So much junk, how did I not notice .... played round with a photo then changed my avatar

Most hoarders are pretty good at hiding their compulsion. My mom on the other hand got rid of everything including what I thought were things she should have kept!!

yepperz, she looks most content. when my mamaw passed, i was somewhat amazed't what all she'd kept through the years. i feel fer my young'uns if'n i go 'fore the hubs. he's a hoarder deluxe'n i doubt they'll e'en go through all "that", but haul't all off to the dump. not a wise move, but i know those young'uns, lol.

I am so sorry to hear this. My parents have lots of things in their home as well. I am not sure exactly what they have crammed away but every closet, cabinet, and the attic are chock full. I know its hard on you emotionally as well. Wish I could come help you.

I don't envy you having to sort out your mother's things, especially if there are mice and roaches about. Lovely photo, you've shown it to us before.

Nice picture/avatar, Ann. My mom was a bit of a hoarder, too, but she wasn't as bad as my dad was. When dad passed away, mom waited about six months and then started sorting through all the drawers in the house and then moved to the barns and then each shed on our property, sorting out things that should actually be kept and things that we didn't have a use for and hadn't in ten or fifteen years. Once she finished inside buildings, then she tackled the piles of junk in different areas of our farm. She moved good stuff into one of the best sheds and piled everything else according to what it was made from. By the time she finished sorting everything like that, she called the salvage yards... I believe she said she received $1,500 total for all the junk around the farm. Mom didn't hang onto large items. All her hoarding was in the form of books and costume jewelry.... After we sorted her jewelry into piles according to who bought it for her or who wanted what favorite piece, I discovered by accident that some of what we thought was costume jewelry wasn't. (shrug!) IDK what they did about that new development. I quit helping sort things when they started fighting over more of her stuff. SMH!

My mom collects junk like that and I go behind her and toss it....I catch myself doing the same thing I guess because back in the day you never had the money to buy things and you never know what you might need so we kept it. I will be getting rid of stuff here for years after shes gone but thank god no mice or roaches....

yay kitty:) i know the feeling.when i moved back,3 of my family i swear hadn't thrown out anything in 6 years.i wanted to crown my brother for letting it happen.i spent a week and a half just throwing things out.

More than wanting it is the energy one needs to go through to get rid of unwanted stuff.. Whoever does that to my stuff after I am gone will have a similar problem to deal with.

oh she's a gorgeous cat! My mother was anything but a hoarder. She loved throwing things out, even if they were mine! grrrrr