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Nancy was a hoarder. No other word for it, she wouldn’t throw anything away, always saying you never knew when you might need it.
Her flat was cluttered beyond belief until Andrew came up with a brilliant idea.
The only thing was everything was out of her reach, so rather than ask him to retrieve a colander or sieve, she just went out and bought new ones!
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Nancy was a hoarder. No other word for it, she wouldn’t throw anything away, always saying you never knew when you might need it.
pensitivity101 
I have known people like that.
Dear Di,
So much for Andrew’s brilliant idea. 😉 You’re no hoarder of words, though. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle
I have an aunt whose like that! Its a hard way to live!
Ha! i can believe it. In days gone, nothing was thrown away.
It was a foolproof plan but not hoarder-proof.
My friend’s grandmother was the worst I’ve seen in real life. She had rooms so packed that one could not enter the room.
I can believe that actually.
I did that with my coffee mugs when Hubby put them up on the shelf instead of on the counter…. about 20 cups later, it finally dawned on him that I couldn’t reach any of the kitchen cupboards… we ended up converting the coat closet to store everything.
Clever idea!
You’ve given me an idea for some extra storage around my place! 😉
Hanging pot racks were very popular in small kitchens as the ceilings were quite high in the older properties. We couldn’t put cupboards on one wall in our kitchen in the bungalow because it was too narrow, so we bought two shallow pine book cases and stood them one on top of the other. Ideal for pots, cereal and pasta containers.
Seemed like a good idea at the time! Nice one Di.
Yep.
A hoarder’s dream – more of everything. He didn’t think that one through!
That totally backfired! Made even more room for even more stuff!
Well done, Di!
Thanks Dale
Yep. It’s in my blog somewhere! My friend told me to keep him as he was useful, so I did!
Ha ha!
28 years wed, and 30 together, so she got it right for me!
Wonderful!
😀
Whatever new item is bought for her, she will again hoard. She will never throw away things, be it new or old. So what is the solution?
Take away her purse or check book? LOL
Well, that plan backfired! Hoarding is a recognized anxiety behavior, and with good counsel it can be helped—a little 🙂
Thanks for commenting Linda. We lost the ability and space to hoard years ago!
D’oh! A vicious circle, indeed. Poor Nancy and Andrew.
Thanks Gilly.
Andrew’s idea seems to have had the opposite effect. My husband became a hoarder in later years. I’d have the flat almost cleared out and he’d bring in more stuff. Things that were broken he was sure he could fix. When he passed on, a lot of stuff went. Well done, Pensitivity. 🙂 — Suzanne
I am sorry for your loss Suzanne, and understand fully.
We had a rule that if it hadn’t been used in 6 months, we obviously didn’t need it, so it went. Nine times out of ten we wanted it in the seventh month!