Mesa
Super Freak
So I just started watching this show on A&E a couple weeks back. And it has me thinking, "I don't ever want to become like that." But I've also realized that there is a fine line between being a "Collector" and being a "Hoarder." Collectors just have lots of stuff that isn't worthless trash and can usually be turned for at least a partial return of investment, but left unchecked it can still quickly occupy your garage, spare bedroom, etc.
For instance, my spare bedroom is ALL boxes. I have my stuff on display very nicely throughout my home, and my living room and most of rest of house is clean and mostly uncluttered when I need it to be, but that back room looks like Indiana Jones' warehouse. I feel like getting rid of some of the stuff that just doesn't make me happy anymore, but usually the work involved on Ebay or taking the loss from retail to aftermarket sales sometimes discourages me from selling anything at all, unless it's an easy sale on this board.
What's even more scary to me is that growing up, my mom was slowly turning into a hoarder and I hated all the crap laying around in the house. When I would go back to visit during college, the crap literally started piling up vertically. And now as I'm older, and I go into that back spare bedroom, I have vertical columns of empty boxes. So I see myself starting some of the same habits, or maybe this is a different thing entirely. It's also weird on this show when they bring in professional help to help these people clean up, and they are so attached to their useless crap and garbage, that they get stressed out and have anxiety attacks over separating with the smallest pieces of junk. I remember my mom acting the same way whenever I tried to help her organize, clean, or throw stuff away.
Anyone else seen this show and notice the similarities?
For instance, my spare bedroom is ALL boxes. I have my stuff on display very nicely throughout my home, and my living room and most of rest of house is clean and mostly uncluttered when I need it to be, but that back room looks like Indiana Jones' warehouse. I feel like getting rid of some of the stuff that just doesn't make me happy anymore, but usually the work involved on Ebay or taking the loss from retail to aftermarket sales sometimes discourages me from selling anything at all, unless it's an easy sale on this board.
What's even more scary to me is that growing up, my mom was slowly turning into a hoarder and I hated all the crap laying around in the house. When I would go back to visit during college, the crap literally started piling up vertically. And now as I'm older, and I go into that back spare bedroom, I have vertical columns of empty boxes. So I see myself starting some of the same habits, or maybe this is a different thing entirely. It's also weird on this show when they bring in professional help to help these people clean up, and they are so attached to their useless crap and garbage, that they get stressed out and have anxiety attacks over separating with the smallest pieces of junk. I remember my mom acting the same way whenever I tried to help her organize, clean, or throw stuff away.
Anyone else seen this show and notice the similarities?