tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post74158801431422072..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: The Hoarder's Apprenticeallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-46190229166873972602012-05-19T01:33:32.012+10:002012-05-19T01:33:32.012+10:00I'm with Alison, I sneak/smuggle so much toys ...I'm with Alison, I sneak/smuggle so much toys and clothing, either broken or outgrown. It needs to be done for my sanity and our 3-bedroom house is on the 'cosy' side with no built-in storages. Our 8yo son refuses to pass on clothes to his 2yo brother saying, I can still fit it. Sad, but not true.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281498399481433724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-70089485854288191012012-05-18T20:05:19.648+10:002012-05-18T20:05:19.648+10:00I am a toy and clothes "smuggler" mummy ...I am a toy and clothes "smuggler" mummy too. Mine cannot bear to part with the most ridiculous things, like your boy : )<br />I have bags full of toys and clothes hidden in cupboards, and the boot of my car, waiting for a soon-to-happen garage sale.<br />Only glitch is, I will have to get my Mr to take the girls away for the day, otherwise they won't let me sell anything!Megan.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03264440929071046671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-87782652047637835312012-05-16T22:55:00.308+10:002012-05-16T22:55:00.308+10:00I am smuggling boxes of clothes, books and toys do...I am smuggling boxes of clothes, books and toys down to the storeroom while the boys sleep - to be flogged in a garage sale while the boys play with their Grandma. The rest goes to the op shop. If they spot the boxes, all hell will break loose. My eldest spotted one of his old toys in an op shop once and I had to buy it back and bring it home again. I think all kids must be born with that tendency to hang on and hoard. But, boy, it does feel good to get rid of some stuff!Alison Bennett Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856998435125114810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-76138535891368763162012-05-16T21:50:28.360+10:002012-05-16T21:50:28.360+10:00So many people go for years saying and thinking &q...So many people go for years saying and thinking "I/we haven't got much stuff, moving will be a breeze", then they start packing.....Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-28289040545004677632012-05-16T19:22:34.259+10:002012-05-16T19:22:34.259+10:00My daughter (now 25) had a slight hoarding tendanc...My daughter (now 25) had a slight hoarding tendancy which I discovered when she was quite young. I got around it in a couple of ways - only having SOME toys out at a time and turning them over once a month (it helped her learn to track days, weeks and months via the calendar too as she insisted on ticking off each day at first...sigh). It made clean up much easier and some daggy things could make their way to toy heaven before being put away :-)<br /><br />Just before Christmas and her birthday each year we went through her old toys to determine which would go to charities and the "poor children who didn't have as much as she did". She couldn't bear to throw things out so we talked about people/children less fortunate (not that we were wealthy but we talked about children with even less). She seemed OK with giving the items away, she just couldn't bear to THROW them away.<br /><br />Twenty years on she still goes through this ritual twice a year cleaning out her wardrobe and house of things she no longer uses. She CAN throw things out now but she nearly always gives them to me to dispose of to charities or ebay or whatever. She's working on her partner to dispose of some of the clothes he's had since high school.....he's a personal trainer and body builder and they'll NEVER fit him again!Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684052302514385037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-66672418638638486202012-05-16T14:06:32.375+10:002012-05-16T14:06:32.375+10:00Oh Al, our lives are so aligned at the moment! I&...Oh Al, our lives are so aligned at the moment! I'm packing a house too and my husband and I are rubbing our hands in glee at the prospect of a council clean up next week. My husband went through the kids playroom like a tsunami (wasn't helped by the fact he was grumpy too). The kids didn't stand a chance, they grabbed madly for stuff, I fought/pleaded in vain, yet the cupboards are empty and the rubbish bags are overflowing. His final words to me were "no more buying toys, they've got enough". Not any more it seems. Good luck, I'm feeling your pain.Lisa Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098082575435441127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-73264184019854468492012-05-16T13:25:44.497+10:002012-05-16T13:25:44.497+10:00I have done the clean out a couple of times but I ...I have done the clean out a couple of times but I find it so difficult and even thinking about gives me the guilts!! One of the clean ups resulted in a box of toys going to Nana's house so that they could play with them when they visit. I seem to have suddenly grown this hoarding gene too, when did this happen? When I was single I happily gave away anything I didn't want anymore, now I just look at things and see the monetary value of how much I could get from eBay. So is this a hoarding gene or a tightwad gene?Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05752310782630552117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-22829025141817181062012-05-16T06:38:39.348+10:002012-05-16T06:38:39.348+10:00Good luck with the packing! I don't envy you i...Good luck with the packing! I don't envy you in that regard. But what a great excuse for a clean out!Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886017636780724635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-51553392394053133122012-05-15T23:47:22.068+10:002012-05-15T23:47:22.068+10:00Hee hee.
You've got to love the conviction!!
T...Hee hee.<br />You've got to love the conviction!!<br />Too cute.<br />Until the authorities have to step in.<br />:-) xxMum on the Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543791863884733714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-70497484855439438242012-05-15T23:23:12.446+10:002012-05-15T23:23:12.446+10:00Awww, this is SO cute Allison. Always love your Mr...Awww, this is SO cute Allison. Always love your Mr stories, you have the sweetest sounding little boys. My Mr4 is quite similar, in that he will only declare his undying love and devotion to something if it's about to hit the rag-bag. So, many a secret stealth mission has been performed from my end... because I seriously can't stand clutter or things lying around that aren't being used.<br />Good luck with the big cleanup/pack-up and relocate xoAll For Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151973819133926868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-86817783712633166872012-05-15T23:10:48.748+10:002012-05-15T23:10:48.748+10:00Dear God! I hope he never marries my daughter. The...Dear God! I hope he never marries my daughter. They'll end up on one of those Horrible Hoarders shows.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561240096806868742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-61230715784633574622012-05-15T23:09:02.362+10:002012-05-15T23:09:02.362+10:00We have a younger cousin and friends who benefit f...We have a younger cousin and friends who benefit from the Munchkin's previously loved stuff... I just have to convince him that he's "sharing" those things with them, and he ends up feeling all self-righteous. I can assure you that by the end we were both happy to see the back of the ride-on Thomas and the noisy Fisher Price School Bus!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035359686891598881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-2006036380256185422012-05-15T22:48:28.680+10:002012-05-15T22:48:28.680+10:00My 7 year old cries if I throw out her old homewor...My 7 year old cries if I throw out her old homework sheets, because they are 'special'. Trying on clothes at the beginning of a season is an epic ordeal, because she 'needs' to keep all the clothes (including too small undies and mismatched socks). When we moved house, I made executive decisions while she wasn't around and threw so much stuff out. My rule was it had to off the premises before she returned. I lied and said that I must have already packed so many things. Funnily enough, she hasn't actually missed or even asked for anything I threw out. It was just the actual idea of getting rid of it which caused her stress. I expect to see her on extreme hoarders in the future.Jo @ Country Life Experimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704622521770339221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-85381662475977985352012-05-15T22:35:21.375+10:002012-05-15T22:35:21.375+10:00Urgh - Mr 5 would hate having me for a mum.
Have ...Urgh - Mr 5 would hate having me for a mum.<br /><br />Have you read this one? http://www.kellyexeter.com.au/just-call-me-mother-of-the-year/Kelly Exeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016952176301597208noreply@blogger.com