tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post5839001179113464275..comments2024-02-08T13:07:43.674-05:00Comments on Northdixie Designs: How to NOT Be Featured on HoardersDixie Redmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post-39104211883787344282010-11-29T06:29:49.840-05:002010-11-29T06:29:49.840-05:00My goal is one shelf at a time to get rid of half ...My goal is one shelf at a time to get rid of half our stuff and send it to the recycling center or sell it. The whole selling it thing is how I started out selling on Ebay and then started selling art! <br /><br />I was trying to make room in our old small house (but admittedly a bit bigger than Robin's). I was selling wedding dishes that had been packed away for 20 years in the basement (Pfalzgraff Folk Art) in order to make room for what we really needed to store. <br /><br />I love antiquing but don't get to do too much of it. Auctions are dangerous! ;-)Dixie Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post-29409397760181005812010-11-28T00:06:40.967-05:002010-11-28T00:06:40.967-05:00I have a sister who is a hoarder, she suffers from...I have a sister who is a hoarder, she suffers from borderline personality disorder. It's terrible. She's lost her home because of the disease and the hoarding (lived in a condo). It's an insidious problem and I don't think is often cured.<br /><br />I used to handle estate sales and first we had to go in and clean the houses. My gosh, some of them were horrendous. Really, a hazard just being inside. Some of them should've been bulldozed. Lots of elderly people become hoarders, it's so very very sad.<br /><br />I too worry about becoming one of them. My husband and I live in a cottage that's maybe 500sf, so it's prevented us from dragging too much garage sale items home!Robin's Egg Bleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940955157144789351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post-86063288544645792382010-11-27T18:33:12.076-05:002010-11-27T18:33:12.076-05:00Hmmmm...when I saw the word "Hoarders" r...Hmmmm...when I saw the word "Hoarders" related to the TV show, I had to read your post and comment. It's one of my favorite shows-I'm not sure what that says about me---Yes-I do have some stuff...but I do not have to walk near the ceiling or walk sideways to get into rooms. I also love clean rooms and stuff picked up and organized. In fact, I really can't work in my studio if things aren't at a certain neatness level. I guess I like the show because it has made me think more about all the stuff I have and about future stuff. <br />It is very hard to get rid of stuff with memories-but not all of it has to be in my home...I still have the memories!<br />~DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982370018359352543noreply@blogger.com