The Hoarders Anonymous Thread Part Two...Still Sorting It Out ~ Together!

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Sorting out the home when you're a hoarder (big or small) is never going to be easy and we should know! but having someone else to support you, talk about it with you and make you feel much less of a freak of mother nature makes a huge difference!

If you are any of the following:
A hoarder. In a mess. Untidy. Disorganised. Lazy with housework that has lead to something that you now feel unable to deal with. If you are ill and not coping with the housework. If you are emotionally attached to items for whatever reason. If you have a combination of any or all of these things or something completely different, please join us. No one here will judge you. We have something in common and we have a common goal. We share our ideas and we share our disappointments no matter how big and our celebrations no matter how small.

Welcome to thread number 2! :)

My house is at a 'not perfect but definitely not ashamed to let people round' kind of level. Which is a MASSIVE improvement :) :)

Unfortunately though, dh didnt have time to do a tip run when we had pur friend around to stay, so the bags of rubbish (dont worry, nothing that will smell!!) got hidden in the attic. And you know, out of sight, out of mind - i have only just remembered nearly two weeks later that they were put there!!

Four big bags of shredded paper went out with our recycling the week that i did it! WHY did i keep all that in the first place?! All i've kept now is dhs last p60, dwp stuff, and disability/health stuff (like my dsa assessment). 3 year old ds2 enjoyed shredding so much though that we have started to keep paper money out of his reach

I'm definitely finding it easier to keep on top of the living room now that I have people visiting a couple of times a week. Although the clutter has mostly just moved upstairs, our bedroom is a bombsite again!

I was really hoping that I could carry on decluttering with work out of the picture for a few weeks, but nope, not well enough, really frustrating.

In other news though I've got an appointment with the adult autism specialist! Really pleased about that.

Fuzz it's an incentive isn't it. Hope your appointment goes well :). I am teetering on the verge of a relapse too. Feeling dreadful.
PG I've done nothing until today (Sat). I sorted a tiny bit of the kitchen. I've discovered 'The Pink Stuff' for cleaning and stain removal. Brill!!

How are we doing? :)

Doing? Can't say that I am really!

Just in a cycle of 'panic tidying' the living room really. Although it's still improving, just very very very slowly.

How about you? :)

No, I'm not doing either :( seem to have so much on my plate these days. Still, we have to remain optimistic and supportive!! :)

Absolutely! Sorry you're struggling as well. It does seem impossible sometimes doesn't it especially when we have to be so careful with our non existent limited energy - but we must hang on to the fact that every single item leaving the house - even if it's just something little chucked in the bin - DOES make a difference.

I've told the DCs that if we get lots of tidying done over the next couple of days, we will go to one of those Movies for Juniors things on Sunday. Have no energy to actually tidy yet though!

Next week I have a meeting with work to discuss my absence which is now officially classed as 'long term'. Will most likely be talking about the next steps... redeployment (not really possible) or... well. Unemployment I guess. Shiiiiit. :(

Just trying to catch up on the thread properly (haven't been reading as much while I try and ignore the whole hoarding thing ) but iam I'm sorry your first appt didn't go well and I can completely understand what you're feeling about your mum's responses. That's what I'm panicking about too. My parents hate to admit anything that wasn't good in my childhood (complicated of course by the fact I was abused pretty much under their noses by my mum's brother and not a damn thing was done about it...) and as my dad is blatantly autistic as well, I was the perfect child for him so he didn't see an issue! Really clever/precocious etc, quite the mini adult and very much the 'child professor' stereotype. Mum told me many times when I was younger how I was assessed for hearing loss for example because I wouldn't take in anything they said - there was nothing wrong with my hearing and it was concluded I preferred to be in my own world. But when I mentioned it recently - in the context of my upcoming assessment - she couldn't remember it so I am worried, but hopefully I'll be able to talk it through with the specialist. Have you had your follow-up yet?

I now have to try and rearrange the assessment anyway because I've just realised I've double booked myself. Which wouldn't have happened if I hadn't lost the diary for a couple of months. FFS. If I was into Twitter I'd be using #hoarderproblems :o

I am in EPIC pain today. Have barely moved from the sofa. Not a chance of decluttering.

Oh. Actually I don't need to rearrange it, as it's the week before the other thing (a home ed day I've already paid for). Was halfway through writing a message to the specialist when I realised I'd put the info on a text to DH. Thankfully I remembered before sending, and saved myself more embarrassment (although it would've perhaps served as evidence of how much I struggle with everyday things!)

Can I join please?

Cake a plenty!!

+Thank you Cherry

And welcome Mad

I've done sod all this weekend. Just feel like I've shut down and given up! :( Feeling completely demotivated and have no idea how to climb out of this hole.

But my questionnaires for the autism assessment have come through, so I've been writing my responses for that. Trying to get as much info down as I can.

My meeting at work is on Thursday. They've said if I prefer they will come to me, but I'm not sure. In some ways I think it would be better, at least I can be more comfortable. And I kind of want them to see all our home ed work lying around because they keep asking in quite an accusatory way how I can possibly educate the children while I'm ill (very easily as it turns out - but that's a whole other thread!). The living room isn't terrible really but I'd have to improve it a bit.

Hurrah....found you guys again !

You dropped off my bookmark list...grumble grumble.

Oh my, I can not sleep for worrying. My first craft fair is Sunday and despite plugging away at making stuff, I have so much left to do. And I am only doing 1/8 of what I hoped to take !

Arghh, hopefully I will have enough of the website up and running by the weekend.

I need to sort out local printers business cards 48 hours notice and fill that HMRC online form in.

House wise I am ticking along.

Did I mention the craft fair ! So having a glass of wine Sunday evening :)

Thanks....just two more days of crafting and then on Monday, it will be catch up with housework week !

HMRC form done...gulp.

Bought printable business cards which I will print on Saturday.

My dad is cutting some peg board up for me and I am going to use it to display the stuff I haven't finished making.

The house is ok but sliding, laundry pile building up. Today is after school club for everyone and the last child to be collected at 8.30pm so will get nothing but walking done tonight....Sigh. ..Hope I have a productive day tomorrow.

Hello :) I'm just catching up. Welcome aboard Mad .

I will add a proper post soon, I promise.
You are all great!
Good luck to everyone that needs good luck.

I think I'm just doomed.

{{{Solo}}} You are not doomed. As long as we keep trying...We will succeed one day !

I did hear taking pictures of your progress is meant to keep us focused and motivated ...but that is not something I would/could do !

We will get there in the end.

I'm not going back to work for another 2 months. Longest sick note I ever had. Eep.

Thanks all :) Fuzz it'll go too fast! I can remember having 7 months off all told and it shot by.

Yes, how did it go Babies?

Cherry I hope it goes well :)

The fair had very low footfall, but I made enough to cover my stall and a small profit. Booked myself in for another small fair this weekend !

:) excellent! the only way is up!