Hahaha, Peegee.
i saw that post a few days ago and thought no way do I want that much stuff! Way too much work!!

I often go to that forum for idea - usually just Christmas, Easter, and Fall.

I did think to myself the other day that if I really want to get my home simplified, then that is not the right forum for me to hang around. I love seasonal decorating but it results in an accumulation of "stuff".

I just went through my fall. Thanksgiving, and Halloween boxes the other day and got rid of a lot of things. I guess the best thing to do is just allow myself to have what will fit in that box - anymore than that - then it's time to purge.

That was crazy! No one needs all that - she must not even be able to use it all - who could?!?

I just finished a purge and organization project. A car load of things was taken away to be donated. Some of it Christmas things from years ago.

It feels so good to be rid of the stuff. It was weighing me down - more than I knew.

Anyway, those images have inspired me to pick another room and purge some more. I'm starting to appreciate how we can be so much happier with less.

This stuff clutters more than our spaces. It clutters our lives, our minds ... oh my ... I'm still reeling from those photos :)

An organized hoarder is still a hoarder....

That is just crazy!! And I am stressing over my excessive # of chafing dishes (8). Can you imagine the $$ spend? I'll take the money the just entertain on paper plates.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hoarding

Other than "organized", there's not much that can be said about that! Just skimmed any text; what was this woman - some kind of party planner with an endless supply of party rental wares? Or just a dishware collector?

On first scan my thought was to let someone take most of it out for target practice or drive the U-haul up to the Godwill donation drop off dock. Can you imagine leaving all that behind for heirs or estate executors to deal with?

I do look at the Holiday Forum with some amusement. I have enough nice things with which to set a lovely table when I need to, but to change out the "tablescape" (and photograph it from every conceiveable angle) ten or twenty times a month is a bit too much for me. I obsess over the few tag end stacks of old sets of dishes that have fallen my way through my Mom or deceased relatives, etc. Perfectly good for everyday; and until the microwave crazes them badly or they break, I'll set a mismatched daily use table. But someone else's hobby or passion is... well, someone else's hobby or passion. I'm not in the position to judge if it borders on the pathological. (Although it seems like it might in this case though, doesn't it?) LOL!

Wow. Well, she is certainly neat and organized about it.

I had to back out of there. Way to much stuff.

Moni

Many people have collections and collect for the joy of the acquisition, whether it is dolls, postage stamps, matchbooks, Beanie Babies, or in this case, dishes.

"Many people have collections and collect for the joy of the acquisition, whether it is dolls, postage stamps, matchbooks, Beanie Babies, or in this case, dishes."

...and flatware
...and napkins
...and napkin rings
...and glassware

.... etc!

To be fair to her, she was downsizing from a professional rentals business.

Of course, she didn't go far enough down!

But it wasn't so much a matter of accumulating in a frenzy as it was not being able to part with things.

I've been reading self-help, cleaning and organizing blogs and magazines for years. One thought that stood out "You can't organize clutter." The only way to deal with clutter is put things away where they belong and toss as much as possible on a regular basis.

That thread scares me silly! OCD anyone!

wow - yes, it's all put away but it is still hoarding!

can't find. :(

Here's the link EJMoore!

Here is a link that might be useful: Collection