The hoarding conversation reminds me of that woman on Oprah, whose house was so full of crap that it ended up filling a 10,000-square-foot warehouse. It seems so shocking and unbelievable, but then the experts on the show made all these comments about how any kind of clutter in your house is bad. They said that we all have to set limits - one junk drawer, one shelf, one section in the garage. Are we all just 10 egg cups away from filling three semi-trailers?
My mother is continually searching for her next big career and a few months ago she decided she was going to become a Feng Shui expert. I guess to be a Feng Shui expert you only have to read 2 books. Part of the Feng Shui philosophy is that you must free your home from all the clutter and because my mom has a lot of stuff, from all the garage sales and antique stores within a 50 mile radius - she purged a lot of junk. Being a hater of knickknacks I was all excited to see my parent's home emptying of all the unnecessary objects, but my glee was very short-lived. She soon started filling up the house with all things Feng Shui. Dragons, frogs, buddhas, and a water fountain that makes me have to pee, came into the home. I guess cluttering your house with mystical objects doesn't count in Feng Shui land - even if you have a heritage home where the decor fared much better with junky antiques.
People have been asking her to come to their homes and "Feng Shui" them. She tells me that these people's lives have improved, their wealth has increased, and their sex lives have been enriched. To totally prove how much it works my mom cleaned out her guest room, which, according to the Feng Shui handbook, was her "relationship" room.
Now my dad puts his own paper in the recycling bin.
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