How to Help a #HOADER 💡A few years ago, I realized that my mom was a Hoader. The closets were filled to capacity. Stuff all over the place. I got a headache just looking at all of that junk. She would even tell the cats-‘Don’t go in there(the closets), I may never find y’all”😼For years, I had been “thinking of a Master Plan”😉and on Sunday I went through all closets and #Cleanedhouse ✔️#PunIntended 😆I also broke 4 fingernails(lugging that stuff around💅🏽And of course-she still was trying to keep stuff that she really didn’t need. We ended up with 10 huge garbage bags of stuff. We hauled half of them to #Goodwill and I have a few more trips to make😤Y’all know I love my mom dearly, but I’m so thankful that-this hoarder trait was not passed on to me. And part of that is because I lost so much during Hurricane Katrina that I don’t like to keep to many (material things) around, only the necessities. My dad was a hoarder too. Are your parents hoarders? Do you have a hoarder in your family? Here are some tips on how to help them: *Express your concern. Tell your parent that you're worried about them. *Avoid being judgmental. Hoarding is a serious mental health issue, and what you may see as garbage might be something your parent regards as valuable or sentimental. *Offer to help. *Accept that your parent may not be willing to change. I allowed my mom to be part of the elimination process and of course she tried to keep everything but I had her explain to me why she needed it, and if she could justify keeping it-we did. If she couldn’t provide justification-then we tossed it. I also brought her along for the ride to Goodwill, therefore she could see that her items were being donated to a great organization. So far so good. Do y’all have any other suggestions? #hoarding #home #love #declutter #hoarders #mom #dad #declutteryourlife #instagram #cleanup #declutternation #outofhome #clutter #propertyrestoration #propertymanagement #hoard #junk #photooftheday #picoftheday #bestoftheday *Fancy the cat photobomber-strikes AGAIN!😹
