Quote From: desertlilly"" Our minister gave a sermon once that amounted to: the less stuff you need to maintain, the more time you have for people and God. Do not be slaves to the idols called "stuff".""
How true this is. We are a Nation that has too much. The vast majority are not hoarders, but we have a lot of STUFF.
I'm sitting here looking to the left of my computer. I live in just under 1000 sq ft., and I share my space with a husband, a dog, a snake, and much of the time, various grandchildren. Space is very limited, but, this mess I have in this one corner drives me nuts. I have a small media Shelf loaded with CD's and DVD's, all in use every now and again. I have a plastic rolling drawer that has photo albums, and my medical supplies (I am insulin dependent diabetic). The floor has a medical file box on it, two now empty fan files, a Verizon cell phone bag, a box of used sharps and my current read (Kite Runner). It stresses me out.
I would love to have more organization then I have now. I would love to have space for my passion, my families genealogy. Interestingly, my closet is fairly organized. I have been relentless with my clothing. If it's served it's life span, out it goes. I send my used, but clean clothing to Mexico when either we go to visit, or my daughter in law visits her family. It gives me some sense of accomplishment to know that someone else can use my clothing.
I don't think I have a problem with hoarding. I think hoarding has some kind of underlying mental problem. If anything, I am too clean. Not as bad as my Grandmother. I think she had a problem with being too clean, that bordered on OCD. Her routine, if broken, stressed her out, big time. I'm looking forward to watching the show Monday.
The stuff you have in the corner is all important. You just need to visually hide it. Whether that be a cute Mexican blanket or I have found when they go on sale, baskets at our local cheap store work well as long as they are the big ones with the tops. It is not good enough to get a basket. It has to have a top. When I close the top of the basket and can't see my paperwork clutter, I actually feel myself relax. Can the photo albums go into stacks into your closet? And the movies can too in a basket or plastic container. I would say the only thing to keep out is the medical stuff and maybe you can find a cute covered basket for that. If you don't use the other stuff several times a day, a box in the basement or a closet is better.
