Who Hoards, and Why? This post is not to be confused with the fantastic and very helpful online website titled Children of Hoarders (COH), but rather my observations in dealing with actual children of hoarders. Not many people know what goes on behind the closed doors of hoarders. However, because of the work we do...
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The Smartest Ways to Get Rid of Old Furniture Saying Goodbye to Old Furniture Last summer, I bought all new furniture for my home. That’s good news. The bad news is that we were forced to throw out most of the old stuff because it was either a), falling apart, or b) wouldn’t fit in...
Understanding Hoarding Disorder and How to Help A Hoarder Clean?
What Is Hoarding Disorder? What You Can Do? Growing up, I spent a lot of time at my grandmother’s house. I would go to her house right after school, and sometimes I would even spend the night with my two other cousins. I would also spend the weekends there if my parents had to work....
Doing Our Part for the Planet With growing awareness and concern about the environment and the impact of human activity on Earth, many of us are considering what more we can do. Many local governments offer recycle many items through pick-up services, along with the trash pick-up. Some areas have non-profit and other organizations that...
Determining the Difference Between Clutter and Compulsive Hoarding Can be Difficult It can be tricky to look at a messy house or room and know whether it’s the result of a messy person or a compulsive hoarder. No two homes are alike, and everybody has a different idea of what they consider to be “cluttered.”...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Helping Hoarders If you’re working to help a loved one address a hoarding problem, it’s important to address the issue in an intentional and sensitive way. Although you may have initially approached the problem from of a place of concern, frustration, or even anger, the hoarding behavior can only be...
What is Hoarding? More than just a subject of fascination on recent popular TV shows, hoarding is a disorder where a person finds extreme difficulty in throwing away or parting with certain items that others may view as having little or no worth. This excessive saving of items often leads to extreme accumulation of clutter...
One overlooked benefit of using a junk removal service is clean home air. It’s easy to see when you have a cluttered home, but what you don’t see is the particles in the air that some of that junk causes. Several Ways to Produce Clean Home Air Here are some other ways to keep the...
Hiring a junk removal Colorado Springs service could be one of the best ways to de-clutter your home. The state of your home reflects your inner world. If you’re there right now, take a look around. Is your abode cluttered? The chances are your mind is just as disorderly. You might have been busy. Or,...
When many people think about hoarders, they envision homes stacked from floor to ceiling and wall to wall with every manner of debris and garbage a person can stuff into a given space. At its extreme, this is a realistic definition of hoarding. But, as with most everything in life, hoarders come in many degrees,...