Archive | October, 2007

Win a Pink Dyson

31 October 2007

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 Today I learned about a nifty contest on The Domestic Diva.  You can win a $400 pink Dyson vacuum cleaner! I’ve always wanted to try a Dyson.  Their commercials look good, and the few people I know of who have one say it’s a good vacuum. No one likes to vacuum, but as long as we have [...]

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Hallowe’en Clutter

31 October 2007

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What do you do with your Hallowe’en costumes after the big day is done? Toss them away? Toss them into a dress-up bin? I don’t think old costumes are necessarily clutter. Sure, they can be if you leave them all over the place well into April. But just keeping a bin of costumes or [...]

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Professional Organizers

22 October 2007

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If you’re deep in a clutter quagmire like me, I suggest looking for a professional organizer! I tried one once, and it was a great experience! I’ll tell you upfront that the only reason I only had one session with her was because my cat ended up needing $$$ emergency surgery, which put the kibosh [...]

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Compulsive Hoarding

17 October 2007

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According to the Institute of Living Anxiety Disorders Center, compulsive hoarding is thought to be a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). People are thought to have a compulsive hoarding problem when they meet all three of these criteria: They regularly keep a large number of possessions that most people would not consider [...]

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The First Step

14 October 2007

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As any self-help program will tell you, admitting you have a problem is the first step toward the solution. In that case: Hi, I’m Caitlin, and I have a clutter problem. I’m a pack rat. A hoarder. However you slice it, I have too much stuff and it’s taking over not only my house, but also my [...]

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