collect this and that but I love a clean and peaceful space. I think the best you can do is build all the shelves you can!!!

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P.S. RTC: we are from the states but my kids generally call me mummy... (I just like it, I guess...)
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• Mar. 2, 2006 - You would fill it

Posted by hugabunchmom
I hope you get email notes for new messages since I have read back to your old posts. :-) We struggle with the same problem, I think most of us do. I can tell you from definite experience, if you move into a bigger house, you will still fill it up, and worse, you will have a hard time finding anything! I am truly attempting to organize our "stuff" and get a real library space going, I'll let you know if I actually succeed at this.....I'm doubtful. But I'm gonna give it my best shot!! :-D
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