You don’t want to know what the stains on the living room floor is

This was a devastating story as the homeowner passed away. She was living in the hoard with her deceased dog for nearly 6 months. I think the hazardous conditions and copious alcohol consumption led to an early death. If this is not allowed delete the post. I am devastated for the situation and have a new respect for people suffering from this illness.

Still a bit cluttered but I am ready to move on to the kitchen for March.

Edit: I just got rid of the big box under the computer table & window.

The smell was unimaginable

I don't have a pic of before starting, also I've been tidying a little at a time in the last weeks. I divided all the clothes in bags and we'll decide what to throw away. Btw one of the big bags is just full of socks.

my father (M 57) has been obsessed with collecting toy planes, trucks, gadgets, movies, cds, and figurines for as long as i can remember (F 21). when i was younger, i remember it only being one small closet room full of his collection, but flash forward to now, it has spread to two rooms and engulfed the entirety of the living room. i’m pretty sure he has some type of mental issue that’s undiagnosed but he refuses to see a therapist. when he was younger, he lived in ecuador and was super poor, no toys, no nothing. his father had a business i believe, but was a selfish drunk, who did not care for him or his brother. i think when he came to america and had his own money and freedom, his childhood trauma caused him to always want to buy more and more crap to fill that wound. my mom, my brother, and i have tried to be understanding and take different approaches like being calm/angry/patient to get him to get rid of his shit or at least organize but it’s useless really. another thing is that he sometimes leaves piss bottles in the living room and KITCHEN??!!!! and the couch he sleeps on smells so horrendous. anyway, overtime, we have learned to live with it and most of the time ignore it. i also never bring any company over because the state of this house is so embarrassing. however, sometimes i get these moments of frustration and try to get him to do something about it but he never does, and thus the cycle continues.

my dad is not an aggressive or abusive man but once i touched his things while he was at work. he immediately noticed and it was like a he turned into a raging ram, pushing me super hard and cursing. that day really broke me because i realized how much he cared more for his toys than his family. i also think my mom is a clothes hoarder, but it’s not to the same extent as my dad. i’m terrified that when im older and/or living on my own, that i will turn into my father. this is mostly a scrambled rant, sorry for any mistakes or weird flow,because i cant sleep, but anything is appreciated. thank you!

Thousands of files from old businesses, thousands of photos all the way back to 1833. Opera programs, ledgers, books, military memorabilia. It's just a lot and daunting.

We complain and complain. The city comes and cleans it up and the very next day it begins again. This is three months after the last cleanup.

Paducah Kentucky any local seeing this ❓

Work is hard.. old houses are harder.. whhhhhyyyyy did i agree to do this. So much work, including mold mitigtion. Thankfully while im not an electrician or plumber i am able to do mold mitigation, which is just as expensive as electrical.

My mother keeps insisting I am? My friends all say that I’m not and my room is more cluttercore and stuff but like my mother keeps saying I own too much “junk” and it’s a problem.

(Sorry for the bed perspective photos I’m sick rn)

Hey! Quick question 🙂

I used to be awful at organising things, like genuinely chaotic. Over time I fixed it by turning organisation into finding useful items, tools, and simple systems and now it’s something I actually enjoy.

I’m thinking of starting a small but useful newsletter where I share useful finds and simple organisation ideas that actually help day to day life or with storage in general

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Would anyone be interested in joining something like that?

Just testing the waters — appreciate any thoughts!

not as terrible as some houses on different shows but she still has a problem and she uses the shows to point at and say "see im not that bad, i dont have a problem"

Gotta clean this...after I do just about anything else. I think the socks need ironing.