It starts with one box. Because that box is handy, you stack another one on top of it. The magazines land there, then the mail. Some letters spill to the floor, hidden by a shopping bag set down, just ...

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You might have noticed an elderly relative or neighbor whose home has gradually filled with newspapers, boxes, and items that seem to serve no purpose. What looks like simple messiness could actually ...

A small collection of tea caddies displayed. Source: Shirley M. Mueller Collecting is a widespread hobby where people acquire, preserve, and display specific items they find interesting or valuable.

Clutter makes it tough to enjoy our homes. Who hasn’t sidestepped a precarious stack of mail or random boxes in the hallway? Maybe you’ve even hesitated to invite guests over, worried they’d see the ...

Hoarding is a serious mental illness that affects 2 to 5% of the population. — -- intro:You're buying things a second time because you lost the first ones you purchased. You can't fit your car in ...

Are you a ‘neat freak’? No, but I am a very organized person and that’s very different. I have things out on my kitchen counters, for example—but they are all organized and contained. When my son was ...

A messy house is not a problem for organizing expert Cassandra Aarssen. She guides her clients to find the organizing style that works for them. Instead of an in-person meeting, Aarssen relies on ...