My aunt and uncle were hoarders. I never used to think of them that way but now that I think back on it they were. I used to think they just had a very messy house.
They had a path from the front door through to the back door and every surface (including the floor) was stacked with stuff. They must have kept stuff from the 1st day they moved in. I wonder if there were old bottles of prenatal vitamins in that stuff too. There were stacks of papers, newspapers, etc.
They had a decent sized house but all the clutter made it feel tiny. Their living room was basically cut in half by all the clutter. I remember seeing a piano and there was room behind it but that space was filled with stuff. There was stuff in front of the piano too so you couldn’t even get to it to play it. Their dining room table was piled with stuff except for spaces for them to sit and eat dinner.
They are both long gone now and I would have hated to see just how long it took to clean that house out to sell it. They must have had to use several large dumpsters to put all the clutter in. I think seeing that house that way made me hate having stuff piled up around my house. When we pack to move all the boxes sitting around waiting to be moved drive me crazy.
The other day I drove past a house and they were having a yard sale. The temperatures have only been in the 20’s and 30’s here. There weren’t very many people there and they had a lot of stuff out. I could see something that looked like a cigar store Indian too.
I don’t know why they didn’t wait until spring or a really warm day to hold a yard sale. I know I wouldn’t want to tramp through several inches of snow in someone’s yard to buy some over-priced items.
No.. not really. We’re living in our camper. But on the upside if we need to move it we just have to hook it up to the truck and not have to spend money on motorhome towing.
It’s not really all that bad. I just miss having my computer desk and the rest of my stuff. I miss having room to move around.. it gets pretty cramped in here in spots.
Anyway.. hopefully soon we’ll find something and move into a much bigger place.
It’s been yard sale season and I’ve gone to a couple and found some good deals. People are cleaning out their homes and garages and selling stuff like crazy. One yard sale that I passed even had a bus for sale! How crazy is that? Well, I really can’t say it’s crazy because I had a yard sale once and sold my car. I got a good price for it too.
If you shop around at yard sales you can find some good stuff at cheap prices.
