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04-17-2021 12:35 PM
My hoarding is getting out of control - - AGAIN.
YARN, Crochet hooks, Looms, Face masks, Skin Care, Serums, hair products ...
During COVID, I threw away all my Skin Care. Fine.
It's done and I'm NOT going back.
BUT,
... About 6 years ago, I threw away all my hair care products.
Now, I've noticed, (at some point) I started up with the HAIR stuff again.
Suddenly, I have 5 different shampoos and 14+ conditioners.
I'm baffled ... WHEN did I STOP using these conditioners? Why?
I KNOW, for the past year, I've only used TWO of the shampoos.
Does anyone else do this?
04-17-2021 12:40 PM
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04-17-2021 12:40 PM
I have my own personal rule of 'one in, one out' . In other words, if I buy something new then I have to get rid of something old. This takes a little planning but it is straight forward and it doesn't require a lot of thought.
04-17-2021 12:41 PM
Not even close!
04-17-2021 12:42 PM
I'm not a hoarder, I just have TOO much stuff! I've lived in the same house for 42 years, and stuff accumulates. I've worked on decluttering, but I have a long ways to go.
04-17-2021 12:44 PM
Yes, but I identified my triggers & try to avoid them.
I also purge regularly, most of what I purge is donated
04-17-2021 12:49 PM
I never did the thing with shoes, bags, clothes, cosmetics, etc. But I might hoard a bit with food. Not to the extent that I have food that's not good anymore. But I have two refrigerator freezers and one small chest freezer.
I seem to struggle to actually get any of the freezers very cleaned out. Right now they are all full. Sometimes I give myself a bit of anxiety about that but I know that my anxiety would be worse if I didn't have food, from growing up poor. I eat so little now that I need to figure out a way to keep how much I need, plus just a little more.
04-17-2021 12:51 PM
I'm more of a purger. Too much stuff feels like chaos. That's good you recognize it though.
04-17-2021 12:55 PM
Since "covid"...........BOOKS..........probably close to 200 now....
04-17-2021 01:05 PM
Yes. And, no.
I am a lot more disciplined than I used to be, so I am very careful about buying "stuff" if it's not something that I really want/need. Or if it seasonal & I will have to store it somewhere.
We lost both of our ancient dogs. Well, Corn Dog was only 14, but Dodger was 19 & it was time for new carpet.
We moved everything out of the house so we could paint & then get the carpet.
I was very particular about what came back in.
If it wasn't important to us or our kids it was gone.
I do own a lot of yarn. And, fabric.
We sorted through thousands, yes, of pictures. Box after box after box after....I sorted them into 2 plastic tubs for my daughter & son, made copies when needed & mailed out packets to my nieces & nephews & kept ONE plastic box of photos here.
I was brutal on books, movies, cds, albums, etc. It was sort of hard, but I am very happy it is done & so much less stressful.
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