This blog is dedicated to all those people residing with junk collectors so extreme to the point you cannot live comfortably in your own home let alone safely navigate around. It is clutter and it is killing the quality of our home life. Yes, this blog is for venting our sheer frustration yet also to provide hope and practical solutions to coping with it and helping tackle their "Collective Hoarding".Feel free to share your hoarding stories
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Monday, 29 July 2013
Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Show
Do you want to be on telly?
Sometimes hoarders have the intention of starting anew and to get rid of their rclutter but as it soon dawns on them it is not just about removing the physical objects,it's also about overcoming psychological obstacles and habits. As I have said in the past, Channel four sensitively deals with this in The Hoarder Next Door as does a the programme Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. I admit to watching the latter with fascination here people on the other end of the OCD spectrum-obsessive cleaners are invited to make use of their cleaning habit to clean hoarders or those peoples homes where they have let things slide. The results are usually positive and inspirational and at times a valuable personal insightful journey for both OCD participants.
Sometimes hoarders have the intention of starting anew and to get rid of their rclutter but as it soon dawns on them it is not just about removing the physical objects,it's also about overcoming psychological obstacles and habits. As I have said in the past, Channel four sensitively deals with this in The Hoarder Next Door as does a the programme Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. I admit to watching the latter with fascination here people on the other end of the OCD spectrum-obsessive cleaners are invited to make use of their cleaning habit to clean hoarders or those peoples homes where they have let things slide. The results are usually positive and inspirational and at times a valuable personal insightful journey for both OCD participants.
Well anyway if you absolutely want to have your house cleaned and receive some help from a team of psychologists and aftercare then why not participate in the next series. If you have further questions please email me and I shall forward you the details of who you can contact.
betty are making a second series of the hit show
Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners
for Channel 4 and we are looking for people to take part.
This primetime features series see a team of compulsive cleaners teach Britain’s most disorganised people some valuable lessons in housekeeping. Transforming their unkempt environments and creating order where there once was chaos.
Is your home in need of a serious spring clean? Do you avoid housekeeping at all costs?
Perhaps your living room is bursting with junk and clutter and you’re too embarrassed to have people around?
If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch by calling
02079070892
or email
Saturday, 13 July 2013
1p books!
A few weeks ago my dad had a startled revelation. Everyone has heard of people making money from selling on Amazon and Ebay, well my dad thought this would be a good idea, so I typed in details of his books on to Amazon and to his disgust there were many copies of these science books starting at 1p! In fact every single book had a starting value of 1p and there were many copies. Talk about not being worth the paper they are printed on.So it would actually cost more for packaging and seller fees. A lot of books have ended up in my garage : ( such a reluctant dutiful daughter.
We are considering just sending these books to a paper recycling firm which would hopefully pay us.I hear they usually pay by the tonne....I am sure we would have a tonne.
Even if we did get rid of these books the problems lies in my dad continuing to go for his ritual of visiting Sunday carboot sales to find "bargains".
It is a deep psychological addiction for finding bargains and become over attached to them to the point of being selfish and reducing the quality of ones own life and relationship that creates difficulties in hinders us of being a happy family. And that is priceless.
A few weeks ago my dad had a startled revelation. Everyone has heard of people making money from selling on Amazon and Ebay, well my dad thought this would be a good idea, so I typed in details of his books on to Amazon and to his disgust there were many copies of these science books starting at 1p! In fact every single book had a starting value of 1p and there were many copies. Talk about not being worth the paper they are printed on.So it would actually cost more for packaging and seller fees. A lot of books have ended up in my garage : ( such a reluctant dutiful daughter.
We are considering just sending these books to a paper recycling firm which would hopefully pay us.I hear they usually pay by the tonne....I am sure we would have a tonne.
Even if we did get rid of these books the problems lies in my dad continuing to go for his ritual of visiting Sunday carboot sales to find "bargains".
It is a deep psychological addiction for finding bargains and become over attached to them to the point of being selfish and reducing the quality of ones own life and relationship that creates difficulties in hinders us of being a happy family. And that is priceless.
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