[cowboyway]

I hardly have any clutter at my house, either. I guess that comes from growing up with it. My mom never throws anything out and it's gotten so bad that the last time I visited, the front door was completely blocked. I mentioned to my pop that he might consider de-cluttering just that area, as that door might come in handy in case of a fire. Only problem is, there ain't no where to move it to except the one place she won't move it to; the landfill.

[swmobuffalo]

It's interesting that this thread came up, there's an article in my local paper today about "hoarding" as it's called. It really is a mental problem. The collecting of stuff to the point where you can't function is usually caused by feelings of anxiousness or depression. They usually know what's wrong but feel powerless to do anything about it. My mom was a hoarder of sorts, she was always afraid they were going to run out of money and starve so she had tons of canned goods. But usually she would go through and send a load home with me ever so often. Worked for me, it was all good stuff and I had 3 kids to feed!