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Hoarders

Does anyone else always get sucked into those tv shows about people who have houses filled with clutter?  Some are more lighthearted, like Clean House, others are kind of dark, like Hoarders.  Either way, I find them completely fascinating.  People have just accumulated so much stuff, and it’s always such a mess, with piles everywhere.  [...]

Hoarding tendencies?

So as I have mentioned, I am currently between roommates.  My roommate moved out in November, and my new roommate is moving in sometime in late-July.  While I’m a little sad to be giving up my solo life, I’m glad that someone else will be around, and glad to have the help with the rent [...]

Are you an Early Adopter?

So in the news this morning, everyone’s talking about what Apple might announce today, and the assumption is that it is some sort of tablet device, perhaps a counter to the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook.  Already, I have coworkers who are planning to buy it when they don’t even know what [...]

Decluttering

My roommate came back to clean up the rest of her stuff on Tuesday night, so yesterday, I went into what is now my guest room for the time being to see what I could do with the room now that she’s gone.  Not surprisingly, her version of clean and my version of clean are [...]

“Recessionista?” Seriously?

Twice over the past week, I have seen advertising discussing the latest and greatest fashions for the fall season – all “inexpensive Recessionista style!”

Recessionista?  The word in itself is kind of ridiculous.

But the best part was that the items for sale were not anywhere near what I would consider inexpensive, frugal, or appropriate for someone [...]