I Think Pack Ratting is an Illness...

Insomnia crept into my bed the other night and I found myself watching 'Clean House- America's Messiest House' at 2 in the morning.

The featured house and owners were absolutely beyond. Their entire lives were wrapped around what they had and not what they did and who they were. As a matter of fact what they had was who they were.

Why, in the name of all that is sane would someone call a TV show that does what they do, and invite them into their lives and home and want a makeover but not really want to change?
These people didn't want to get rid of anything!!
There house was nearly as bad as the womans house I have linked called 'My Mothers House' (Not mine) it was disgraceful.

The saddest part was that all of this stuff kept them from living an even remotely normal life. They just went out and bought more stuff thinking they were going to feel better and it never did.

I really wish they would do follow ups to these shows. I want to see this couple a year from now.
The entire design team were beside themselves because these people were sooo beyond comprehension. It is amazing they were able to do anything with there house at all yet they did a beautiful job! Yet in my heart of hearts, I don't think these two are gonna be able to handle living in a clutter free world. I just know they're gonna junk it up again.

It's funny, I think about why people would do things like this, and I think back on my own life.
When I was a kid and lived with my parents, my dad was a total neat freak. I even had drawer inspections once a week to make sure all my clothes were folded correctly. As an adult; I refuse to fold my underwear and pj's. It's like my little rebellion.
I have found as I get older I like to have less things. I used to have sooooo much stuff, but stuff is work, and I don't want to take care of it. I hate to dust, and clean!

So my solution has been to have as little clutter as possible thus giving the appearance of a neat house but not always clean house.

The good thing about less clutter when you don't like to clean is that when you do get around to cleaning, you have a lot less to move and deal with and it makes it much easier.

I really hope those people were able to get it together