tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post4049843857173988095..comments2023-07-12T01:16:42.102-07:00Comments on Laughing Dog Arts: HoardingJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615007932636751108noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-8287524379488238582011-08-05T13:43:26.956-07:002011-08-05T13:43:26.956-07:00I'm really late coming to visit but enjoyed yo...I'm really late coming to visit but enjoyed your closet tour. And those were just a few things! I can only imagine the stories with all the rest. Header and play list are great! Now I need to go visit the whole hay process. Fascinating!Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363914463883000210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-28607685470437073232011-08-03T11:41:43.456-07:002011-08-03T11:41:43.456-07:00I daren't even start or I will still be sortin...I daren't even start or I will still be sorting things this time next year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-25188355828451150302011-07-26T01:28:56.683-07:002011-07-26T01:28:56.683-07:00How did I miss this post. You have phantom posts ...How did I miss this post. You have phantom posts that show up on my computer a couple days after you write them, don't know why??? Hoarding is a scary thing. I certainly have clutter, but can't imagine that life. I have a turtleneck that I finally relegated to the future fabric creation pile. The neck is frayed, the sleeves have elbow holes, the mice in the basement chewed a hole in it and I kept it for 15 years.....and wore it! I hated to give it up though....why are some pieces of clothing so meaningful and give us comfort? Great post. xox Corrine New header is FAB!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-21874658249537557582011-07-23T17:59:47.714-07:002011-07-23T17:59:47.714-07:00Well, I don't think you're a hoarder..you ...Well, I don't think you're a hoarder..you were able to get to the closet! Love your banner picture! I'm behind in blog surfing and just saw it!! Your hearts look wonderful in that format!Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506964994589004458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-46258156540326773872011-07-23T14:54:53.023-07:002011-07-23T14:54:53.023-07:00I watch those shows too -- they always make me get...I watch those shows too -- they always make me get busy cleaning and tossing stuff from some area of the house. I always feel so virtuous after I drop off a load at St. Vinnie's.Karen Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471057380298714556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-83176802702500750992011-07-23T14:19:32.407-07:002011-07-23T14:19:32.407-07:00I love those bird pieces. I'd take them in a ...I love those bird pieces. I'd take them in a minute! But I'd never use them either. <br /><br />I have recently be cleaning out closets. You have to do that every 6 months or so again and again to get it to a manageable 'hoard'. Each time it gets easier to put things in the thrift pile.Carol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-73603375828712597852011-07-23T11:25:41.699-07:002011-07-23T11:25:41.699-07:00Good luck with the next de-cluttering session. It ...Good luck with the next de-cluttering session. It is hard, but one feels so much better afterwards.Heloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476911247062419638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-62938653188382270432011-07-23T07:48:54.169-07:002011-07-23T07:48:54.169-07:00When I moved to this area I got rid of most of my ...When I moved to this area I got rid of most of my personal property. Everything I kept fit into 30 boxes that could be sent UPS. Now 19 years later it's worse than ever. I think I need to move again, or at least go through some closets. I can't even get into the closet in my studio as there's too many valuable things blocking the doors. I can't even remember why I'm hanging onto most of it except that I know if I get rid of it then I'll need it a month from now.maddyrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11884692897586711653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-77833563334280262952011-07-23T04:57:31.928-07:002011-07-23T04:57:31.928-07:00If no one has claimed those two bird pieces..... ...If no one has claimed those two bird pieces..... :-D<br />I don't even want to THINK about my hoard, though I have tried to get rid of some, it seems twice as much comes back in.<br />I occasionally watch hoarders when DH is not here (he won't watch it) and usually it inspires me to CLEAN, at leas a little.<br />It is amazing how we hold onto things that no longer have any use for us (speaking strictly of myself.....) and how hard it can be to send them out.<br />I would say it's a good thing to do on a hot day, but mostly read and lay about has been my routine!<br /><br /><br />XXOO~~<br />AnneAnne Huskey-Lockardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642632328404951486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-2180149992462266572011-07-22T22:56:30.433-07:002011-07-22T22:56:30.433-07:00yes, i like the show hoarders too. just to remind...yes, i like the show hoarders too. just to remind myself that although i may be messy i am definitely nothing like those people. sad, really, that they can have their entire lives consumed by "stuff". i'm convinced my mil is a hoarder. my dh prays they move at least one time before they die so the crap can be thinned. he's not looking forward to it. it's important to remember that the "thing" doesn't hold the memory...we do. i think if people don't want to part with the "thing" for fear of losing their memory, they should make videos of them telling the story behind the thing, then get rid of it. a cd is so much easier to store. anyhoo. our rule is if we haven't used it in a year, it's gone.Crazy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633687398516002892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-60821364468957720222011-07-22T11:46:49.554-07:002011-07-22T11:46:49.554-07:00HAHAHAHA Great post, Jan. I enjoyed your stories ...HAHAHAHA Great post, Jan. I enjoyed your stories that went along with each item you pulled from the closet. It is definitely hard to let go of some things. I think you did a GREAT job!!<br />That Hoarders show is scarey! What if we ALL kept everything we ever had???jThere has to be a story with every item.<br />I've been getting rid of things, too, for months now. I am leaning toward minimalist living.... Only my studio does NOT count ~ that will always be filled with all kinds of things ~ needed or not!! (:<br />♥ audreyaudreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168952379230860627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-83242936990854884402011-07-22T04:40:53.887-07:002011-07-22T04:40:53.887-07:00Ha! Your comments hit home! That hoarders program ...Ha! Your comments hit home! That hoarders program IS motivating. I'm doing the same thing daily, filling a bag a week. If I pick up an object for the third time without using/wearing it it goes into the<br />charity shop bag. I love your comment that you don't need an object to remember people you've loved!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171722283192592103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259055424444812263.post-18529578708865378902011-07-21T04:14:35.234-07:002011-07-21T04:14:35.234-07:00yes i too am sentimental about clothes and fabrics...yes i too am sentimental about clothes and fabrics that may have precious memories woven into them ...i put things in the charity bag then i go through it and take out stuff again ....i find it so hard to prt with stuff..we watched a hoarding programme the other night too a man had newspapers everywhere as he had to keep articles to read ........he did sort it out at the end <br />my workroom i'm afraid looks like a hoarders den ..i try and keep the door shut if we have visitors !! ha ha ...they wouldn't understand ....but i know where everything is ....now where did i put my fabric scissors ..........xxartymesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798834736698500712noreply@blogger.com