My late Aunt was a clean organized hoarder. She had a lovely home it was filled with expensive collectibles, antiques and framed original art work and every place you could put a decor item she found something perfect to fill that space. She kept plastic takeout food containers of all kinds and hoarded canned goods and frozen food. She had 4 deep freezers and 3 fridge/freezers and one giant refrigerator. 3 in house and the rest of the freezers out in the garage. Her 3 car garage was filled with boxes of cloth material for sewing and she had a huge yarn, ribbon, zippers and button collection. She had a 10ft tree she decorated every year that took her two months to decorate and each tiny twig on each branch had an ornament or two or three. It was a lot. They were mostly hallmark collectibles ornaments and beautifully homemade ornaments. She grew up living on her grandparents farm until she was 12 and she and my mom and their mom moved into the city and she took care of the household responsibilities and babysat my mom. She talked a lot about how her cousins would get gifts at Christmas and birthdays of things she was wanting so desperately but her mom could not afford them. She taught herself how to sew and made all of her clothes as a teen and adult. She wanted something she figured out how to get it and she would make it if she could. Her hoarding started when she and her husband and kids moved into an old Victorian mansion fixer upper and it had 3 floors and a cellar, a barn, detached garage and detached home office. She started going to estate sales and antique shopping and auctions because that was all they had going on in the new little town she moved to. And she started filling up that house. The habits stayed with her through the next 6 houses she would live in before she died. It took months to clear it all out and eventually her kids did an estate sale. The crazy thing is my aunt always knew where everything was and where she bought it and how much she bought it for and how much money she saved. I miss her and I hope wherever she is she is happy. ❤
My mother in law was the same way. A very clean organized hoarder. Every inch of space was covered or filled. But her house smelled good and was clean. You could navigate easily through her home but the STUFF made me very uncomfortable.
It’s an interesting thought that you can be clean organized hoarder …. I might resemble this slightly 🙈as well as I’m guilty of having a room that is completely in disarray. The hoarding of food I think comes from not having. I didn’t have growing up. Then when got married very young…had babies…buying groceries was scary each week. We had very little money. Then when we did better we had an accident that left us both hurt not able to work. People bought us food,people set us up with food pantries and co op programs. I think that was the start of our fear of not enough. Then the economy crashed….once again…trouble buying groceries. Now we are good and have this need to make sure that we will have enough even if we don’t work for 6 months. It seems crazy I know 😟 trying to work through this problem.
Clean and organized hoarding is rare, indeed. I have a friend who started off this way, but the amount of items they've amassed has made it humanly impossible to keep clean anymore. However, I believe that they still know the general vicinity of each item, which is mind-boggling to me. They've got a barn the size of a small ranch home, a full basement 1K+ s.f. and most of the living space chock-a-block full of "treasures." Bless the folks who'll have to deal with that estate!
Mac's comment on "if you worry about where the stuff will go you will get overwhelmed" is so true. I went to a hoarding course that said you had to shift things to their final place. It was paralysing. Mac, I hope you and Jason can put all your pearls of wisdom on your channel into a book.
Totally agree. I once hired the services of a hoarding consultant- never again! Her mantra was only touch an item once - I just couldn’t do that. Often I had no idea where an item’s ultimate resting place would be. I was so traumatized I fell back into serious hoarding behaviours and it’s taken months and months to get back on track. Fortunately, I also belong to an online support group for hoarders and that has helped immensely. Even when I feel like I’m just spinning my wheels stuck in neutral or reverse, they are always there for me. I wish I could be as much there for all of them. Thank you, Making Room!
@margaretmcnarry4298 You as well! I had about a month of being stuck. I had one support worker who insisted on the standard throw, donate, keep mantra. It was exhausting as my brain couldnt shift to different types of things and how could I decide when like things werent collected in one box/place. Once you see you have 30 cups it is much easier to decide 6 is probably enough and 24 can go. MMC have me got thru 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living, lounge, dining and a double garage with no other outside help. Without this weekly advice I stall.
I was helping clean out the home of a family member who grew up during the depression. We found canned vegetables that were more than 20 years out of date. I decided to open them. You know, for science. I have not eaten any canned vegetables since. I saw things that will haunt me forever. Anyway, long story short, canned green beans do not last anywhere near 40,000 years.
I had one of my mothers friends contact me and told me she was cleaning out some of the extra canned goods she had and asked if I was interested in them…they were all good still etc…taking her word for it I said sure since I’m struggling with food lately…lol…I went over and picked up a bunch of bags that filled the bed of my ford ranger…got it all home and started sorting it…then I noticed the labels on some were the old designs and looked at the date…I literally had canned goods that were expired by 10 years given to me as good still lol…it all ended up in the garbage and I wasn’t brave enough to open any of it like u were lol…I can only imagine what it looked like! Lol…another one of my mothers friends brought over a deep freeze and gave it to me…full of meat that was still good…lol….I knew better by that point…but did u know a large roast in 2002 only cost $2.12! And it was at least 2lbs originally before it started drying up and becoming freezer burned lol…
I had a similar thing happen when I was trying to work through old food at my hoarder parent's house (when I lived there) and the canned pumpkin was NOT pumpkin 🤢 colored
I just cleared out all my food cabinets and the freezers. I have a disability and rarely cook. I don’t think there was any 10 year old items, but I know there was 5 year old. Spices? There’s probably spices going as far back to when my mom was alive (she died in 1998).
I used to watch Hoarders to motivate me to clean. Now I watch Mr Midwest to motivate me to clean. So much more motivation and understanding on what can cause messiness and hoarding.
"shut up and buy some new spices"....."green beans from 40 thousand years ago"....God I love this channel.... it's practical comedy from everyday life....takes the worse case scenarios and sprinkles it with humor, so it alleviates stress for the ones cleaning, the clients and audience!!!....well done Mac and Jason....you guys deserve an Oscar, a congressional metal of honor, a nobel prize of some sort....something special for all you do....
My mother was a hoarder, she grew up during the depression. She saved everything, but the house was clean and she had a unique quality, where every cabinet, drawer and closet was organized. She had a place for every item. Everything else was just piled up on itself. She refused to throw out anything. So my dad just started building shelves and when a pile got to big, he'd put it in a box and put it on a shelf. My dad didn't have to see any clutter and my mom was happy because nothing got thrown out. They were married for 45 years until my mom passed.
I think the Depression gets blamed for compulsions that people will always have no matter what the era. I didn't grow up in the Depression, but life was unstable enough that there could be a problem replacing anything that was thrown out. Several times, I have thrown out something thinking I would never need only to need it within a few weeks. So I have out of the way storage for those items used once in a blue moon.
I'm the adult child of a hoarding parent. At the suggestion of a family member, I cleaned my kitchen when my parents were out of town. We threw out six contractors bags of expired food. Oldest thing we threw out was diet lime jello, expired in 2004. We moved into that house in 2005, so that jello came into the house already expired. I find these videos strangely therapeutic. Thank you for what you do.
@@chicchi1682just do a Walmart sized bag when they are asleep/napping but make sure it’s hidden when tossed. And just shuffle things around so it still looks ok. A pain but may help slowly get the expired out. ❤
What always impresses me is the respect you have for the people you help, for their privacy, accessibility, usefulness. You are amazing, huge respect for you.
I found 90lbs of sugar in the kitchen when I was trying to declutter it; my mum had hoarded it by buying it every time it was on sale. She didn't seem to think it was a problem as it was still usable, despite being out of date (it was molasses sugar and had turned into a massive lump). I had to pretend the food bank were taking it, and took it to the dump. Then felt so guilty I bought two huge bags of food and took them to the food bank. I explained to them what had happened and they were so nice, and took a photo of the bags to pretend it was the sugar! I got so stressed out over it.
LOL! I saw this and thought of my Dad bringing home a 50 pound sack of pinto beans when I was a kid. There was only three of us in the family. Mom didn't want it in the kitchen, so it went under the spare bed. We ended up using 3/4 of it. The last was rather mummified.
@@angiegray4987they don’t mean to. It’s not on purpose and that anxiety is just a fraction of what they feel. I’m sorry, I know it’s so frustrating to try and help someone doing things that are so unhealthy and harmful to them that they won’t address. It’s just tough all around.
If she is truly that short, I'm hoping that nothing gets put on the third shelf up...the next pass through of decluttering. She might be at risk of falling. Maybe a tote on the floor would be an idea?
We got rid of all but 2 dinner plates..we use only coffee cup saucers for food. Americans eat too much because we define a plateful differently than the 1950's
What I like best about these videos, is that when you are done, it looks like a nice, average home where people live. It's not some HGTV place; it's not empty of stuff. It's just... manageable and functional. I appreciate that so much.
I don't know if anyone has told you this but there are few things as satisfying as watching a man clean around the house. Watching you take into consideration the woman's height is so thoughtful. You're so much more than special
@@melaniecatchpole6024 However, kindness, like charity, should begin at home. Team Jason says, well, what we always say. Being unkind to Jason is not funny or cute. A lot of Mac's other quirky Midwest mannerisms are, though.
I've found out that canned Moose Face actually requires too much preparation time. I've switched to Moose Flakes instead. Still has that yummy Moose flavor and much easier to use! 😋
Holy heck. Something clicked in my brain when you said: “if I find something like an old bill that's stuffed into a box underneath a pile of 15 other boxes or on the floor underneath a pile of 600 lb of other garbage, you've already thrown that thing away. it's just that your room has become the garbage can.” Wow. Game changer
I know this is a tad irrelevant to what you are doing, but I thought to let you know that the speed at which you fast forward causes my cats to sit here and watch entranced. Almost equivalent to those bird videos for cats to watch. Just absolutely enthralled. Side note however, thank you for all that you do for others!
You absolutely slay me, son. I’m an 80 year old woman and can’t believe you can do such a great job cleaning and at the same time your blow by blow satirical commentary practically puts me on the floor….and that’s all folks! Loving your channel from PA.
It's so hard for the Boomer and X generation, I think, because our parents grew up in the great depression. We learned not to throw anything away. Our kids don't want our heirlooms anymore, like our parents did. At this stage in my life, i just want simplicity and to pare things down. I hope I can. This home looks so much better, I'm always saying "wow!" at the before and afters. Amazing progress.
My (Maternal) Grandfather was a serious hoarder -- long before it was popular or trendy. My Mother is "sentimental", but she _can_ be persuaded to get rid of some things. I have made it clear to her that when my Mother dies, most of this stuff is going to charity or landfill. There are a few significant family pictures, but that's about it. I just do not want it (nor have I a place to store it). She wants my widowed cousin-in-law to receive some family items. Neither of us have ever met this woman who lives in another country. I have told my Mother that my CIL definitely does not want anything from her late husband's grandparents' house!
My father just emptied and sold his house of 21 years. I was sad at how many heirlooms none of us kids had any room for. I live in a one-bedroom apartment, as does my sister. My brother has a house and took a good deal of special items we all loved. But so much of it just had to go. It's sad, but the American dream of home ownership is beyond the reach of so many now. With nowhere to put things, no matter how sentimentally valuable, we just had to say good bye to a lot of stuff. It was pretty wrenching.
I'm the child of a boomer who inherited the hoarding disorder and I DO want all the heirlooms, but I can't keep them all! 😭 And I also have my own sense of style, so I'm not always interested either. It's just tough getting rid of things. I do envy families who have a rich history of heirlooms and antiques, passed down through the years, but that's just not my family. I'm too sentimental and will keep literally everything if I don't keep a close eye on myself. Currently writing this from the depths of my sewing room where I literally have fabric that belonged to my sister's great grandma lol (we have different dads). It's so tough giving things away and it does feel better to keep them in the family, but I view getting rid of things to be a skill. One that I struggle with, but one that with practice, I can (hopefully) get better at.
yes my mother was a hoarder who didn’t realize, when I was growing up. And today I am going to go help clean a friends apt for free who doesn’t know she’s a hoarder. So the management don’t see it and she doesn’t lose her place.
As a person with hoarding tendencies, I find just watching your videos helpful. So showing this to someone who is overwhelmed with clutter, may just allow them to get their head around things while they wait for Mac. These clean hoards are especially handy because there's no overwhelming disgusting mess that can bring on the shame factor. I love what you do Mac, you're on point. 🇦🇺
"LET THE BEANS GO!" LOL I found a jar of oregano in my father's house from a Pathmark that went out of biz 20 years ago. "That Doesn't go bad!" he yelled as I dumped it into the trash. Depression Era mentality + my late Mom's dementia + 91 year old Dad's denial......sheesh. Come to NJ, I need you!!!
Yikes! I just threw out the SAME container of oregano a few months ago when I started watching this channel and was inspired to start cleaning out my kitchen cabinets!
When my husband and I had to clear the household of his parents, on the first glance they had not hoarded much except light bulbs for the next 200 years. But in their bedroom there were 6m length of closets filled with clothes. It felt like a short history of fashion from WW2 to 2020.
I'm an unusual hoarder. I have no refrigerator magnets because I think they look messy. I have no spices except salt and pepper, and have never bought any others. I have no pantry or food sitting around. I like a near empty refrigerator because too much food confuses me. My cupboards are full of pretty dishes but I use the same mug and white plate every day. I have never had a throw pillow or even a couch (just chairs). But my house looks as bad as the ones you clean in your videos! I just have always loved beautiful and interesting things, and antiques, and books and toys, and felt like I had to bring them all home. My house is basically just a storage unit. Tons of paperwork too because I'm unorganized. These things fill every room in my house. I've finally come to my senses after watching cleaning, decluttering and minimalism youTube videos for the past year. I got brainwashed and am now a mental minimalist in a hoarded home. I think I need to have an estate sale while I'm still alive! But my house is too messy for that. 😢
I think we must be siblings under the skin. Not bringing things home is especially hard for me now that so many older people have beautiful things that younger people don't want, like etched crystal goblets and huge sets of very fine china. The kind of stuff I used to dream of having as a young bride but couldn't have. I can't bear thinking about all of that stuff going to the landfill just because these remnants of gracious living are no longer appreciated. I have 18 full sets of china. Some of them still have the original store stickers on them. I can buy a full extended unused set with all of the accent and serving pieces for the same price as one place setting would have cost in the 1980s. I don't know how to resist that temptation.
@@edennis8578 People like Rajiv Surendra still love and collect those old masterpieces. Maybe he can turn his tastes into a new gracious living craze. He is very organized, though.
Thank you Mack for this video. The beautiful lady who is helping me unhoard my house and clean just today said please don’t buy anymore spices you have so much that you will never use them all for the rest of your lifetime. Maybe this lady has almost as much as me. I felt like you were telling me as I watched this video. Blessings to you ❤
I hoard spices too, I will evaluate my spices at the end of this year. I usually go for the pricey organic ones so for now I will keep them. I think my spice collection is about 5 years old (time to let go),
I buy my spices in a smaller container from Penzey's Spices. I only buy blends that I like. Mural of Flavor is perfect for all sorts of veggie and meat dishes. You don't have to keep all the separate containers of herbs and I only buy enough to last me a few months to a year. Fresh spices and herbs have changed my opinion on how long these things are good for.
You can always take old ssweet spices and make a jar for wet potpourri. Old cinnamon, cloves, dried orange peel, etc. To use, take a small kitchen pot and boil some water, add a tablespoon of spices, simmer gently or just let stand. Suddenly, gingerbread!
I really love your channel! I am 60 and am discovering I have ADHD (or ADD whatever) and I am a hoarder. I hoard craft/cardmaking stuff and I am drowning in it all. Our upstairs has the following rooms that are not usable for their intended purpose: dining room and living room. The next rooms have hoard that needs cared for: master bedroom, small bedroom, our son's room and office. That leaves the kitchen and two bathrooms that are untouched by my hoard. I have a 12' x 24' craft room downstairs that I have been working on since I found your videos and I was making huge progress until Wednesday of last week when I got a terrible kidney stone 😢! I have two bedrooms and family room impacted downstairs by my hoard, but your videos are therapeutic to me! God bless you for your grace and empathy for those of us who suffer.!
I wish you success! I’ve found that by using “the complete list of items to have for [insert subject]” for everything that I’m able to let go of excess, because I’m working off a list and the goal of a reasonable home is higher than any one project
Where’d you find the list? I’m paring down but still struggling...I limit my self to 6 or 12 of things depending on shelf life & how often I use them. But I screw up on things that don’t fit that kind of limit. Right now I can’t find my smaller mixing bowls (I use often) after purging. So I think I need a list to keep myself from going accidentally too far.
I am in similar situation. I jokingly tell people I need a 12x12 step program, but I seriously need midwest magic's touch. Hmmm, I think New Zealand is outside hie 30 mile radious...
@@sophiefrizzell9488 there is a 12-step program for us!! it's clutterers anonymous, and they have phone meetings and video meetings every day, even if there's no in-person meeting near you.
@@sam12587 We’re basically using Pinterest and Google and creating our own off others lists. Like capsule wardrobes, and all the preppers advice. But, everything has to have a home and once that’s filled then that’s it. Only clothes that fit functionally in the closet, only craft things that fit neatly in their box, you know, perimeters that help me to tell myself it’s enough when my instincts want to expertly Tetris 100 Tupperware so that we have them but can’t get to any of them without a catastrophe 🤷♀️
I am a clutterer. I don't have any emotional attachments to stuff, just have a hard time organizing. But watching hoarding shows I'm inspired to clean out my closets and organize my cupboards. I actually get a rush from throwing things out. I just need to organize better. I get good ideas from you!
I love watching Cas from "Clutterbug" for organizing. Dana K White from "A Slob Comes Clean" for decluttering. And Dawn from "The Minimal Mom" to help understand my *inventory*! Hope these help!!
My mother in law is super weird about keeping all her mail. She went on vacation while I was living with her and I told her beforehand that I was going to clean her kitchen since it was well overdue. She came back and screamed at me about throwing out all her mail when I had just bundled it all together and placed it in a singular place in order by date. It was wild to experience it for the first time. Once she realized that it was all there she calmed down. But it hurt both of us realizing that it was that easy for her not to trust me. Even though I told her I wasn't throwing anything away but food trash and cleaning the surfaces.
Oh, that sucks so much, I do this too, both sides. I clean as a love language and I freak out if people throw my stuff out. What should’ve been a bonding experience became a little trauma. I hope you’ve found a way to bond with her and repair that damage she did. 💚
My mother in law had to move. We helped and she abused me for throwing things away. Until I showed her the one box I had consolidated 5 mostly empty boxes in to.
Someone may not have done the right thing by her in the past, so it's difficult for her to trust anyone. Hopefully she can grow positively towards a better place of trust with time.
My parents freak out if you throw away a milk jug or toilet paper roll. They grew up in depression area but definitely it’s much more emotional than that. I asked them what they need that stuff for. They said maybe a couple things for farm etc. I said okay how about we keep one tote of jugs or tp rolls. They can’t handle if they don’t see every single thing that gets thrown away. They also told me they didn’t think they had a problem or they couldn’t handle cleaning up themselves. Any time people do come help, it eventually leads to parents not trusting them and a full on freak out. Unfortunately I didn’t have the emotional capacity to keep helping at the pace they were comfortable with and with the blow back. They will still ask for help here and there but I’m very conscientious of what I agree to and tackle it from a harm reduction standpoint. There are some really good books about harm reduction goals for hoarding disorders that helps you separate the emotions from just making sure the house isn’t a fire hazard or that emergency personnel could come in if they ever were hurt and needed help.
Don’t let it faze you. I ended up estranged from my father over cleaning his house. Later I realized he couldn’t really help it. Like the saying goes, It’s Not You!
I was like, "Are those herbs and spices? Nah, they can't be. No, wait... they are! Dude -- your client better be extremely tall for a woman or she's going to haunt you when she dies."
After watching some of your hoarding videos I've realized that I am DEFINITELY a compulsive shopper and possibly a "clean" hoarder. I'm one of those hoarders you mentioned. I have a clean stove, counter (where I prepare food but most of my counters have stuff cluttering them) I wash dishes several times a day, I vacuum every other day and clean my bathrooms every week. Root of the problem: I inherited my aunt's (compulsive spender and NOT a "clean" hoarder) house who had inherited it from my grandparents (who raised me) I had to clean out and sell the house to cover the mortgage and bills she left after she died (nearly $100,000) so it was a house filled with TWO people's 80 plus years of possessions (plus my childhood memories) AND my 65 year old aunt's hoard of mostly NEW ITEMS, STILL IN THE PACKAGING! yes, most things were still in the bags from the store! I didn't know what I would find in a bag, outdated, rotten food along side a $1,000 bracelet (still in the box from Kay's) and all my Grandma's jewelry was missing so I had to go through EVERY SINGLE THING! The problem I'm having is after having a yard sale, donating most of the furniture and anything I already had one of, I went through EVERYTHING (and filling TWO large dumpsters) as I went through things, I tried to organize and separate things into tubs. I filled a storage unit but brought home the "useful" items ( I haven't had to purchase most household items in nearly a year because she had so much) my question is how can I break this habit?!?! How can I get out from my prison of clutter! Everyday I "clean" and try to organize but I just end up making piles and getting sidetracked like I come across a hammer so I'm like this goes with the tools so I put it with the tools, but then I noticed all the different nails so I'm like I have so many I need to put them in their own container and so on I'm sure you know what I mean.
I’ve found Dana White’s videos to be helpful. She’s an organizer. My son has the hoarding gene and I’m a clutter bug sooo her words really help realize what to do or how to address/approach in short bursts. If you can’t find her long me back her & I’ll dig out a link on a Sunday before kids pop up.
It is ok to throw nice things away if they hold you up in cleaning and organizing. Remind yourself that your home is not a landfill. I am getting much better at this. I try to visualize what the space should look like and if something is standing in the way of the final vision, it’s gone. I find it satisfying to get rid of things permanently. I have ADHD and struggle with hoarding. I throw away and burn a lot of things. Only really nice usable things go to the thrift store.
I love watching Cas from "Clutterbug" for organizing. Dana K White from "A Slob Comes Clean" for decluttering. And Dawn from "The Minimal Mom" to help understand my *inventory*! Hope these help!!
I didn’t consider myself a hoarder, but after watching your channel I felt like maybe I had some symptoms. ( my mother never threw out anything, so that’s probably where it came from). I now put your videos on and start decluttering my house. I’ve let go of so many books and a lot of clothes and a large bag of papers of all kinds. Thanks for being my decluttering body doubler.
I'm in the same boat. In order to make room for new spring clothes for my husband and I , I made myself get rid of clothes that aren't a priority. The ones that I've never worn but are a size too small, we're put in storage bins. I have to force myself to be realistic. I won't need these clothes this season. There are new clothes that my husband has never worn because he didn't like the color or style, but he pretended so as not to hurt my feelings.
My cleaning angel. Another home run. Again, anyone who encounters you is a fortunate person. This was a fantastic job. Hope Emily does well she's in my prayers every day. Love and Prayers to you and your whole Family. ❤🙏🙏🙏
Mack and Jason, your meticulous approach to cleaning and organizing homes affected by hoarding disorder is both informative and compassionate. Your dedication to helping families in need, coupled with your transparency about the challenges faced, is commendable. Wishing Emily a speedy recovery and sending gratitude for your care. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤍🤍🤍 Keep up the impactful work!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My mother died in Jan. of 2018 and she kept a receipt for a car radio for a car that my father no longer owned, the receipt date was 1967 (my parents separated in 1984). I can also relate to the travel mugs, I just bought another one a few weeks ago. I love this channel. I learn quite a bit. I even made the all purpose cleaner to use around my house.
I knew a hoarder once. She never told me why she kept things, except the several sets of dishes; those were being saved for holding house parties and her grandchildren. But she was so weak from her disease that she couldn't do any cleaning anymore, and the place was filthy, with mice running around everywhere. She was so embarrassed by the condition of her home that she wouldn't let anyone come over, but she trusted me, and needed me to help her sift through decades old legal documents. Eventually she succumbed to her cancer. I'm not really sure who took charge of her estate, as her only son was in jail out of state and her grandkids were estranged. It was a sad situation.
My dad also kept every box from everything he ever bought. SO MANY BOXES! He and my mom had been in their house since 1964 (or 1965…I know they moved in when my brother was a baby and before I was born in 1966), and he had a filing cabinet chock full of VERY ORGANIZED paid utility bills, insurance bills, mortgage payments, etc, etc, from all the way back to when they moved in. My nephew bought the house from my mom when she moved into a retirement home last year, and I know he still has stuff he’s going through, even though we tried to get stuff moved out for him… thanks for your video. It helped me today because I lost my sweet senior dog this afternoon (not a surprise, as, like Dakota, I knew my girl was terminal). Take care of Emily (I know you will), and know that a lot of people have her and your whole crew in our thoughts. ❤
My Dad had a drawer that was organized in his dresser for paperwork. He had a canceled check from 1948. I found it in 1991 in the clean out after he passed away.
My dad kept every receipt for everything he ever bought for the past 50 years - initially, he kept them filed and organized, but later on he obviously got overwhelmed and stuffed them in every drawer and corner. My parents also kept every card and letter they ever received 😢 We have been decluttering the house for over 3 years now (we can only do it on weekends), the problem being that there are valuables and important documents we need hidden among the mountains of papers, files, boxes, and plastic bags full of weird assemblies of things - so we can't just use a big shovel and a skip 🤷🏻♀️ Sometimes it's fun, though: I found some letters I wrote from Paris in 1982 (!) and some notes my brother wrote to my parents in the 1970s 😂 But we are getting there and it has also encouraged me further to declutter my own home in order not to leave behind such a mess when I pass ...
My grandma has a massive hoard of Chirstmas decorations. She recently asked my help downsizing (I'm so proud of her) and we would have been lost without what we learned in your videos. Thank you! We ended up with over 10 empty totes. She's pleased as can be. : )
You had to act before she changed her mind. I would throw things out, and my late parents would take them out of the garbage after I left. When they both passed 14 months apart, we had a huge project cleaning out a 7 bedroom home to sell. Do a little each time that you visit.❤
I'm a food hoarder as I had incredible food insecurity when I was growing up and my "mother' always left me hungry. My children are always reassuring me that they are never hungry which is super nice to hear
Mack-you just spin kicked me upside the head with your comment that 'you've already thrown it away but your room has become the trash can' (almost exact quote). You are so right! My ADHD hoarder tendencies make paper such a hard category. I did the most massive purge yet last month and are going to do the final purge for the last 10% of old paperwork this week. One thing that helps ease the anxiety with some of the old stuff is scanning it with my phone or taking a regular pic of it to have it available in the cloud on the off chance I ever need it (which I won't).
My grandma was a clean hoarder for the most part. The garage was pretty bad, but it was a ton of old lawnmowers, bikes, leftover construction things. But, she had a regular fridge freezer upstairs. A full size drink fridge and full size standing freezer in the laundry room, a giant chest freezer and a large standing freezer in the basement. All full. cupboards and pantry weren't bad. Lot of gadgets, hanging on a peg board that were definitely antique. Nancy Drew books from the 60's and 70's, romance, huge collection of national geographics, colored toilet paper, assorted craft supplies from painting to pottery to sewing. console TV, console radio. No furniture hoarding. a giant box of legos collected over decades and dolls over the same time frame. And everything put put up on shelves. She even had one of those kodak cameras that were supposed to be like polaroids and film for them. but, the house was never messy and you never felt like there was a hoard. She had a collection of Candy's in her closet, in a shoe rack. They were way too small. But, she didn't buy a lot of things, she just never threw anything away that could be used by someone. It was really wonderful as a kid because if there was something you wanted to make or play with or read or eat, she probably had it. Except for the frozen food, I don't even know if it would really be considered hoarding or if it was, it would be low on the scale. She could throw away a lot of things, though she would check to make sure you didn't toss something useful out.
..colored toilet paper.. I almost shot coffee outta my nose. The last time I saw that readily available was in the early 90s. My Dad sought it ought. I guess it made us swanky. 🤣 I miss him.
I am not a hoarder so I see those before and after pictures and it makes my stress level drop. I wonder if it had the same effect on the poor lady still dealing with her situation? You guys are rockstars! It is a honor to be a member on this channel. I think the world of Mack, Emily, and Jason. Thank you for another great video and helping another soul in need.
Debra, I was wondering the same thing - do hoarders view the cleared/cleaned up space as restful and an improvement, or does it give them additional angst that they then have to deal with? I cleared the clutter off my refrigerator and my husband said it looked wrong to him. My compassionate self said “get used to it.” Lol.
@@DiannainSoCal I suffer from major depression so for me it is a struggle to just keep dishes clean and clothes picked up. Other things just get left out and more and more piles up. MORE stress, MORE depression. Vicious cycle that is soooo difficult to break. That is why I love Mack's channel. He puts chaos into order.
hoarders do not see it as restful or as an improvement. My father was a hoarder worthy of an A and E special. If you do not involve the hoarder with a trained psychologist or psychiatrist and move at a pace determined by a medical approach usually involving months, you end up with the hoarder having extreme anxiety, depression and meltdowns. the hoard is quickly replaced.Unless an outside agency like the city etc has ordered the house cleaned, the clearing out is usually very deterimentl to the hoarder. aftercare, if accepted, is essential as well as some sort of participation of family members who are educated in the mental illness surrounding these situations. It is a very very tough situation and never a quick fix situation. I speak from experience. the hoarders are forever looking for "lost" or removed items. it is sad, very hard on famly members and rarely cured.
My grandfather was a hoarder and we had no idea tell he passed away. He was extremely neat about it. Everything that was broken was put behind a new item and it contiuned. He filled up boxes so nearly that he was able to cram thing after thing. Every nook and crany of the basement was filled with plastic bags with items. Its been 4 years and we are still going through it. Your channle helped me better understand and it helped my grandma to better process and heal
My system with paper bills is to keep two years worth at a time. I have a folder for last year's bills and a wall mounted holder for the current year's incoming bills. At the end of each year I shred and throw out the older bills, put the ending year's bills into the folder and repeat the process again. Yeah I'm sure i don't need all of it, but this way gives me peace of mind but still keeps the paper clutter under control. (Btw new to the channel and loving the content! Thank you for all you're doing for these people.
Started watching at 2x speed. Very clear voice and I find I still chill with your videos. Some Netflix and chill, not me, midwest magic is my magic. Remember to give him a like. If you've read this, you're not done go Click the like
I tackled my garage the other day. Yes, I’ve dealt with it before, but last year our garage door opener belt broke…we finally fixed it. But the garage was just jammed with stuff. I pulled things out the other day to get some working space. We had old computers all over. I cleared a shelf and pulled them all together. I spent the next several hours clearing/moving shelves reloading w/like items. Ditching trash, sorting out donations and recycling (we have those capabilities handy). Switched around the table saw & workbench. It’s not ‘done’ done, but the BIG moves happened, and improvements made. Next up: finessing the workbench, then the shelves that were strictly moved (they’re on wheels), and then my craft area (didn’t touch the other day). The first big step done. Can’t wait to go organize all of the hardware and surfaces.
Oh. Your description of a hoarder who's "not aware" has just really hit home. I am a one of those clean hoarders. I have lots of arty/crafty projects on the go. I have an excess of old paperwork. I have food cupboards stuffed to the gills. There's stuff put on the kitchen counters that could be put away 'if' there was room. I have spices I never use. I am fanatical about having a clean kitchen sink, cooker and worktop... I am always inspired by your videos and then overwhelmed by my own home, so will be doing 10 mins per day moving forward, just to focus on one tiny area at a time, as otherwise I go round in circles picking things up and trying to put things away, only to discover my hands are still full of things and I feel like I've gotten nowhere. My home is tiny but I treat it like I have elastic walls. Oh, no moose-space either (but living in the UK I'm sure somebody might notice if I did have one!) Thank you for pointing out the blindingly obvious to me! ❤
Thank you so much for being so compassionate to these people. They need help, not criticism. I hope Emily has a speedy recovery from her next surgery. ❤
Damn this was such a good transformation!! Just seeing the after pics my stress level was greatly reduced!! I can’t imagine how relieved this couple was. You and Jason are just godsends for all of the people who are blessed enough to have you help them out and truly change their lives!!! Love you both! Also, as always my prayers are with sweet Emily!! I just adore that woman. ❤❤❤❤❤
I grew up with a dad who had depression and ADHD. I inherited both from him, which also came with hoarding tendencies that I didn't know how to recognize until much later. I've been able to see the behaviors and mindset in myself for a while, but it's hard to logic my way out of it and even harder to not feel like the problem is insurmountable once it starts. Discovering your videos has given me the kind of reassurance and examples I've been needing to actually start cleaning my space in a healthy way. It's going to take a while, but I deserve to live in an environment that doesn't harm me, and the way you've approached this work has made it feel like a feasible task for the first time ever. Thank you for empowering me to learn how to take care of myself and thank you for all of the other lives you've changed whether you've been to our houses or not.
Your son Jason is a sweetheart! Love your humor and videos. I’ve cleaned out several houses after folks passed and it’s true. No one wants your stuff when you die. Family keepsakes need to be given away to family before. Big fan of Swedish death cleaning. It works! Cleaning and organizing one now for family. Long process!
My sister and I talked about this at length after my Mom moved into assisted living. She was maybe a stage 1 hoarder, I think she would have gotten worse had she continued living on her own with the availability of online shopping. Now I always stop and think if I really need to buy a trinket etc and almost always the answer is no. And I know my kids won't want it.
From a purely functional standpoint, your allocation of her resources will help so much on a daily basis in her kitchen. Ty for your willingness to share your multiple talents. 🇬🇧
Hi, I get rid of at least 20 items each day. I collect a few things, but my mother hoarded papers and trash. Another box for Goodwill is in process. Then, there's the box for the e-recycling. My husband likes papers, he has one shelf. My daughter likes photos and books, but has limits. We're in a 2BR apartment. Tina, Al's wife
My mom and dad are hoarders- but clean hoarders like this. I moved in with them because my mother has Parkinson’s and they are both elderly now. I don’t argue with them about their “stuff” but try to take a really soft approach and it’s working well. Thank you for your content! I love seeing different ways I can organize their things so that I don’t have to get rid of it. It also helps knowing how to talk to them a little better ❤ thank you! And lots of love!
Omg, I've been binge-watching your videos. So addicting to watch! Great work you are doing there along with your son. Your humor also cracks me up so that's a bonus! Keep up the excellent work guys!!!
I’m glad you talked about how you started recording videos for yourself to watch. I used to watch your videos right before going to bed because I like sped up cleaning. It relaxes me. Now the voice over is one of the things I look forward to in your videos. I never know what crazy thing is going to come out of your mouth and I LOVE it. I can’t watch before bed anymore. You’re too entertaining!
I just have to thank you. I look forward to every one of your videos. Today has been one of my worst in a while. Skip dinner and go to bed days. I saw the notification for a new video and I get to finish my evening with your family and your content. It’s just what I needed, so thank you for all that you do.
The relief and joy she must have experienced when she walked in! My mom has ADHD so my childhood home looked a lot like those before kitchen pics...like, you could do an archaeological dig on the counter tops, down through the layers..."remember when mom had to use this finger splint three years ago?" ... and having it clean (which we did accomplish once in a while) was SO nice.
LISTEN UP, BUSTER! Canned Moose Face NEVER expires! So there! Thanks for the laugh. You always get a good one in there. Thanks for helping people. You're doin' the Lord's work!
The first video I watched on this channel mentioned canned moose face. As a Britisher this had me puzzled for ages as it didn't sound real but there were lots of online recipes for moose cheek and moose tongue! 😵💫 After watching a few more, I worked things out.
You guys are amazing! Just watching you work gets me in the mood to do the same for my own home. I, like so many people struggle with depression, and having the motivation and energy to get these things done is so important. It’s very frustrating to mentally want to get up and do those things and then physically feel like all you want to do is just go sit down. Watching your videos helps me find ways to deal with my excess, organize the rest, give all of my moose friends a place to hang out and gives me hope that I can one day, conquer all of the monsters under the bed. Thank you again.
I get like that sometimes so I do what I call commercial cleaning. Tell myself I'm taking the day off and just watch a movie. open U-tube hit Old movie and when a commercial comes on clean till I hear the movie start again. It takes awhile but, with the run-on commercials I get a bunch done and have tricked myself into believing I just watched old movies all day.
I agree. I have been gearing up to doing my kitchen for weeks. I had Covid and bronchitis- which wiped me out for weeks. It was so frustrating. Then I got better and only nibbled at the clear out. Tonight I planned to light the woodburner and watch TV. Instead, after watching this, I am putting an audiobook on and am going to give it a good couple of hours, ao I can can come down to an improved kitchen tomorrow. Then the final sweep through tomorrow morning instead of loafing around with tea and the papers! Your video has energised me again.
❤ I could have written this. Depression is crippling, and I get frozen. I was not like this, then I was and it got outta hand fast (since lockdown). I have a hard time walking (need knees replaced) and I am always exhausted. I psych myself up watching these videos on trash night and then throw atleast one huge contracter bag out almost every week. Totally useable crap, but crap I'm not using. Letting go feels good and is helping the depression a little. I want my pretty little house back. I wish I could afford a dumpster, but its too $$$ so "one bag technique" for now, bonus points if I do more than one! I seriously have to take a nap after doing almost anything exert-ive (I dont think thats a real word) but making myself do hard things is really helping. I love these videos. My sister and aunt are hoarders. Aunt is a clean hoarder (qvc stuff) my sister is a racoons come in through holes in the floor, no hot water in the kitchen, rotted floor, piles of garbage, dead things under her couch hoarder. Knowing it can be genetic, and seeing myself start to slip, Im trying so hard to take care of it now before it gets me too. I actually used to clean out my sisters house (a 2 bedroom trailer, one room does not open. Its packed to the ceiling) when I was healthier. It always came right back though. She is an odd hoarder, she keeps buying tons of stuff, but doesnt care if I get rid of it (I took 17 contractor bags of crap out last time) I used to love cleaning, BIG cleaning...like these videos. Then depression, a hysterectomy, a bad split up and the pandemic got me. I never thought I would be on the cusp of needing help, but I have a sincere understaning of how my aunt and sister live now. I get how it starts because I am experiencing it. Depression sucks.
I find food hoarding interesting. As someone who has never been hungry it is outside of my experience. Just before we went into lock down my husband woke me up at 2 am and we went through the food we had. Now he like me has never had food scarcity and so this was unusual behaviour. I didn't judge him in the same way I don't judge your clients. You can see a pantry full of food and worry you'll run out and you can see the cabinet and know you're fine. It was the only time in our lives we'd actually thought about what if we didn't have enough food for our next meal. When I watch these I take this understanding and extrapolate. I love your compassion and understanding that we can look at it objectively and say, yeah you're good but that doesn't change their lens.
Love how respectful you are when dealing with people’s personal spaces. Your organisational skills are amazing and your attention to detail is second to none. Truly gifted🤩
My problem is bad habits, too much stuff, depression, ADHD, social anxiety, plantar fascitis, and mom burn out for 11 years now. Love these videos. Gets me pumped and feeling hopeful.
Amazing result for the homeowner! I hadn’t considered some people to be clean hoarders. So nice you and Jason could help her organise her things. When I moved house 9 yrs ago the kitchen took the longest to organise. It’s much easier and space saving if you can Russian dolls store things like mixing bowls, colanders etc. wishing you and Emily all the best for your surgeries. Would like an update on how Jason is getting on with his back yard project.
I know I have a hoarder tendency (probably due to ADD). Having a lot of issues throwing good and still usable stuff out. I always see a new use for them, without actually acting on those thoughts. My solution is to not buying new stuff, so it does not pile up. I am now in the process of getting rid of a lot of old stuff. It is a very slow and draining process due to the above mentioned thoughts. Now realizing that there is no use for them as long as I don't act, so I am not helping anyone by keeping things. Better give to charity:) Annoying to realize how hard it is to throw stuff out that is really not valuable for me. Your videos help me a lot to progress. (like finally throwing out 5 garbage bags of clothes that do not fit anymore (nor ever will again) Very inspirational. Putting stuff not in "clutter boxes" but a box for each type of items helps me a lot as well. I can at any time pick a box and re-select. Makes throwing stuff out so much easier. I learned that this overview and control also helps a lot to progress. Thank goodness I got the insight and knowledge to deal with this myself. There are many people who can not deal with this. Thank you for doing this for those who really need some help. And again thank you for indirectly helping me, and probably many others who are watching your videos👍
I hope this comment can help other short people: save shallow boxes - like lids or what cat food comes on top of - put light weight items on them ( tooth picks, extracts, and sprinkles, etc.), the things you dont use daily but need access to. Then, when you have to get them from the top shelf, you just pull down the shallow box. It’s much easier than not being able to see the back of your top shelves.
While I love the extreme cleaning videos, I really like the organization ones too. The homes are nice, just can’t see it until it’s decluttered. And I’m a fan of the lavender colors she has in her bedroom. ❤️
I live in Maine and want to know if there is anyone who can help me clean my home. I'm disabled with arthritis and my daughter has ADHD and autism so is not super helpful. If I get it cleaned I can maintain, it got out of hand during the pandemic and I just can't get it done.
I'm not in your country but I know a google maps search of "declutter" services might bring up supports in your area. Be prepared to pay for it though. I think it was $90AUD pp per hour and two people helped me for 3.5 hours. I wouldn't consider myself a hoarder but my nan went into a home and I couldn't bring myself to go through her room (she was awful to care for for 6 years)! It was expensive but so worthwhile.
My mom fell and broke her hip & wrist. In between taking care of her and my father’s needs, I have cleaned out their pantry, inside refrigerator and freezer, garage freezer, and 3 closets. She is very neat and clean (thank goodness), but I just tweaked their situation. At first she said she couldn’t find stuff & she figured I threw it away. I was able to go right to it and show her where (&why) it was there. It’s all bc of your channel! Thank you!❤❤
Hi I really appreciate your videos and the respect you give those that you clean for. I am presently helping my elderly parents twice a week. They are dirty hoarders and keep the strangest stuff. Ex Used coffee grounds back in the coffee container. Stacks of them. Watching your videos has helped me to learn to oick my battles with them more carefully and respectfully. We have done a couple of large clean ups that caused some battles. I am the oldest so get yelled at the most. My sisters stood behind me and backed me up when convincing them that their old bedbug infested, stained, stinky mattress had to go. Etc On a weekly basis we have come up with a routine that satisfies my OCD and their messines.
An ancillary benefit to your filming is in case anyone accuses you of any malfeasance. Indeed, your audience witnesses the care and respect you take with every item. 👍🏼🇬🇧
When you were putting those spices in that upper cabinet I thought, "Gee, I hope she's tall." Then you decided it wasn't a good idea and somehow I felt relieved. You're amazing.
When our mama passed 12 yrs ago, my sister and I were so stressed that we argued over a frozen ham. 😂 Mama wasn’t a hoarder but I have much empathy for the clean out process. Cheers to y’all for being good humans. 🎉❤
So as far as hoarding paperwork, I can work at 30% of my capacity because of spinal injuries and spinal problems. I fought for almost 2 years to get disability which I was denied. At the very end some very tough IRS lady told me I need to scan every single Tax filing going back 15 years, which I actually had the paperwork in giant boxes but she gave me a week and a half to complete it and I said there was no way I could get it done. That and some other issues I have been denied disability… I gave up. So I only take gigs that I can physically get through… I pop pain pills and I get through the day. Sidenote I’m am hoarder. But I don’t like bad smells. And a sidier side note: amazing work you do for people in need. I’m from the Midwest, great peeps!
Hi, welcome to my late evening, contemplating whether to go to bed (already late) or enjoy your brand new video... I guess my teeth will be brushed for... wait a minute... Wow! About 40 minutes! What an incredible level of mouth cavity hygiene!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So good of Mack to make his videos just long enough to properly attend to oral hygeine. Yes, I have, in the past, found them to be exactly just long enough to trim my toenails, as well. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sir, I love your content. Thank you for what you do. I recently lost my mother and watching your videos is helping me cope with everything that has fallen to me to sort and manage. I can definitely see myself falling into a hording situation and I am fighting very hard to not let that happen. How you explain the mind set is so enlightening and it is greatly helping me keep my head above water.
Sorry for the loss of your beloved mother. That is the reason I am here too! Both of our Mama's died about 5 years ago and our house was filled to the max already with our stuff and our children's stuff growing up that is hard to part with too! We had to sell both properties and had to go through their things way too fast. Please take your time to really think things through so you won't have regrets. Also, our children only wanted a couple of items and other family members got alot too. It is so difficult to let go of the things our parents had a lifetime to accumulate - school report cards, photos, awards, every card they ever received, etc! They had some really nice things. I am still working on it so it won't be so hard on our own children. God bless you during this time. But when you have X amount of space and it is too full, it is time to do something esp. when you are a Senior yourself.
Y'all's compassion and understanding for your clients, and your patience explaining the situation to people who aren't familiar with it, is fantastic! Makes me want to spin kick hate and judgement right in their stupid faces 😆.
You are amazing.. I would have to say that you are one of the only people in this world that I would trust to clean my house. My youngest son was a hoarder and lived with me most of his life. He has moved out and I am now 70 and can not clean my house. I injured my back and my boys are unwilling to help me. I get it, you have to work at your own pace. I am not far from you as I am in Indiana. If you come this way please keep me in mind. I wish you and your wife the best as far as your surgeries. I know you will feel much better removing and adding arms to your body. 😁
My great grandparents were like tunnels through the house hoarders, 3 generations later I still really love things, and have to work all the time at letting go of stuff, essentialising what I have in my home. I really like Dana K. White, her container method helps me.
Great job done! My mom was a hoarder. When she past we had to clean out her house. Years of things in the basement and all the empty rooms filled with things. We had two or three estate sales but still lots left over. We had to go to court to fight my sister about the estate. Eventually the court told us we couldn’t take anything from the house and they cleaned it out in one day! Glad it was done. Too much to take are of. Now it’s my turn to clean out my house and I feel good about what I have gotten rid of. Thanks for all you do! 👍🥰💜
You always provide such great information about hoarding. Much appreciated! And I hope you and Emily’s surgeries go well. Best wishes to the entire family.
My husband and I always have 2 full cabinets of food and and a spice/ baking cabinet. 1 freezer that gets replenished when it gets half empty. We both didn't have a lot growing up. My husband puts things away by opening the door and putting things in and I rotate as I put things away. 😏 This is why I also pull everything out clean cabinet and reorganize spring and fall. By date. I find random things expired " wanted to try new product" .😂 ❤️ Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻. Great work to you all.... Both of you for helping her and to her because she is going to be working on this for awhile. Pray that she has or can ask for support from a close family member or friend.
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I love "you have already thrown that away, it is just your room has been the garbage can"
Yes, that spoke volumes.
Legit!!!!
This is the tea 😂
Sad but true!! 😂
profound!
My late Aunt was a clean organized hoarder. She had a lovely home it was filled with expensive collectibles, antiques and framed original art work and every place you could put a decor item she found something perfect to fill that space. She kept plastic takeout food containers of all kinds and hoarded canned goods and frozen food. She had 4 deep freezers and 3 fridge/freezers and one giant refrigerator. 3 in house and the rest of the freezers out in the garage. Her 3 car garage was filled with boxes of cloth material for sewing and she had a huge yarn, ribbon, zippers and button collection. She had a 10ft tree she decorated every year that took her two months to decorate and each tiny twig on each branch had an ornament or two or three. It was a lot. They were mostly hallmark collectibles ornaments and beautifully homemade ornaments. She grew up living on her grandparents farm until she was 12 and she and my mom and their mom moved into the city and she took care of the household responsibilities and babysat my mom. She talked a lot about how her cousins would get gifts at Christmas and birthdays of things she was wanting so desperately but her mom could not afford them. She taught herself how to sew and made all of her clothes as a teen and adult. She wanted something she figured out how to get it and she would make it if she could. Her hoarding started when she and her husband and kids moved into an old Victorian mansion fixer upper and it had 3 floors and a cellar, a barn, detached garage and detached home office. She started going to estate sales and antique shopping and auctions because that was all they had going on in the new little town she moved to. And she started filling up that house. The habits stayed with her through the next 6 houses she would live in before she died. It took months to clear it all out and eventually her kids did an estate sale. The crazy thing is my aunt always knew where everything was and where she bought it and how much she bought it for and how much money she saved. I miss her and I hope wherever she is she is happy. ❤
Amazing!
Thanks for the story. I see myself. Lol! And YIKES!
My mother in law was the same way. A very clean organized hoarder. Every inch of space was covered or filled. But her house smelled good and was clean. You could navigate easily through her home but the STUFF made me very uncomfortable.
It’s an interesting thought that you can be clean organized hoarder …. I might resemble this slightly 🙈as well as I’m guilty of having a room that is completely in disarray. The hoarding of food I think comes from not having. I didn’t have growing up. Then when got married very young…had babies…buying groceries was scary each week. We had very little money. Then when we did better we had an accident that left us both hurt not able to work. People bought us food,people set us up with food pantries and co op programs. I think that was the start of our fear of not enough. Then the economy crashed….once again…trouble buying groceries. Now we are good and have this need to make sure that we will have enough even if we don’t work for 6 months. It seems crazy I know 😟 trying to work through this problem.
Clean and organized hoarding is rare, indeed. I have a friend who started off this way, but the amount of items they've amassed has made it humanly impossible to keep clean anymore. However, I believe that they still know the general vicinity of each item, which is mind-boggling to me. They've got a barn the size of a small ranch home, a full basement 1K+ s.f. and most of the living space chock-a-block full of "treasures." Bless the folks who'll have to deal with that estate!
Mac's comment on "if you worry about where the stuff will go you will get overwhelmed" is so true. I went to a hoarding course that said you had to shift things to their final place. It was paralysing. Mac, I hope you and Jason can put all your pearls of wisdom on your channel into a book.
Totally agree. I once hired the services of a hoarding consultant- never again! Her mantra was only touch an item once - I just couldn’t do that. Often I had no idea where an item’s ultimate resting place would be. I was so traumatized I fell back into serious hoarding behaviours and it’s taken months and months to get back on track. Fortunately, I also belong to an online support group for hoarders and that has helped immensely. Even when I feel like I’m just spinning my wheels stuck in neutral or reverse, they are always there for me. I wish I could be as much there for all of them. Thank you, Making Room!
That's a great idea.
This is a great video to emulate.
Love this comment and thought, a book would be amazing!
@margaretmcnarry4298 You as well! I had about a month of being stuck. I had one support worker who insisted on the standard throw, donate, keep mantra. It was exhausting as my brain couldnt shift to different types of things and how could I decide when like things werent collected in one box/place. Once you see you have 30 cups it is much easier to decide 6 is probably enough and 24 can go. MMC have me got thru 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living, lounge, dining and a double garage with no other outside help. Without this weekly advice I stall.
I was helping clean out the home of a family member who grew up during the depression. We found canned vegetables that were more than 20 years out of date. I decided to open them. You know, for science. I have not eaten any canned vegetables since. I saw things that will haunt me forever.
Anyway, long story short, canned green beans do not last anywhere near 40,000 years.
I am ROFL with your comment
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I had one of my mothers friends contact me and told me she was cleaning out some of the extra canned goods she had and asked if I was interested in them…they were all good still etc…taking her word for it I said sure since I’m struggling with food lately…lol…I went over and picked up a bunch of bags that filled the bed of my ford ranger…got it all home and started sorting it…then I noticed the labels on some were the old designs and looked at the date…I literally had canned goods that were expired by 10 years given to me as good still lol…it all ended up in the garbage and I wasn’t brave enough to open any of it like u were lol…I can only imagine what it looked like! Lol…another one of my mothers friends brought over a deep freeze and gave it to me…full of meat that was still good…lol….I knew better by that point…but did u know a large roast in 2002 only cost $2.12! And it was at least 2lbs originally before it started drying up and becoming freezer burned lol…
I had a similar thing happen when I was trying to work through old food at my hoarder parent's house (when I lived there) and the canned pumpkin was NOT pumpkin 🤢 colored
I just cleared out all my food cabinets and the freezers. I have a disability and rarely cook. I don’t think there was any 10 year old items, but I know there was 5 year old. Spices? There’s probably spices going as far back to when my mom was alive (she died in 1998).
You opened the can 🤦🏾♀️😂😳😢
I used to watch Hoarders to motivate me to clean. Now I watch Mr Midwest to motivate me to clean. So much more motivation and understanding on what can cause messiness and hoarding.
I gave up watching hoarders. This guy has a method, they just start anywhere and get in a pickle
Good for you….
Same here.
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@@MiWri Me too. Can't sit for an hour while they fight over every piece of trash
"shut up and buy some new spices"....."green beans from 40 thousand years ago"....God I love this channel.... it's practical comedy from everyday life....takes the worse case scenarios and sprinkles it with humor, so it alleviates stress for the ones cleaning, the clients and audience!!!....well done Mac and Jason....you guys deserve an Oscar, a congressional metal of honor, a nobel prize of some sort....something special for all you do....
Herbs and spices go bad after a year.
My mother was a hoarder, she grew up during the depression. She saved everything, but the house was clean and she had a unique quality, where every cabinet, drawer and closet was organized. She had a place for every item. Everything else was just piled up on itself. She refused to throw out anything. So my dad just started building shelves and when a pile got to big, he'd put it in a box and put it on a shelf. My dad didn't have to see any clutter and my mom was happy because nothing got thrown out. They were married for 45 years until my mom passed.
It's truly amazing how much stuff people accumulate. I live alone and have to have at least 30 forks.
I think the Depression gets blamed for compulsions that people will always have no matter what the era. I didn't grow up in the Depression, but life was unstable enough that there could be a problem replacing anything that was thrown out. Several times, I have thrown out something thinking I would never need only to need it within a few weeks. So I have out of the way storage for those items used once in a blue moon.
I'm the adult child of a hoarding parent. At the suggestion of a family member, I cleaned my kitchen when my parents were out of town. We threw out six contractors bags of expired food. Oldest thing we threw out was diet lime jello, expired in 2004. We moved into that house in 2005, so that jello came into the house already expired. I find these videos strangely therapeutic. Thank you for what you do.
One of my Mom's cans exploded in her pantry... botulinum probably. She hovered over me on a scooter while I sorted it out and cleaned.
I need to do this but neither of them never leave. When ones out other is in ugh sucks
@@chicchi1682just do a Walmart sized bag when they are asleep/napping but make sure it’s hidden when tossed. And just shuffle things around so it still looks ok. A pain but may help slowly get the expired out. ❤
@miniprepper8284 Whoa!
@@miniprepper8284I couldn’t stand that, tell her to GTFO or clean it herself.
What always impresses me is the respect you have for the people you help, for their privacy, accessibility, usefulness. You are amazing, huge respect for you.
I keep thinking the same thing. He respects those he helps. I learn something new every time too, I think. Thanks Mac!
I found 90lbs of sugar in the kitchen when I was trying to declutter it; my mum had hoarded it by buying it every time it was on sale. She didn't seem to think it was a problem as it was still usable, despite being out of date (it was molasses sugar and had turned into a massive lump). I had to pretend the food bank were taking it, and took it to the dump. Then felt so guilty I bought two huge bags of food and took them to the food bank. I explained to them what had happened and they were so nice, and took a photo of the bags to pretend it was the sugar! I got so stressed out over it.
LOL! I saw this and thought of my Dad bringing home a 50 pound sack of pinto beans when I was a kid. There was only three of us in the family. Mom didn't want it in the kitchen, so it went under the spare bed. We ended up using 3/4 of it. The last was rather mummified.
It is sad how much control hoarder loved ones wield over you.
@@angiegray4987they don’t mean to. It’s not on purpose and that anxiety is just a fraction of what they feel. I’m sorry, I know it’s so frustrating to try and help someone doing things that are so unhealthy and harmful to them that they won’t address. It’s just tough all around.
Another person who puts undeserved guilt upon themselves. I can relate.
Ooo... ooo... I know the sugar hoard. Did she also have a coffee hoard?
“Let the beans go, man!” Lol That should be on a tshirt 😆
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I'd buy one 🤣
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If she is truly that short, I'm hoping that nothing gets put on the third shelf up...the next pass through of decluttering. She might be at risk of falling. Maybe a tote on the floor would be an idea?
We got rid of all but 2 dinner plates..we use only coffee cup saucers for food. Americans eat too much because we define a plateful differently than the 1950's
What I like best about these videos, is that when you are done, it looks like a nice, average home where people live. It's not some HGTV place; it's not empty of stuff. It's just... manageable and functional. I appreciate that so much.
I agree...some people clean their already clean home
I don't know if anyone has told you this but there are few things as satisfying as watching a man clean around the house. Watching you take into consideration the woman's height is so thoughtful. You're so much more than special
I love watching your thoughtful kindness. If you can be kind to other people its helping me try to be kinder to myself. Thank u❤
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However, kindness, like charity, should begin at home. Team Jason says, well, what we always say. Being unkind to Jason is not funny or cute. A lot of Mac's other quirky Midwest mannerisms are, though.
I've found out that canned Moose Face actually requires too much preparation time. I've switched to Moose Flakes instead. Still has that yummy Moose flavor and much easier to use! 😋
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I heard it stays good 10+ years after the best by date too!!!
I put too much in my sandwich the other night and had some wild dreams.
Hmmm. Moose Flakes. Are they better than dehydrated Moose face?
Holy heck. Something clicked in my brain when you said: “if I find something like an old bill that's stuffed into a box underneath a pile of 15 other boxes or on the floor underneath a pile of 600 lb of other garbage, you've already thrown that thing away. it's just that your room has become the garbage can.” Wow. Game changer
I know this is a tad irrelevant to what you are doing, but I thought to let you know that the speed at which you fast forward causes my cats to sit here and watch entranced. Almost equivalent to those bird videos for cats to watch. Just absolutely enthralled. Side note however, thank you for all that you do for others!
My cat does the same thing!
Kool things about your cats I used to have cats on the farm
@@cherylgraves7382 My cats too. And they love ice hockey or war reports.
mine too and they're attracted to the squeaky noises 😂
My ginger boy does too!
You absolutely slay me, son. I’m an 80 year old woman and can’t believe you can do such a great job cleaning and at the same time your blow by blow satirical commentary practically puts me on the floor….and that’s all folks! Loving your channel from PA.
There are no doubt men who resent this guy for exposing the old perception that men are no good at cleaning. No more excuses.
It's so hard for the Boomer and X generation, I think, because our parents grew up in the great depression. We learned not to throw anything away. Our kids don't want our heirlooms anymore, like our parents did. At this stage in my life, i just want simplicity and to pare things down. I hope I can. This home looks so much better, I'm always saying "wow!" at the before and afters. Amazing progress.
If economic hardship caused hoarding the world would be filled with millions and millions of hoarders. Hoarding is caused by narcissism.
My (Maternal) Grandfather was a serious hoarder -- long before it was popular or trendy. My Mother is "sentimental", but she _can_ be persuaded to get rid of some things.
I have made it clear to her that when my Mother dies, most of this stuff is going to charity or landfill. There are a few significant family pictures, but that's about it. I just do not want it (nor have I a place to store it).
She wants my widowed cousin-in-law to receive some family items. Neither of us have ever met this woman who lives in another country. I have told my Mother that my CIL definitely does not want anything from her late husband's grandparents' house!
My father just emptied and sold his house of 21 years. I was sad at how many heirlooms none of us kids had any room for. I live in a one-bedroom apartment, as does my sister. My brother has a house and took a good deal of special items we all loved. But so much of it just had to go. It's sad, but the American dream of home ownership is beyond the reach of so many now. With nowhere to put things, no matter how sentimentally valuable, we just had to say good bye to a lot of stuff. It was pretty wrenching.
My parents saved so much also. When they passed, my brother kept asking when I was going to come and get things. I have no place for them. Sadly.
I'm the child of a boomer who inherited the hoarding disorder and I DO want all the heirlooms, but I can't keep them all! 😭 And I also have my own sense of style, so I'm not always interested either. It's just tough getting rid of things. I do envy families who have a rich history of heirlooms and antiques, passed down through the years, but that's just not my family. I'm too sentimental and will keep literally everything if I don't keep a close eye on myself.
Currently writing this from the depths of my sewing room where I literally have fabric that belonged to my sister's great grandma lol (we have different dads). It's so tough giving things away and it does feel better to keep them in the family, but I view getting rid of things to be a skill. One that I struggle with, but one that with practice, I can (hopefully) get better at.
yes my mother was a hoarder who didn’t realize, when I was growing up. And today I am going to go help clean a friends apt for free who doesn’t know she’s a hoarder. So the management don’t see it and she doesn’t lose her place.
Kind of you
As a person with hoarding tendencies, I find just watching your videos helpful. So showing this to someone who is overwhelmed with clutter, may just allow them to get their head around things while they wait for Mac. These clean hoards are especially handy because there's no overwhelming disgusting mess that can bring on the shame factor. I love what you do Mac, you're on point. 🇦🇺
"LET THE BEANS GO!" LOL I found a jar of oregano in my father's house from a Pathmark that went out of biz 20 years ago. "That Doesn't go bad!" he yelled as I dumped it into the trash. Depression Era mentality + my late Mom's dementia + 91 year old Dad's denial......sheesh. Come to NJ, I need you!!!
Yikes! I just threw out the SAME container of oregano a few months ago when I started watching this channel and was inspired to start cleaning out my kitchen cabinets!
We’re gonna find Jimmy Hoffa in my father’s house 😂
😂 grandparents houses …..you find the neatest stuff that has been saved for 50 years
When my husband and I had to clear the household of his parents, on the first glance they had not hoarded much except light bulbs for the next 200 years. But in their bedroom there were 6m length of closets filled with clothes. It felt like a short history of fashion from WW2 to 2020.
NJ needs you!
That’s so NICE that you consider a person’s private areas. Ex: drawers, under beds, very considerate
I'm an unusual hoarder. I have no refrigerator magnets because I think they look messy. I have no spices except salt and pepper, and have never bought any others. I have no pantry or food sitting around. I like a near empty refrigerator because too much food confuses me. My cupboards are full of pretty dishes but I use the same mug and white plate every day. I have never had a throw pillow or even a couch (just chairs). But my house looks as bad as the ones you clean in your videos! I just have always loved beautiful and interesting things, and antiques, and books and toys, and felt like I had to bring them all home. My house is basically just a storage unit. Tons of paperwork too because I'm unorganized. These things fill every room in my house. I've finally come to my senses after watching cleaning, decluttering and minimalism youTube videos for the past year. I got brainwashed and am now a mental minimalist in a hoarded home. I think I need to have an estate sale while I'm still alive! But my house is too messy for that. 😢
I think we must be siblings under the skin. Not bringing things home is especially hard for me now that so many older people have beautiful things that younger people don't want, like etched crystal goblets and huge sets of very fine china. The kind of stuff I used to dream of having as a young bride but couldn't have. I can't bear thinking about all of that stuff going to the landfill just because these remnants of gracious living are no longer appreciated. I have 18 full sets of china. Some of them still have the original store stickers on them. I can buy a full extended unused set with all of the accent and serving pieces for the same price as one place setting would have cost in the 1980s. I don't know how to resist that temptation.
Invite some people that resell stuff, and just start selling 5 items per week as a goal, im sure it will get easier with time (:
@LokiOdinssnn Where do you find those people (who resell stuff)?
@@electronmomFacebook marketplace has tons of them. If you look for someone who sells the kind of thing you have, they would probably be interested.
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People like Rajiv Surendra still love and collect those old masterpieces. Maybe he can turn his tastes into a new gracious living craze. He is very organized, though.
Thank you Mack for this video. The beautiful lady who is helping me unhoard my house and clean just today said please don’t buy anymore spices you have so much that you will never use them all for the rest of your lifetime. Maybe this lady has almost as much as me. I felt like you were telling me as I watched this video. Blessings to you ❤
I hoard spices too, I will evaluate my spices at the end of this year. I usually go for the pricey organic ones so for now I will keep them. I think my spice collection is about 5 years old (time to let go),
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I buy my spices in a smaller container from Penzey's Spices. I only buy blends that I like. Mural of Flavor is perfect for all sorts of veggie and meat dishes. You don't have to keep all the separate containers of herbs and I only buy enough to last me a few months to a year. Fresh spices and herbs have changed my opinion on how long these things are good for.
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You can always take old ssweet spices and make a jar for wet potpourri. Old cinnamon, cloves, dried orange peel, etc. To use, take a small kitchen pot and boil some water, add a tablespoon of spices, simmer gently or just let stand. Suddenly, gingerbread!
I really love your channel! I am 60 and am discovering I have ADHD (or ADD whatever) and I am a hoarder. I hoard craft/cardmaking stuff and I am drowning in it all. Our upstairs has the following rooms that are not usable for their intended purpose: dining room and living room. The next rooms have hoard that needs cared for: master bedroom, small bedroom, our son's room and office. That leaves the kitchen and two bathrooms that are untouched by my hoard. I have a 12' x 24' craft room downstairs that I have been working on since I found your videos and I was making huge progress until Wednesday of last week when I got a terrible kidney stone 😢! I have two bedrooms and family room impacted downstairs by my hoard, but your videos are therapeutic to me! God bless you for your grace and empathy for those of us who suffer.!
I wish you success! I’ve found that by using “the complete list of items to have for [insert subject]” for everything that I’m able to let go of excess, because I’m working off a list and the goal of a reasonable home is higher than any one project
Where’d you find the list? I’m paring down but still struggling...I limit my self to 6 or 12 of things depending on shelf life & how often I use them.
But I screw up on things that don’t fit that kind of limit. Right now I can’t find my smaller mixing bowls (I use often) after purging. So I think I need a list to keep myself from going accidentally too far.
I am in similar situation. I jokingly tell people I need a 12x12 step program, but I seriously need midwest magic's touch. Hmmm, I think New Zealand is outside hie 30 mile radious...
@@sophiefrizzell9488 there is a 12-step program for us!! it's clutterers anonymous, and they have phone meetings and video meetings every day, even if there's no in-person meeting near you.
@@sam12587 We’re basically using Pinterest and Google and creating our own off others lists. Like capsule wardrobes, and all the preppers advice. But, everything has to have a home and once that’s filled then that’s it. Only clothes that fit functionally in the closet, only craft things that fit neatly in their box, you know, perimeters that help me to tell myself it’s enough when my instincts want to expertly Tetris 100 Tupperware so that we have them but can’t get to any of them without a catastrophe 🤷♀️
I am a clutterer. I don't have any emotional attachments to stuff, just have a hard time organizing. But watching hoarding shows I'm inspired to clean out my closets and organize my cupboards. I actually get a rush from throwing things out. I just need to organize better. I get good ideas from you!
I love watching Cas from "Clutterbug" for organizing. Dana K White from "A Slob Comes Clean" for decluttering. And Dawn from "The Minimal Mom" to help understand my *inventory*! Hope these help!!
My mother in law is super weird about keeping all her mail. She went on vacation while I was living with her and I told her beforehand that I was going to clean her kitchen since it was well overdue. She came back and screamed at me about throwing out all her mail when I had just bundled it all together and placed it in a singular place in order by date.
It was wild to experience it for the first time. Once she realized that it was all there she calmed down. But it hurt both of us realizing that it was that easy for her not to trust me. Even though I told her I wasn't throwing anything away but food trash and cleaning the surfaces.
Oh, that sucks so much, I do this too, both sides. I clean as a love language and I freak out if people throw my stuff out. What should’ve been a bonding experience became a little trauma. I hope you’ve found a way to bond with her and repair that damage she did. 💚
My mother in law had to move. We helped and she abused me for throwing things away. Until I showed her the one box I had consolidated 5 mostly empty boxes in to.
Someone may not have done the right thing by her in the past, so it's difficult for her to trust anyone. Hopefully she can grow positively towards a better place of trust with time.
My parents freak out if you throw away a milk jug or toilet paper roll. They grew up in depression area but definitely it’s much more emotional than that. I asked them what they need that stuff for. They said maybe a couple things for farm etc. I said okay how about we keep one tote of jugs or tp rolls. They can’t handle if they don’t see every single thing that gets thrown away. They also told me they didn’t think they had a problem or they couldn’t handle cleaning up themselves. Any time people do come help, it eventually leads to parents not trusting them and a full on freak out. Unfortunately I didn’t have the emotional capacity to keep helping at the pace they were comfortable with and with the blow back. They will still ask for help here and there but I’m very conscientious of what I agree to and tackle it from a harm reduction standpoint. There are some really good books about harm reduction goals for hoarding disorders that helps you separate the emotions from just making sure the house isn’t a fire hazard or that emergency personnel could come in if they ever were hurt and needed help.
Don’t let it faze you. I ended up estranged from my father over cleaning his house. Later I realized he couldn’t really help it. Like the saying goes, It’s Not You!
You gave me the worst anxiety when you put the spices up high 😂 I'm so glad you moved them
Me too!
I was like, "Are those herbs and spices? Nah, they can't be. No, wait... they are! Dude -- your client better be extremely tall for a woman or she's going to haunt you when she dies."
I was definitely looking at that thinking. "Nice Mack! Not everyone has stilts for legs!" HAHAHAHA
Stop on my top shelves is usually in a clear bin i can slide out using my extender-arm grippy things (my “t-rex arms”, i call them.
After watching some of your hoarding videos I've realized that I am DEFINITELY a compulsive shopper and possibly a "clean" hoarder. I'm one of those hoarders you mentioned. I have a clean stove, counter (where I prepare food but most of my counters have stuff cluttering them) I wash dishes several times a day, I vacuum every other day and clean my bathrooms every week. Root of the problem: I inherited my aunt's (compulsive spender and NOT a "clean" hoarder) house who had inherited it from my grandparents (who raised me) I had to clean out and sell the house to cover the mortgage and bills she left after she died (nearly $100,000) so it was a house filled with TWO people's 80 plus years of possessions (plus my childhood memories) AND my 65 year old aunt's hoard of mostly NEW ITEMS, STILL IN THE PACKAGING! yes, most things were still in the bags from the store! I didn't know what I would find in a bag, outdated, rotten food along side a $1,000 bracelet (still in the box from Kay's) and all my Grandma's jewelry was missing so I had to go through EVERY SINGLE THING! The problem I'm having is after having a yard sale, donating most of the furniture and anything I already had one of, I went through EVERYTHING (and filling TWO large dumpsters) as I went through things, I tried to organize and separate things into tubs. I filled a storage unit but brought home the "useful" items ( I haven't had to purchase most household items in nearly a year because she had so much) my question is how can I break this habit?!?! How can I get out from my prison of clutter! Everyday I "clean" and try to organize but I just end up making piles and getting sidetracked like I come across a hammer so I'm like this goes with the tools so I put it with the tools, but then I noticed all the different nails so I'm like I have so many I need to put them in their own container and so on I'm sure you know what I mean.
I’ve found Dana White’s videos to be helpful. She’s an organizer.
My son has the hoarding gene and I’m a clutter bug sooo her words really help realize what to do or how to address/approach in short bursts.
If you can’t find her long me back her & I’ll dig out a link on a Sunday before kids pop up.
You need help on several fronts …therapy, organizer, family….
It is ok to throw nice things away if they hold you up in cleaning and organizing. Remind yourself that your home is not a landfill. I am getting much better at this. I try to visualize what the space should look like and if something is standing in the way of the final vision, it’s gone. I find it satisfying to get rid of things permanently. I have ADHD and struggle with hoarding. I throw away and burn a lot of things. Only really nice usable things go to the thrift store.
I love watching Cas from "Clutterbug" for organizing. Dana K White from "A Slob Comes Clean" for decluttering. And Dawn from "The Minimal Mom" to help understand my *inventory*! Hope these help!!
I didn’t consider myself a hoarder, but after watching your channel I felt like maybe I had some symptoms. ( my mother never threw out anything, so that’s probably where it came from). I now put your videos on and start decluttering my house. I’ve let go of so many books and a lot of clothes and a large bag of papers of all kinds. Thanks for being my decluttering body doubler.
I'm in the same boat. In order to make room for new spring clothes for my husband and I , I made myself get rid of clothes that aren't a priority. The ones that I've never worn but are a size too small, we're put in storage bins. I have to force myself to be realistic. I won't need these clothes this season. There are new clothes that my husband has never worn because he didn't like the color or style, but he pretended so as not to hurt my feelings.
My cleaning angel. Another home run. Again, anyone who encounters you is a fortunate person. This was a fantastic job.
Hope Emily does well she's in my prayers every day.
Love and Prayers to you and your whole Family. ❤🙏🙏🙏
Mack and Jason, your meticulous approach to cleaning and organizing homes affected by hoarding disorder is both informative and compassionate. Your dedication to helping families in need, coupled with your transparency about the challenges faced, is commendable. Wishing Emily a speedy recovery and sending gratitude for your care. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤍🤍🤍 Keep up the impactful work!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Coline Cleans just gave you a promo in her video today! She wore your shirt! Have a great evening! Great job!
She's delightful!
She's awesome!
My mother died in Jan. of 2018 and she kept a receipt for a car radio for a car that my father no longer owned, the receipt date was 1967 (my parents separated in 1984).
I can also relate to the travel mugs, I just bought another one a few weeks ago.
I love this channel. I learn quite a bit. I even made the all purpose cleaner to use around my house.
I knew a hoarder once. She never told me why she kept things, except the several sets of dishes; those were being saved for holding house parties and her grandchildren. But she was so weak from her disease that she couldn't do any cleaning anymore, and the place was filthy, with mice running around everywhere. She was so embarrassed by the condition of her home that she wouldn't let anyone come over, but she trusted me, and needed me to help her sift through decades old legal documents. Eventually she succumbed to her cancer. I'm not really sure who took charge of her estate, as her only son was in jail out of state and her grandkids were estranged. It was a sad situation.
It always is 😢
My dad also kept every box from everything he ever bought. SO MANY BOXES! He and my mom had been in their house since 1964 (or 1965…I know they moved in when my brother was a baby and before I was born in 1966), and he had a filing cabinet chock full of VERY ORGANIZED paid utility bills, insurance bills, mortgage payments, etc, etc, from all the way back to when they moved in. My nephew bought the house from my mom when she moved into a retirement home last year, and I know he still has stuff he’s going through, even though we tried to get stuff moved out for him… thanks for your video. It helped me today because I lost my sweet senior dog this afternoon (not a surprise, as, like Dakota, I knew my girl was terminal).
Take care of Emily (I know you will), and know that a lot of people have her and your whole crew in our thoughts. ❤
Another great job guys
So sorry you lost your dog. That's about the only way a dog will break your heart. 😢
My Dad had a drawer that was organized in his dresser for paperwork. He had a canceled check from 1948. I found it in 1991 in the clean out after he passed away.
I hate the background noise
My dad kept every receipt for everything he ever bought for the past 50 years - initially, he kept them filed and organized, but later on he obviously got overwhelmed and stuffed them in every drawer and corner. My parents also kept every card and letter they ever received 😢 We have been decluttering the house for over 3 years now (we can only do it on weekends), the problem being that there are valuables and important documents we need hidden among the mountains of papers, files, boxes, and plastic bags full of weird assemblies of things - so we can't just use a big shovel and a skip 🤷🏻♀️ Sometimes it's fun, though: I found some letters I wrote from Paris in 1982 (!) and some notes my brother wrote to my parents in the 1970s 😂 But we are getting there and it has also encouraged me further to declutter my own home in order not to leave behind such a mess when I pass ...
My grandma has a massive hoard of Chirstmas decorations. She recently asked my help downsizing (I'm so proud of her) and we would have been lost without what we learned in your videos.
Thank you! We ended up with over 10 empty totes. She's pleased as can be. : )
So glad u helped her. It is very rare for a hoarder to ask for help. When they do it takes a LOT of courage ❤ blessing for u both😊
You had to act before she changed her mind. I would throw things out, and my late parents would take them out of the garbage after I left. When they both passed 14 months apart, we had a huge project cleaning out a 7 bedroom home to sell. Do a little each time that you visit.❤
I'm a food hoarder as I had incredible food insecurity when I was growing up and my "mother' always left me hungry. My children are always reassuring me that they are never hungry which is super nice to hear
I hope it's helping in finding a balance for future generations, not swinging between extreme issues is quite awkward
"Best by" or "Use by" the difference doesn't matter when they're 10 years out. Love your channel and how you phrase things :-)
Mack-you just spin kicked me upside the head with your comment that 'you've already thrown it away but your room has become the trash can' (almost exact quote). You are so right! My ADHD hoarder tendencies make paper such a hard category. I did the most massive purge yet last month and are going to do the final purge for the last 10% of old paperwork this week. One thing that helps ease the anxiety with some of the old stuff is scanning it with my phone or taking a regular pic of it to have it available in the cloud on the off chance I ever need it (which I won't).
My grandma was a clean hoarder for the most part. The garage was pretty bad, but it was a ton of old lawnmowers, bikes, leftover construction things. But, she had a regular fridge freezer upstairs. A full size drink fridge and full size standing freezer in the laundry room, a giant chest freezer and a large standing freezer in the basement. All full. cupboards and pantry weren't bad. Lot of gadgets, hanging on a peg board that were definitely antique. Nancy Drew books from the 60's and 70's, romance, huge collection of national geographics, colored toilet paper, assorted craft supplies from painting to pottery to sewing. console TV, console radio. No furniture hoarding. a giant box of legos collected over decades and dolls over the same time frame. And everything put put up on shelves. She even had one of those kodak cameras that were supposed to be like polaroids and film for them. but, the house was never messy and you never felt like there was a hoard. She had a collection of Candy's in her closet, in a shoe rack. They were way too small. But, she didn't buy a lot of things, she just never threw anything away that could be used by someone. It was really wonderful as a kid because if there was something you wanted to make or play with or read or eat, she probably had it. Except for the frozen food, I don't even know if it would really be considered hoarding or if it was, it would be low on the scale. She could throw away a lot of things, though she would check to make sure you didn't toss something useful out.
..colored toilet paper.. I almost shot coffee outta my nose. The last time I saw that readily available was in the early 90s. My Dad sought it ought. I guess it made us swanky. 🤣 I miss him.
I am not a hoarder so I see those before and after pictures and it makes my stress level drop. I wonder if it had the same effect on the poor lady still dealing with her situation? You guys are rockstars! It is a honor to be a member on this channel. I think the world of Mack, Emily, and Jason. Thank you for another great video and helping another soul in need.
Debra, I was wondering the same thing - do hoarders view the cleared/cleaned up space as restful and an improvement, or does it give them additional angst that they then have to deal with? I cleared the clutter off my refrigerator and my husband said it looked wrong to him. My compassionate self said “get used to it.” Lol.
@@DiannainSoCal I suffer from major depression so for me it is a struggle to just keep dishes clean and clothes picked up. Other things just get left out and more and more piles up. MORE stress, MORE depression. Vicious cycle that is soooo difficult to break. That is why I love Mack's channel. He puts chaos into order.
hoarders do not see it as restful or as an improvement. My father was a hoarder worthy of an A and E special. If you do not involve the hoarder with a trained psychologist or psychiatrist and move at a pace determined by a medical approach usually involving months, you end up with the hoarder having extreme anxiety, depression and meltdowns. the hoard is quickly replaced.Unless an outside agency like the city etc has ordered the house cleaned, the clearing out is usually very deterimentl to the hoarder. aftercare, if accepted, is essential as well as some sort of participation of family members who are educated in the mental illness surrounding these situations. It is a very very tough situation and never a quick fix situation. I speak from experience. the hoarders are forever looking for "lost" or removed items. it is sad, very hard on famly members and rarely cured.
My grandfather was a hoarder and we had no idea tell he passed away. He was extremely neat about it. Everything that was broken was put behind a new item and it contiuned. He filled up boxes so nearly that he was able to cram thing after thing. Every nook and crany of the basement was filled with plastic bags with items. Its been 4 years and we are still going through it. Your channle helped me better understand and it helped my grandma to better process and heal
My system with paper bills is to keep two years worth at a time. I have a folder for last year's bills and a wall mounted holder for the current year's incoming bills. At the end of each year I shred and throw out the older bills, put the ending year's bills into the folder and repeat the process again.
Yeah I'm sure i don't need all of it, but this way gives me peace of mind but still keeps the paper clutter under control.
(Btw new to the channel and loving the content! Thank you for all you're doing for these people.
Started watching at 2x speed. Very clear voice and I find I still chill with your videos.
Some Netflix and chill, not me, midwest magic is my magic.
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I tackled my garage the other day. Yes, I’ve dealt with it before, but last year our garage door opener belt broke…we finally fixed it. But the garage was just jammed with stuff.
I pulled things out the other day to get some working space. We had old computers all over. I cleared a shelf and pulled them all together.
I spent the next several hours clearing/moving shelves reloading w/like items. Ditching trash, sorting out donations and recycling (we have those capabilities handy).
Switched around the table saw & workbench. It’s not ‘done’ done, but the BIG moves happened, and improvements made. Next up: finessing the workbench, then the shelves that were strictly moved (they’re on wheels), and then my craft area (didn’t touch the other day).
The first big step done. Can’t wait to go organize all of the hardware and surfaces.
Oh. Your description of a hoarder who's "not aware" has just really hit home. I am a one of those clean hoarders.
I have lots of arty/crafty projects on the go. I have an excess of old paperwork. I have food cupboards stuffed to the gills. There's stuff put on the kitchen counters that could be put away 'if' there was room. I have spices I never use. I am fanatical about having a clean kitchen sink, cooker and worktop...
I am always inspired by your videos and then overwhelmed by my own home, so will be doing 10 mins per day moving forward, just to focus on one tiny area at a time, as otherwise I go round in circles picking things up and trying to put things away, only to discover my hands are still full of things and I feel like I've gotten nowhere. My home is tiny but I treat it like I have elastic walls. Oh, no moose-space either (but living in the UK I'm sure somebody might notice if I did have one!)
Thank you for pointing out the blindingly obvious to me! ❤
Thank you so much for being so compassionate to these people. They need help, not criticism. I hope Emily has a speedy recovery from her next surgery. ❤
I love how much respect you have for all the people whom you help. Well, everyone except Jason. Why make him cry so much? 🧡
Jason has very clean tear ducts. It's good for the soul and teaches good spin kicks. So there!!!😊
It's so nice to see someone actually helping these folks instead of just "helping" (not actually helping) them
Damn this was such a good transformation!! Just seeing the after pics my stress level was greatly reduced!! I can’t imagine how relieved this couple was. You and Jason are just godsends for all of the people who are blessed enough to have you help them out and truly change their lives!!! Love you both! Also, as always my prayers are with sweet Emily!! I just adore that woman. ❤❤❤❤❤
I grew up with a dad who had depression and ADHD. I inherited both from him, which also came with hoarding tendencies that I didn't know how to recognize until much later. I've been able to see the behaviors and mindset in myself for a while, but it's hard to logic my way out of it and even harder to not feel like the problem is insurmountable once it starts. Discovering your videos has given me the kind of reassurance and examples I've been needing to actually start cleaning my space in a healthy way. It's going to take a while, but I deserve to live in an environment that doesn't harm me, and the way you've approached this work has made it feel like a feasible task for the first time ever. Thank you for empowering me to learn how to take care of myself and thank you for all of the other lives you've changed whether you've been to our houses or not.
Your son Jason is a sweetheart!
Love your humor and videos.
I’ve cleaned out several houses after folks passed and it’s true.
No one wants your stuff when you die.
Family keepsakes need to be given away to family before.
Big fan of Swedish death cleaning.
It works!
Cleaning and organizing one now for family.
Long process!
My sister and I talked about this at length after my Mom moved into assisted living. She was maybe a stage 1 hoarder, I think she would have gotten worse had she continued living on her own with the availability of online shopping. Now I always stop and think if I really need to buy a trinket etc and almost always the answer is no. And I know my kids won't want it.
From a purely functional standpoint, your allocation of her resources will help so much on a daily basis in her kitchen. Ty for your willingness to share your multiple talents. 🇬🇧
Hi, I get rid of at least 20 items each day. I collect a few things, but my mother hoarded papers and trash. Another box for Goodwill is in process. Then, there's the
box for the e-recycling. My husband likes papers, he has one shelf. My daughter likes photos and books, but has limits. We're in a 2BR apartment. Tina, Al's wife
My mom and dad are hoarders- but clean hoarders like this. I moved in with them because my mother has Parkinson’s and they are both elderly now. I don’t argue with them about their “stuff” but try to take a really soft approach and it’s working well. Thank you for your content! I love seeing different ways I can organize their things so that I don’t have to get rid of it. It also helps knowing how to talk to them a little better ❤ thank you! And lots of love!
Omg, I've been binge-watching your videos. So addicting to watch! Great work you are doing there along with your son. Your humor also cracks me up so that's a bonus! Keep up the excellent work guys!!!
I’m glad you talked about how you started recording videos for yourself to watch. I used to watch your videos right before going to bed because I like sped up cleaning. It relaxes me. Now the voice over is one of the things I look forward to in your videos. I never know what crazy thing is going to come out of your mouth and I LOVE it. I can’t watch before bed anymore. You’re too entertaining!
I just have to thank you. I look forward to every one of your videos. Today has been one of my worst in a while. Skip dinner and go to bed days. I saw the notification for a new video and I get to finish my evening with your family and your content. It’s just what I needed, so thank you for all that you do.
I hope you’re feeling better, Vicki 💜
@@AmandaBabyyyyy I am. Thank you.
The relief and joy she must have experienced when she walked in! My mom has ADHD so my childhood home looked a lot like those before kitchen pics...like, you could do an archaeological dig on the counter tops, down through the layers..."remember when mom had to use this finger splint three years ago?" ...
and having it clean (which we did accomplish once in a while) was SO nice.
LISTEN UP, BUSTER! Canned Moose Face NEVER expires! So there!
Thanks for the laugh. You always get a good one in there. Thanks for helping people. You're doin' the Lord's work!
Ha, ha, ha.....yep it is like honey. Too Funny!
The first video I watched on this channel mentioned canned moose face. As a Britisher this had me puzzled for ages as it didn't sound real but there were lots of online recipes for moose cheek and moose tongue! 😵💫 After watching a few more, I worked things out.
You guys are amazing! Just watching you work gets me in the mood to do the same for my own home. I, like so many people struggle with depression, and having the motivation and energy to get these things done is so important. It’s very frustrating to mentally want to get up and do those things and then physically feel like all you want to do is just go sit down. Watching your videos helps me find ways to deal with my excess, organize the rest, give all of my moose friends a place to hang out and gives me hope that I can one day, conquer all of the monsters under the bed. Thank you again.
I am proud of you getting things done as you can!
I get like that sometimes so I do what I call commercial cleaning. Tell myself I'm taking the day off and just watch a movie. open U-tube hit Old movie and when a commercial comes on clean till I hear the movie start again. It takes awhile but, with the run-on commercials I get a bunch done and have tricked myself into believing I just watched old movies all day.
I agree. I have been gearing up to doing my kitchen for weeks. I had Covid and bronchitis- which wiped me out for weeks. It was so frustrating. Then I got better and only nibbled at the clear out.
Tonight I planned to light the woodburner and watch TV.
Instead, after watching this, I am putting an audiobook on and am going to give it a good couple of hours, ao I can can come down to an improved kitchen tomorrow.
Then the final sweep through tomorrow morning instead of loafing around with tea and the papers!
Your video has energised me again.
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❤ I could have written this. Depression is crippling, and I get frozen. I was not like this, then I was and it got outta hand fast (since lockdown). I have a hard time walking (need knees replaced) and I am always exhausted. I psych myself up watching these videos on trash night and then throw atleast one huge contracter bag out almost every week. Totally useable crap, but crap I'm not using. Letting go feels good and is helping the depression a little. I want my pretty little house back. I wish I could afford a dumpster, but its too $$$ so "one bag technique" for now, bonus points if I do more than one! I seriously have to take a nap after doing almost anything exert-ive (I dont think thats a real word) but making myself do hard things is really helping. I love these videos. My sister and aunt are hoarders. Aunt is a clean hoarder (qvc stuff) my sister is a racoons come in through holes in the floor, no hot water in the kitchen, rotted floor, piles of garbage, dead things under her couch hoarder. Knowing it can be genetic, and seeing myself start to slip, Im trying so hard to take care of it now before it gets me too. I actually used to clean out my sisters house (a 2 bedroom trailer, one room does not open. Its packed to the ceiling) when I was healthier. It always came right back though. She is an odd hoarder, she keeps buying tons of stuff, but doesnt care if I get rid of it (I took 17 contractor bags of crap out last time) I used to love cleaning, BIG cleaning...like these videos. Then depression, a hysterectomy, a bad split up and the pandemic got me. I never thought I would be on the cusp of needing help, but I have a sincere understaning of how my aunt and sister live now. I get how it starts because I am experiencing it. Depression sucks.
I find food hoarding interesting. As someone who has never been hungry it is outside of my experience. Just before we went into lock down my husband woke me up at 2 am and we went through the food we had. Now he like me has never had food scarcity and so this was unusual behaviour. I didn't judge him in the same way I don't judge your clients. You can see a pantry full of food and worry you'll run out and you can see the cabinet and know you're fine. It was the only time in our lives we'd actually thought about what if we didn't have enough food for our next meal. When I watch these I take this understanding and extrapolate. I love your compassion and understanding that we can look at it objectively and say, yeah you're good but that doesn't change their lens.
Love how respectful you are when dealing with people’s personal spaces. Your organisational skills are amazing and your attention to detail is second to none. Truly gifted🤩
My goodness, I pray you both recover from your surgeries quickly!
Trying to understand why they can’t transplant the arm from the back onto the front…?
My problem is bad habits, too much stuff, depression, ADHD, social anxiety, plantar fascitis, and mom burn out for 11 years now. Love these videos. Gets me pumped and feeling hopeful.
Amazing result for the homeowner! I hadn’t considered some people to be clean hoarders. So nice you and Jason could help her organise her things. When I moved house 9 yrs ago the kitchen took the longest to organise. It’s much easier and space saving if you can Russian dolls store things like mixing bowls, colanders etc. wishing you and Emily all the best for your surgeries. Would like an update on how Jason is getting on with his back yard project.
I know I have a hoarder tendency (probably due to ADD). Having a lot of issues throwing good and still usable stuff out. I always see a new use for them, without actually acting on those thoughts. My solution is to not buying new stuff, so it does not pile up. I am now in the process of getting rid of a lot of old stuff. It is a very slow and draining process due to the above mentioned thoughts. Now realizing that there is no use for them as long as I don't act, so I am not helping anyone by keeping things. Better give to charity:)
Annoying to realize how hard it is to throw stuff out that is really not valuable for me. Your videos help me a lot to progress. (like finally throwing out 5 garbage bags of clothes that do not fit anymore (nor ever will again) Very inspirational.
Putting stuff not in "clutter boxes" but a box for each type of items helps me a lot as well. I can at any time pick a box and re-select. Makes throwing stuff out so much easier. I learned that this overview and control also helps a lot to progress.
Thank goodness I got the insight and knowledge to deal with this myself. There are many people who can not deal with this. Thank you for doing this for those who really need some help. And again thank you for indirectly helping me, and probably many others who are watching your videos👍
I hope this comment can help other short people: save shallow boxes - like lids or what cat food comes on top of - put light weight items on them ( tooth picks, extracts, and sprinkles, etc.), the things you dont use daily but need access to. Then, when you have to get them from the top shelf, you just pull down the shallow box. It’s much easier than not being able to see the back of your top shelves.
While I love the extreme cleaning videos, I really like the organization ones too. The homes are nice, just can’t see it until it’s decluttered. And I’m a fan of the lavender colors she has in her bedroom. ❤️
What you do is so inspiring, hopefully to get us motivated to help others. I'm sure the need is tremendous ❤
watching midwest magic cleaning in my house in the midwest while studying for an exam at my midwest school. serendipity
I live in Maine and want to know if there is anyone who can help me clean my home. I'm disabled with arthritis and my daughter has ADHD and autism so is not super helpful. If I get it cleaned I can maintain, it got out of hand during the pandemic and I just can't get it done.
I'm not in your country but I know a google maps search of "declutter" services might bring up supports in your area. Be prepared to pay for it though. I think it was $90AUD pp per hour and two people helped me for 3.5 hours. I wouldn't consider myself a hoarder but my nan went into a home and I couldn't bring myself to go through her room (she was awful to care for for 6 years)!
It was expensive but so worthwhile.
My mom fell and broke her hip & wrist. In between taking care of her and my father’s needs, I have cleaned out their pantry, inside refrigerator and freezer, garage freezer, and 3 closets. She is very neat and clean (thank goodness), but I just tweaked their situation. At first she said she couldn’t find stuff & she figured I threw it away. I was able to go right to it and show her where (&why) it was there. It’s all bc of your channel! Thank you!❤❤
Hi I really appreciate your videos and the respect you give those that you clean for. I am presently helping my elderly parents twice a week. They are dirty hoarders and keep the strangest stuff. Ex Used coffee grounds back in the coffee container. Stacks of them. Watching your videos has helped me to learn to oick my battles with them more carefully and respectfully. We have done a couple of large clean ups that caused some battles. I am the oldest so get yelled at the most. My sisters stood behind me and backed me up when convincing them that their old bedbug infested, stained, stinky mattress had to go. Etc On a weekly basis we have come up with a routine that satisfies my OCD and their messines.
An ancillary benefit to your filming is in case anyone accuses you of any malfeasance. Indeed, your audience witnesses the care and respect you take with every item. 👍🏼🇬🇧
When you were putting those spices in that upper cabinet I thought, "Gee, I hope she's tall." Then you decided it wasn't a good idea and somehow I felt relieved. You're amazing.
When our mama passed 12 yrs ago, my sister and I were so stressed that we argued over a frozen ham. 😂 Mama wasn’t a hoarder but I have much empathy for the clean out process. Cheers to y’all for being good humans. 🎉❤
A couple of lazy Susans would be helpful in those corner cabinets.
So as far as hoarding paperwork, I can work at 30% of my capacity because of spinal injuries and spinal problems.
I fought for almost 2 years to get disability which I was denied. At the very end some very tough IRS lady told me I need to scan every single Tax filing going back 15 years, which I actually had the paperwork in giant boxes but she gave me a week and a half to complete it and I said there was no way I could get it done.
That and some other issues I have been denied disability… I gave up.
So I only take gigs that I can physically get through… I pop pain pills and I get through the day.
Sidenote I’m am hoarder. But I don’t like bad smells.
And a sidier side note: amazing work you do for people in need. I’m from the Midwest, great peeps!
Hi, welcome to my late evening, contemplating whether to go to bed (already late) or enjoy your brand new video... I guess my teeth will be brushed for... wait a minute... Wow! About 40 minutes! What an incredible level of mouth cavity hygiene!
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So good of Mack to make his videos just long enough to properly attend to oral hygeine.
Yes, I have, in the past, found them to be exactly just long enough to trim my toenails, as well. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You know what life is about. And thank you for your wisdom. I just remembered I have some nails in need of trimming.
Oh, my nails! Of course. Thank you, wise man. I have some extra videos I didn't see yet. I will have a short wholesome funny night.@@AG-yj1jv
You and Jason work so well together. He's a hard, conscientious worker like you. ❤
Sir your channel is a must to watch to learning how to analyse, throw away even put away in a very short time do this n that. Thx a lot!
That transformation was incredible. Great job guys!
Thank you for explaining how you sorted everything. I think that will give me a good template to work with.
Sir, I love your content. Thank you for what you do. I recently lost my mother and watching your videos is helping me cope with everything that has fallen to me to sort and manage. I can definitely see myself falling into a hording situation and I am fighting very hard to not let that happen. How you explain the mind set is so enlightening and it is greatly helping me keep my head above water.
Sorry for the loss of your beloved mother. That is the reason I am here too! Both of our Mama's died about 5 years ago and our house was filled to the max already with our stuff and our children's stuff growing up that is hard to part with too! We had to sell both properties and had to go through their things way too fast. Please take your time to really think things through so you won't have regrets. Also, our children only wanted a couple of items and other family members got alot too. It is so difficult to let go of the things our parents had a lifetime to accumulate - school report cards, photos, awards, every card they ever received, etc! They had some really nice things. I am still working on it so it won't be so hard on our own children. God bless you during this time. But when you have X amount of space and it is too full, it is time to do something esp. when you are a Senior yourself.
1. Take a easy spot.
2. Clean a space
Have a space to put things you don't know where to put.
Y'all's compassion and understanding for your clients, and your patience explaining the situation to people who aren't familiar with it, is fantastic! Makes me want to spin kick hate and judgement right in their stupid faces 😆.
Love, love,love the mice chatter. It just tickles me. 😊Your Oregon Viewer.
I always think of them as chipmunks! 😊 🐿️
You are amazing.. I would have to say that you are one of the only people in this world that I would trust to clean my house. My youngest son was a hoarder and lived with me most of his life. He has moved out and I am now 70 and can not clean my house. I injured my back and my boys are unwilling to help me. I get it, you have to work at your own pace. I am not far from you as I am in Indiana. If you come this way please keep me in mind. I wish you and your wife the best as far as your surgeries. I know you will feel much better removing and adding arms to your body. 😁
My great grandparents were like tunnels through the house hoarders, 3 generations later I still really love things, and have to work all the time at letting go of stuff, essentialising what I have in my home. I really like Dana K. White, her container method helps me.
Damn, that boy can clean a mean stove through tears. 😂😂😂❤️🇬🇧
I really enjoy watching your videos. You explain everything so well and your voice is soothing. What you do for these people is so wonderful.
Great job done! My mom was a hoarder. When she past we had to clean out her house. Years of things in the basement and all the empty rooms filled with things. We had two or three estate sales but still lots left over. We had to go to court to fight my sister about the estate. Eventually the court told us we couldn’t take anything from the house and they cleaned it out in one day! Glad it was done. Too much to take are of. Now it’s my turn to clean out my house and I feel good about what I have gotten rid of. Thanks for all you do! 👍🥰💜
You always provide such great information about hoarding. Much appreciated! And I hope you and Emily’s surgeries go well. Best wishes to the entire family.
I'm so glad to see a new video from you. I was a bit worried about tornadoes in your area!
Prayers for your wife and for you to have successful surgeries and swift recoveries.
Yay! So happy to see a new video from you!
My husband and I always have 2 full cabinets of food and and a spice/ baking cabinet. 1 freezer that gets replenished when it gets half empty. We both didn't have a lot growing up.
My husband puts things away by opening the door and putting things in and I rotate as I put things away. 😏 This is why I also pull everything out clean cabinet and reorganize spring and fall. By date.
I find random things expired " wanted to try new product" .😂 ❤️
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻. Great work to you all.... Both of you for helping her and to her because she is going to be working on this for awhile. Pray that she has or can ask for support from a close family member or friend.
She has a very nice house. I like the quilt on the bed. She just has to much stuff. Love watching you organize.