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Just wondering what you all make of this... I like watching those hoarder shows, they help me remember that most of the stuff in my house is just mass produced junk as well. One thing I've noticed while watching these shows is that when the house is finally cleaned up at the end, the place quite often looks beyond minimalist. It would make sense that the upholstered furniture is gone, and maybe they have not had the opportunity to replace it, but the thing that always surprises me is that the kitchen appears so bare. Generally, there is nothing on the counter. Even if I were to take my kitchen down to bare bones, there would still be the toaster and salt/pepper shakers- but, at least in the shows I saw this weekend, there was not even that much, just bare counters. Any idea why that is? Is it because after the clean out, they truly have that little usable stuff left? Is there a push to have them keep everything in drawers or cabinets as a new way of thinking? The spaces, kitchens in particular, often look so cold and clinical, it just seems so much the other extreme when they are done. Any thoughts? |
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- Posted by LuAnn_in_PA (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 13:37
Some people like cleared counter tops. I am one of them. I would not think to leave a toaster out. |
What I would like to have (not necessarily at end state yet): Appliances: If it's used more than once a week, have it out on counter. If it's used less than once a week, have a place to stow it. Spices, coffee, sugar, etc. I do have them stored in cabinets Snacks: My husband loves his nuts, so I got pretty canisters to keep them in, and they are on the counter (the more than once a week rule applies here). I have started trying to use my pretty depression glass for fruit. Still have the ugly banana tree but may decommission it - I like the glass bowl better. |
What I would like to have (not necessarily at end state yet): Appliances: If it's used more than once a week, have it out on counter. If it's used less than once a week, have a place to stow it. Spices, coffee, sugar, etc. I do have them stored in cabinets Snacks: My husband loves his nuts, so I got pretty canisters to keep them in, and they are on the counter (the more than once a week rule applies here). I have started trying to use my pretty depression glass for fruit. Still have the ugly banana tree but may decommission it - I like the glass bowl better. |
- Posted by adellabedella (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 14:36
It may fall in that category of they haven't used it in x amount of time so out it goes. From some of the houses I've seen, i don't think they could probably even get to the kitchen. |
The completely bare counters might be a teaching device. If someone has a hard time coping with "stuff," they might not be able to tell what is a reasonable amount of stuff on a counter and what is not. So a completely bare counter is something concrete that they can work toward every day. Most people, I think, wouldn't blink twice at seeing, say, a coffee maker and toaster and crock full of cooking utensils out on the counter. But someone with hoarding/cleaning issues might not be able to tell the difference between "things that are used daily and have earned the right to be on the counter full-time" and "things that are used occasionally and should be put away after every use." It could also be the "broken windows" syndrome. The broken windows syndrome is a theory that as long as the windows in a vacent house are whole, no one will think to break a window. But once a window is broken, the invitation is there for anyone to break a window, and enter the house to do more vandalism and to start vandalizing other properties in the neighborhood. In your house, this translates into a clean counter staying clean, but a counter with one tiny thing on it leads to everyone putting other things on the counter, until you can't see the countertop anymore. So a completely clear counter doesn't have the trigger of stuff that might lead a hoarder to start loading up the junk again. |
Camlan, thanks for those thoughts. I was wondering if it might be something along those lines, but it's never addressed on the shows. It makes sense from how you explain that. I didn't mean to insinuate that there was something wrong with having bare counters, just that always seems to be the outcome in these shows, and I didn't know why. It would make some sense that someone who has had that bad of a hoarding problem would need to take on new and much different tactics from what they have had in the past. |
I love cleared off counters, Makes it much easier with the kids as far as picking up after themselves. They know counters and sink are clear and clean. Only thing left on my counters is the coffee maker and that is tucked in a corner. Toaster is used everyday but it goes directly below where it is used in the lazy susan. The kids are actually really good at putting what they used away. I would think that it would help the hoarders to get into the habit of everything being put away, in its place. If you allow a few things out, that can become a slippery slide for someone like a hoarder, I would think. Two items, then three, then a few more and before they know it, the counters are filled with stuff. Whenever I watch that show I feel inspired to deep clean and sort through some papers, like school papers which are never ending. I think my 5th graders paper probably equals a small forest at this point. |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 8:15
Perhaps, like recovering alcoholics, they have to strictly abstain or they fall off the wagon. Part of the reason for some hoarding is that the process of deciding what is important and what is not is ineffective (brain wired differently) or extremely stressful. So the best way around it is to have a simple rule: zero clutter. |
I have nothing on my counter tops except some decorating pieces. All serviceable stuff is in the cabinets. |
- Posted by tripletmom83 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 15, 13 at 15:53
That's a really interesting question. I think what we are seeing at the end of those hoarding shows is what the organizers have done, and they probably are decluttering as much as possible for the purposes of the show. I really can relate to that broken window theory though. I see that happening sometimes in my own house. One person leaves something on the counter and the next thing we know there is a little collection there. My question about the hoarding shows is , how do the mattresses and all the upholstered furniture end up with huge holes in them? I get the hoarding thing, but how does that make the furniture fall apart? Is it the weight of the stuff piled on it? Or possibly animals allowed to do their business there? |
I have a tiny kitchen. My counters look really cluttered with the coffee maker, toasted oven and scrubbers on the counter it looks cluttered. I would love to keep 0 there but can never quite get there. My cabinet shelves are built - in and cant be moved. Anything too tall to fit has to sit on the counter. |
Not much on my counters either. Coffee makers,coffee canister, phone and paper owl holder. I want a toaster oven but I don't want it on the counter and putting it away would be a pita so I never bought one |
- Posted by LuAnn_in_PA (My Page) on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 11:34
" I want a toaster oven but I don't want it on the counter and putting it away would be a pita so I never bought one" We have a toaster oven... and it really doesn't take much effort to open a cabinet door to stow it away! |
- Posted by publickman (My Page) on Tue, Feb 19, 13 at 12:26
I had no idea that anyone stowed toaster ovens away, but then I have nowhere to stow mine; plus I use it every day. I also have my foodsaver on the counter (the upright version, which takes up less space), to encourage me to use it often. If I stored it (which I could), it would not get used. I do have about three other appliances out at all times, but I would store them if I had cabinet space. A real estate agent told me that it is okay to have three appliances./items out on the counters when showing a kitchen, especially if they are frequently used. One of those was a coffee maker, which I would never leave out, but then I do not drink coffee. The other items I cannot store include a Kitchenaid mixer (with cheese grater attachment that gets used almost every day), a Cool-Daddy deep fryer (which I should put away, and an electric meat slicer, which is on a butcher block table, and gets used every day when I make my lunch. I like seeing bare counters (especially if they are someone else's), but they are not practical in my world. I like the analogy of an alcoholic who cannot stop at one drink - I know when to stop with regard to having appliances on my counters. Now I just want a bigger kitchen. Lars |
- Posted by sapphire69 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 5:08
Interesting points here. I'm going to clear my counters this weekend. I always thought the houses were bare because all of the items were unusable, especially in the kitchen, and the homeowners didn't have the means to replace it all at once. I certainly wouldn't be able to! Tripletmom83, on the shows that I've seen, there were rodents and more than one pet, typically cats, that had their way with the mattresses and the upholstered furniture. |
One way to create kitchen counter space is with "hanging" appliances that mount under your top cabinets. I have a hanging microwave, hanging can opener and hanging coffee maker. Only a toaster and toaster oven on my counters. Yeah I know the toaster oven could do toast but I love love love the way my toaster makes toast right now. It stays. |
I never use my toaster oven. Ever! Like perhaps not for 10 years. Yet I have such a problem letting it go. I think this thread is encouraging me. I think if I turned it on, it may catch fire it's sat unused so long. |
I didn't think I would use/like a toaster oven, I bought one at a thrift store for $10 to test it for a month. I loved it and bought the top of the line model (DH didn't understand what was wrong with the $10 one). I already have a triple oven (oven/microwave/warming drawer) and another large oven but I use the TO twice as much as the other ovens. It's worth the counter space to me. I put it on the counter between the refrigerator and the triple oven. |
I wish I had the double oven. It's on my dream list. That's why I keep it around - for instances when I need to have two things going at the same time. But it hasn't happened in a very long time. BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN!!!! LOVE IT! I'm actually switching slowly to black appliances now myself. I have maple cabinets and it looks great. |
- Posted by tripletmom83 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 15:36
Ooooh Mustangs, I love your kitchen! I too covet the double oven. Spent the last couple of days with my elderly parents who were having some health issues. Cooking in my Mom's kitchen made me really appreciate my uncluttered counters. They have lots of counter space, but way too much stuff out. My Dad would happily declutter but Mom is resistant. Even fixing a simple dinner was challenging with not much space to spread out. Half the battle is that my siblings never know what gifts to buy, so they end up getting them something that needs to go on the counter. The cupboards are way too full to put them in there, and Mom won't let go of stuff,even though she doesn't need it. |
- Posted by dbfirewife (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 15:42
One thing I have noticed about the hoarding shows is after things are all cleaned up, I really notice how dirty the walls, trim and or floors etc are... You would think they would have someone come in and paint or put up some new sheetrock or fill holes and paint what is there. I think that would help inspire them to want to keep it looking nice and clean. |
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 19:46
I suspect for most it's a combination of the psychological tools above and unusable condition due to breakage/nonfunctioning, heavy soiling, or sanitary concerns. I get so motivated to just toss stuff after watching a few episodes of hoarders! What really messes with my head is when DH then switches over to Antiques Roadshow. Talk about conflicting messages! |
- Posted by trancegemini_wa (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 0:41
"how do the mattresses and all the upholstered furniture end up with huge holes in them?" I get the feeling some of those mattresses and sofas etc may be decades old, and have probably become damp and moldy at times and have just degraded. The houses are often so neglected, roof leaks, plumbing problems etc, I'd bet a lot of the stuff has just started breaking down and falling apart, especially if it's been lying around with no real airflow for years and getting damp, bugs chewing on things, rodents nesting in them, pets etc. Most people would throw out worn out soft furniture and replace it but these people just keep it forever even if it's falling apart and I'd bet a lot of these hoarder houses would be full of bug nests and rats nests too in amongst it all. |
I'd never heard of putting a toaster in a cabinet after use, either :). I have a two-slice toaster and a toaster oven. I don't keep them both out. I keep one on the counter and one in long-term storage (a high cabinet). I swap them maybe every 5 years, when my cooking habits change. Right now it's the toaster oven, and I use it almost every day. It's great for baking small quantities of anything, and reheating things that would get mushy in the microwave. And it makes passable toast, too :). On the other counter, though, I do have a clutter problem. Too many things do not have official homes. Y'all inspire me to work on this :). |
Love that photo, Leafy! I wish they would revisit the cleaned up hoarders a year later. I would especially like to see the house of the lady who was featured on the Oprah show. |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 9:32
I have stuff left out on my counters, but it's all against the wall and neat and frequently used items...cannisters, coffee maker, can opener, wood boards, paper towels....certainly not hoarders style. Bare counters to me feel, well bare. And I'm a form follows function sort so it seems more effort than it's worth to keep pulling the coffee maker out and putting it back....of course if I was staging for resale that'd be different, but I'm not staging it for anything...I'm living here. Frankly the stuff that is tossed in so many of those hoarders programs is so full of rodent pooh and cockroach droppings and nits that I think most of it would be uncleanable and totally unsanitary to put back on a counter....let alone if the power cords are chewed through or broken....yuck! |
I heard those Hoarding shows are faked- the producers pile things up to make them look extra trashy in the "before" state. One thing I noticed is that Hoarders shows don't really address structural house problems. If the roof leaks and there's a stain on the ceiling, it really needs a costly roof repair. They may straighten out the clutter, expose walls and floors, but they don't seem to do much actual "construction". |
I don't do reality shows with the exception of Hoarders shows; it's perverse I know. I was curious at the onset as to the validity of these shows. Here is the consensus from several years of questioning the reality: Finding people with crapped up houses is cheap, crapping up houses is not. I'm sure this could all be done with special effects or they could fill (and usually destroy) houses all over the country in an attempt to make the viewers look like dorks, but what's the point? It would cost far more than the show brings in and that isn't how reality TV operates. If there's no profit, there's no show. |
I think there's *some* staging with some of the hoarder shows. But what they do is they bring things that are already in the house into another room, to make that room look worse. I know they do that on "Clean House" which isn't really a hoarder show. They don't tend to show the entire house, just certain rooms. So they make those rooms look as bad as possible. Not all the hoarder shows do this. I read an interesting piece on-line by someone who had one of the shows come and clean her house and she admitted the mess was all hers. |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 19:01
The hoarders thing is true....if you look on line, there's a backstory piece written by a reporter who covered one episode and then wrote an article about it. This is not a case of normal people who have just been neglectful or lazy...these are people with serious mental disorders and so far treatment has been difficult. FMRIs have shown that their brains actually behave differently than a normal persons.... One show, one of the trasher guys decided to try to spend a night in the house before clean up and he couldn't do it....as bad as it was, he said he got totally creeped out when he turned the lights off and the roaches and rodents started moving about...he said it sounded like the whole place was alive. People do live in these conditions, and that's a symptom of how serious their disorder is. On a couple of episodes, they showed that they can't begin to fix the structural problems in the house until they can get to them which they can't when the stuff is stacked to the ceiling. Also, a lot of these folks have no money to spend (having spent it on all that stuff) so the cost of repairs is beyond the program and very often beyond the family members. The program I watch, they do offer the hoarders some money for psych after care, but even at that, not all of the hoarders take it. Below is a link to a SA article about hoarding and treatment. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Real world hoarding
- Posted by trancegemini_wa (My Page) on Wed, Mar 13, 13 at 5:43
"as bad as it was, he said he got totally creeped out when he turned the lights off and the roaches and rodents started moving about.." I've always wondered why you don't see rats etc running around in these houses during the show since these houses would be a haven for them, but then recently I saw one where the son of the hoarder said when he went to bed at night he could hear them scurrying about. With all that stuff you just wouldn't know where they were lurking about or nesting. Super creepy to think about |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Wed, Mar 13, 13 at 10:12
Some of these are incredible. There was one where mom was moved to a new apartment and she kept the apartment pretty neat. But the house where she was, her daughter was considering cleaning and fixing it up and taking it over....but her husband? fiance? can't remember, was against it esp as they got into it as it would require complete extermination, and even with that, there could be dead rats and such in the walls, so to be safest, they'd have to rip out all the sheet rock to clean out all the rodent bodies. Yuck. What was really stunning was he let it leak on air that Mom had 3 other storage units someplace else that were stuffed with stuff and she refused to reveal their location to anyone. And she was really angry that he told. These people really have serious issues. |
- Posted by trancegemini_wa (My Page) on Thu, Mar 14, 13 at 8:46
"there could be dead rats and such in the walls, so to be safest, they'd have to rip out all the sheet rock to clean out all the rodent bodies. Yuck. " I know, it must be so hard when they clear out a house and are then just left with a dirty and damaged building underneath. It must be pretty depressing. The ones I feel the most sorry for are the shopaholics who have wasted so much money on things they don't need, especially the ones who have run out of money because of it or used up their savings. At least the hoarders who collect things from roadsides or goodwill etc can still justify tossing everything, but getting rid of things that you never used and spent thousands and thousands of dollars on would be even harder for these people. |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 9:20
It's also stunning to me to see how these hoarders can't see that so much of their "precious things" are already ruined from being walked upon, stuff piled up on it, from rat droppings and mold. It's especially shocking to see it with food....stuff that is not refrigerated, covered with mold and they say, Oh that's still ok....I can still eat it.... Yikes! |
I consider myself an 'expert' in hoarding mental illness. My ex husband is a true hoarder. Not the 'my husband is messy" or "my husband is a pack rat" type but truly I'll, Hoarders show illness. Here are my insights from someone who lived with that level of hoarding: 1. It starts small and then pretty quickly gets out of control. He was a messy single guy. The first 5 years or so we were married he drove me nuts, but I was able to contain his hoarding to the basement only. We lived in a townhouse w a 500 sq ft basement. When we moved into a house, the entire basement was full from floor to the bottom of the floor joists but the living spaces of the townhouse were still presentable. 2. True, mentally ill hoarders can't tell the difference between trash and treasurer. Toward te end my ex would have a freak out if I threw away a candy bar. More on this in a minute when I discuss the big Clean Out. 3. Hoarders can't even see their surroundings. They can't see the piles of junk, the dust, the leaking roof, etc. it is literally impossible to clean. I would move piles of junk to clean but never really got room clean. 4. The Big Cleanout. I took 2 weeks off work when Ex moved out. I spent 16 to 18 hours a day for 14 days boxing junk and moving it to a storage unit. I rented a 1000 sq ft unit with a roof about 12' high. I filled it completely, all the way to the roof. 5. Ex rented a townhouse (down the street from our first townhouse). He moved all the stuff outbid the unit, plus more thing he wanted from the house and garage. I have him anything he wanted because its all just junk to me. His townhouse is as ba as anything you see on TV because he doesn't have anyone to try to contain it. I have a feeling those shows don't leave anything out is #1. It starts small and grows slowly. If they leave a cookie jar on the counter then a hoarder takes it as an invitation to leave more things out. Soon the snowball effect takes over! |
- Posted by trancegemini_wa (My Page) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 0:07
mommabird, that is so sad. The rental on the unit long term will probably cost more than the stuff is worth. Was the hoarding the reason for the split with your ex? Does he know he has a problem or doesn't it bother him to live that way? I had my own experience with hoarding, it wasn't as bad as those shows but I had a hard time getting rid of anything and once all the cupboards and storage were full, I just started stacking up stuff and boxes of things so you couldn't even get to the cupboards anymore, there were boxes stacked up in every room of my small house. The house was becoming claustraphobic, this stuff was just eating into the space and making me miserable. For me it was all about control, I was going through a lot of personal stuff that I think felt like I had no control in my life so being in charge of all this clutter gave me some sense of control. Actually one of the turning points for me was realizing that I didn't have a right to inflict it on my husband, or to dictate to him what he could and couldn't throw away and I had to give up being a control freak because it was like a false sense of security and perhaps a distraction to the other things going on in my life. These days I would much rather have fewer possessions that I really love or serve a purpose than a bunch of stuff that I don't even need. |
- Posted by trancegemini_wa (My Page) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 6:08
"It's also stunning to me to see how these hoarders can't see that so much of their "precious things" are already ruined from being walked upon, stuff piled up on it, from rat droppings and mold. It's especially shocking to see it with food....stuff that is not refrigerated, covered with mold and they say, Oh that's still ok....I can still eat it.... " I know what you mean, some of them even sit in their "spot" to eat, and just toss their food containers and rubbish on the floor like it's a big trash can. You have to think that some of these people have just given up on trying or even caring how they live anymore. |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 15:01
mommabird, I'm so sorry about your ex and so sorry you had to go through that. The only good news is that, at least according to the SA magazine article I linked above, there seems to be some benefit coming from cognitive behavioral therapy with hoarders. At least according to the shows I've seen, there often is a trigger that includes grief or a severe loss and very often these folks turn to hoarding as a way to avoid grief or to literally wall themselves off from the world. So sad. |
I did not teach my kids how to clean, I taught them to pick up after themselves. You wouldn't believe how much it helped me. I do not like clutter except temp stuff that will be picked when we go to bed at night. I have a magazine box by my chair on the far side so it is out of site. It has a box of tissues in it and a very small trash container. I put about 9 inches worth of National Geographic Magazines that I planned to read some day, but instead I use it as a place to lay the remotes. I have a lamp table with 2 drawers where I put things I use when I am sitting there, nail files, hand lotion, etc.. |
Several of you asked if XDH knows he has a problem. Part of hoarding mental illness is that these people will not admit there is a problem. Cognitive behavioral therapy will only work I'd they admit there's a problem. He promised to go to counseling. He went once. He said it was a waste of time because he doesn't have a problem. Meanwhile he can't open his front door because stuff is piles 3' deep in front of it. He can barely get the back door open. He has a path about a foot wide through the kitchen, living room and up the stairs. Every step is piled up. He can't even have his mother over because she uses a walker. She can't risk falling in his apartment. And even sadder - he is renting from a friend. His junk will probably end up doing structural damage to the building. The friend owns several buildings. I don't know if he ever goes in and checks on each unit. If so, the friendship will probably be over, too. |
mommabird, Im so proud of you! Barbara |
- Posted by AnnieDeighnaugh (My Page) on Sat, Mar 30, 13 at 23:17
Wow that is so sad. Like so many on the show, though, they won't face they have a problem until they are forced to via eviction. Clearly his living conditions are not safe. If the city finds out or the building owner, chances are he will be forced to change or leave...for his own sake and the sake of any others who might be affected...neighbors or residents if it's a multi-family building... |
Hoarding is a terrible affliction. I speak from first hand knowledge. My late husband's mother wouldn't throw anything out. No matter how we cajoled and begged her to try to tidy up she refused. She truly thought there was nothing wrong with it. Last spring we decided to take action. We told her we were going to help her clean up a bit. I bought one of those contractor dumpster bags from Lowe's and we had it filled to brimming in about two hours. She had spices in her cupboards that you could see insect eggs in and trails through the spices where they ate away. She had an exploded can of toamatoes that were black and left disqusting stains. We worked for two solid weekends and only got a bit more than half cleared out of her tiny kitcen. She truly made our lives miserable the whole time we were doing this. Then we had to take a break for several weeks due to conflicting schedules. When we went back she had things totally trashed again. At that point I threw up my hands and decided I wasn't going to deal with her filth if she was just going to junk up again. My daughter (who is single) was talked into moving in with her. My daughter refused until the house was cleared out and totally gutted and redone. When they removed the carpets they found such severe termite damage that most of the woods floors had huge holes in them. My daughter rented a full size dumpster and it had to be emptied twice. All of this junk was stored in a tiny two bedroom, one bath home. It was truly the most disgusting thing I ever dealt with The house is almost ready to be moved back into. I just wonder how long it will take until it looks as bad as it did before? |
- Posted by LuAnn_in_PA (My Page) on Wed, May 8, 13 at 16:06
Sadly, it will be back in just a few months, unless the underlying mental issues are addressed. |
there is recent research to show hoarding is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder (mental disorder) and that it may have components due to distress or trauma, but in some cases, treatment with the same drugs used for other OCD behavior along with therapy can be very effective. Quite often OCD is diagnosed along with other mental disorders (you can have more than one disorder at a time). Sad as it is, there is more hope for these folks now than ever before. If you know a family member with this problem, or If one suddenly begins this behavior, try to get them to a doctor, it IS a medical condition. there is help available. |
- Posted by EllaInspired (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 16:15
My other is a hoarder, my grandmother and aunt are worse. I'm okay, but only because my boyfriend helps alot. Because of growing up in that environment, I can't see messes, dirt or piles. I can really only notice differences. In order to maintain my own house, I try and keep it as sterile as possible. When I have been good for a while, I'll put a few things on the counter that looks nice. Looking nice is my entire motivation for keeping it clean. But if I have a towel on the floor, I can't tell the difference between one towel and six of them until I notice I ran out of towels or its brought to my attention. I notice one dish in the sink, but not all of the dishes in the sink. And I cant see dust until I put something down and it leaves a mark, because it accumulates so slowly. For me, it isn't about wanting to keep things, and I think that most of these people are similar. There are plenty of excuses to avoid drastic change, and some of them include sentimentality. If they give you a reason why they want it, and they give themselves a reason to keep it, than they feel less pressured and more justified in their pattern. Change is terrifying. It is unexpected and unsettling and very hard to emotionally handle, especially when your possessions give you a feeling of security. In order to maintain my home I have to avoid sentimentality as much as possible. So I believe that they leave the place looking sterile in order for the hoarder in question to notice when there is one thing out of place, because once that one thing becomes two things, they can't see anything out of place. It is an incredibly hard concept to follow, but it is a real thing none the less. |
I think they have a mental disorder or just plain don't care. No normal person would live that way. I have a cousin who did that and she was an active out going person, but no one outside her immediate family had seen the inside of her home. She was ashamed for anyone to come in. She was simply lazy, not mentally ill. And of course her back yard was natural plants she trans planted from the hills. Of course we call them weeds here. |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 19:50
EmmaR "I think they have a mental disorder or just plain don't care. It has been clearly identified. The brain waves are different between people with a hoarding disorder and people without one. It's a problem with identifying what is important, so they tend to keep everything. |
I'd call myself a semi-hoarder. Most "common" areas (shared with family, rooms visible if company visits) of my home are clean-kitchen,bath,dining room, family room. I keep garbage out of my home. I have a small waste/trash basket in every room and I use them and empty them nearly every day. I keep my cat litter box clean. But in my bedroom there's a large cardboard box full of stuff I don't have places for. Also one bedroom is completely piled up with junk. I watch those hoarder shows and find them fun/funny. The messes those people (mostly women) have is like mine, but mine is confined to those two bedrooms. I think I'm partly lazy and partly just have too many interests/hobbies. I really don't believe I'm mentally ill. I've had deaths in my family, normal "tragedies" for anyone. But I haven't suddenly developed a hoarding habit. I prefer to think it's just "Too Much Stuff". Reading these posts inspires me to jump in and do some sorting. |
- Posted by DayByDayByDay (My Page) on Fri, Oct 25, 13 at 0:33
All hoarded homes develop pretty severe bug infestsations (and a lot of rodents as well), so I believe they toss everything because it is no longer able to be sanitized, or it is broken or has stopped working. I have NOTHING on my countertops but a small decorative lamp in the corner, and a toaster oven that I use several times a week. My cabinets go to the ceiling, so I keep all my seldom used small appliances on the top shelves and keep a 2-step ladder in the bottom of my pantry closet. All food items are in air-tight containers in the pantry closet. |
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To avoid offences, To pray for increase of faith, Humility taught.11-19. Ten lepers cleansed. (1-10) Christ's kingdom. (20-37)
Verses 1-10 It is no abatement of their guilt by whom an offence comes, nor will it lessen their punishment that offences will come. Faith in God's pardoning mercy, will enable us to get over the greatest difficulties in the way of forgiving our brethren. As with God nothing is impossible, so all things are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property in every creature, as no man can have in another; he cannot be in debt to them for their services, nor do they deserve any return from him.
Verses 11-19 A sense of our spiritual leprosy should make us very humble whenever we draw near to Christ. It is enough to refer ourselves to the compassions of Christ, for they fail not. We may look for God to meet us with mercy, when we are found in the way of obedience. Only one of those who were healed returned to give thanks. It becomes us, like him, to be very humble in thanksgivings, as well as in prayers. Christ noticed the one who thus distinguished himself, he was a Samaritan. The others only got the outward cure, he alone got the spiritual blessing.
Verses 20-37 The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. When Christ came to destroy the Jewish nation by the Roman armies, that nation was found in such a state of false security as is here spoken of. In like manner, when Jesus Christ shall come to judge the world, sinners will be found altogether regardless; for in like manner the sinners of every age go on securely in their evil ways, and remember not their latter end. But wherever the wicked are, who are marked for eternal ruin, they shall be found by the judgments of God.
Luke 17:1-10 . OFFENSES--FAITH--HUMILITY.
1, 2. (See Matthew 18:6 Matthew 18:7 ).
4. seven times--not a lower measure of the forgiving spirit than the "seventy times seven" enjoined on Peter, which was occasioned by his asking if he was to stop at seven times. "No," is the virtual answer, "though it come to seventy times that number, if only he ask forgiveness in sincerity."
7-10. say unto him by and by--The "by and by" (or rather "directly") should be joined not to the saying but the going: "Go directly." The connection here is: "But when your faith has been so increased as both to avoid and forgive offenses, and do things impossible to all but faith, be not puffed up as though you had laid the Lord under any obligations to you."
9. I trow not--or, as we say, when much more is meant, "I should think not."
10. unprofitable--a word which, though usually denoting the opposite of profit, is here used simply in its negative sense. "We have not, as his servants, profited or benefited God at all." (Compare Job 22:2 Job 22:3 , Romans 11:35 .)
Luke 17:11-19 . TEN LEPERS CLEANSED.
11-13. through the midst of Samaria and Galilee--probably on the confines of both.
12. stood afar off--(Compare Leviticus 13:45 Leviticus 13:46 ).
13. they lifted up--their common misery drawing these poor outcasts together ( 2 Kings 7:3 ), nay, making them forget the fierce national antipathy of Jew and Samaritan [TRENCH].
Jesus, &c.--(Compare Matthew 20:30-33 ). How quick a teacher is felt misery, even though as here the teaching may be soon forgotten!
14. show yourselves--as cleansed persons. Thus too would the Samaritan be taught that "salvation is of the Jews" ( John 4:22 ).
as they went, were cleansed--In how many different ways were our Lord's cures wrought, and this different from all the rest.
17, 18. Were there not ten cleansed--rather, were not the ten cleansed? that is, the whole of them--an example (by the way) of Christ's omniscience [BENGEL].
18. this stranger--"this alien" (literally, "of another race"). The language is that of wonder and admiration, as is expressly said of another exhibition of Gentile faith ( Matthew 8:10 ).
19. Arise--for he had "fallen down on his face at His feet" ( Luke 17:16 ) and there lain prostrate.
faith made thee whole--not as the others, merely in body, but in that higher spiritual sense with which His constant language has so familiarized us.
Luke 17:20-37 . COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND OF THE SON OF MAN.
20-25. when, &c.--To meet the erroneous views not only of the Pharisees, but of the disciples themselves, our Lord addresses both, announcing the coming of the kingdom under different aspects.
It cometh not with observation--with watching or lying in wait, as for something outwardly imposing and at once revealing itself.
21. Lo here! . . . lo there!--shut up within this or that sharply defined and visible geographical or ecclesiastical limit.
within you--is of an internal and spiritual character (as contrasted with their outside views of it). But it has its external side too.
22. The days--rather "Days."
will come--as in Luke 19:43 , when, amidst calamities, &c., you will anxiously look for a deliverer, and deceivers will put themselves forward in this character.
one of the days of the Son of man--Himself again among them but for one day; as we say when all seems to be going wrong and the one person who could keep them right is removed [NEANDER in STIER, &c.]. "This is said to guard against the mistake of supposing that His visible presence would accompany the manifestation and establishment of His kingdom" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
23. they shall say, See here . . . go not, &c.--a warning to all so-called expositors of prophecy and their followers, who cry, Lo there and see here, every time that war breaks out or revolutions occur.
24. as lightning . . . so . . . the Son of man--that is it will be as manifest. The Lord speaks here of His coming and manifestation in a prophetically indefinite manner, and in these preparatory words blends into one the distinctive epochs [STIER]. When the whole polity of the Jews, civil and ecclesiastical alike, was broken up at once, and its continuance rendered impossible by the destruction of Jerusalem, it became as manifest to all as the lightning of heaven that the kingdom of God had ceased to exist in its old, and had entered on a new and perfectly different form. So it may be again, ere its final and greatest change at the personal coming of Christ, and of which the words in their highest sense are alone true.
25. But first . . . suffer, &c.--This shows that the more immediate reference of Luke 17:23 is to an event soon to follow the death of Christ. It was designed to withdraw the attention of "His disciples" from the glare in which His foregoing words had invested the approaching establishment of His kingdom.
26-30. eat . . . married . . . planted--all the ordinary occupations and enjoyments of life. Though the antediluvian world and the cities of the plain were awfully wicked, it is not their wickedness, but their worldliness, their unbelief and indifference to the future, their unpreparedness, that is here held up as a warning. Note.--These recorded events of Old Testament history--denied or explained away nowadays by not a few--are referred to here as facts.
31-33. to take it away . . . Remember, &c.--a warning against that lingering reluctance to part with present treasures which induces some to remain in a burning house, in hopes of saving this and that precious article till consumed and buried in its ruins. The cases here supposed, though different, are similar.
32. Lot's wife--her "look back," for that is all that is said of her, and her recorded doom. Her heart was in Sodom still, and the "look" just said, "And must I bid it adieu?"
34. two in one bed--the prepared and unprepared mingled in closest intercourse together in the ordinary walks and fellowships of life, when the moment of severance arrives. Awful truth! realized before the destruction of Jerusalem, when the Christians found themselves forced by their Lord's directions ( Luke 21:21 ) at once and for ever away from their old associates; but most of all when the second coming of Christ shall burst upon a heedless world.
37. Where--shall this occur?
Wheresoever, &c.--"As birds of prey scent out the carrion, so wherever is found a mass of incurable moral and spiritual corruption, there will be seen alighting the ministers of divine judgment," a proverbial saying terrifically verified at the destruction of Jerusalem, and many times since, though its most tremendous illustration will be at the world's final day.


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And I can confess that Pat Grimshaw occasionally demonstrates a refined vocabulary. You don't very often hear 'pugnacious.'
And I can confess that Pat Grimshaw occasionally demonstrates a refined vocabulary. You don't very often hear 'pugnacious.'
^ you and Giancarlo and your old Canadian friend personify it.
He says the practice of invective is a form of art.
Were T. S. Eliot Australian he would've written:
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(apologies to Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.)
i confess to being in the BEST MOOD OF MY LIFE. i feel like i'm high BUT i'm NOT weeded out. my face is feeling toasted BUT goddamnit, I FEEL GOOD. I FEEL GREAT. i don't know if the ssri's is putting me in a manic state BUT FUCK, I FEEL GOOD and NOTHING CAN GET ME DOWN!!!!
i see that this thread already made a wrong turn because someone appeared to be in a bad mood BUT sheit... i love you xbuzzerx. to think that the same time last week, it was the great depression and NOW, I FEEL .
one thing about the closet/you don't have to hurry/it will be bad tomorrow/so brother, don't you worry
I credit the killer edging session you had earlier in the day.
I am not in a bad mood.
i dunno about that. funny thing is shortly after that, i went to bed to rest for 30 minutes and ended up waking up almost 2 hours later. i actually slept past the alarm too. didn't hear nothing.
i wish i could drink BUT don't think i could drink as long as i'm on these meds. let's just hope that these meds make me have a serious manic episode where they have to pull me off of them so we can get the old angry fuji back. i miss him.
this new fuji just wants to sniff guy's necks, smile all day long, put dicks in his mouth and have jizz overflowing him his asshole and mouth. at this moment of this, i wouldn't mind having a bloody rectum from hard sex with a hard cock.
one thing about the closet/you don't have to hurry/it will be bad tomorrow/so brother, don't you worry
It was somewhat accidental - he kept sprinting for the finish line and missing - but the effect was the same. I'm trying to get him to do it more often.
You had a great sex session and got a bunch of (presumably) well-needed sleep. That's double-good.
I confess that I didn't know there was so much drama from seemingly nothing on the first page of this thread. Mountain out of a molehill, etc, etc.
Like the SSRI fuji.
Some 50,000 British convicts were sent to colonial America over 100 years.
I confess I'm really thinking about buying this..
1840 Rupee, British East India Company $67.00
Convicts are still crossing the boarder every day.
I miss DigitalFudge's threads.
and I don't dislike buzzer.
Well Australia is made up of convicts
I confess that this forum isn't fun anymore and my plans to leave may be coming sooner than I expected. Wow, guys. Wow.
I don't miss Lana Del Rey.
Lana Banana.
What I most like is the guy with the earphones on giving G-Lex a very no-nonsense look.
Ah, at least we can have another confessions thread--since the other one was confiscated (until further notice?).
Chickenguy--I blame you and your thorough reading of a certain mod.
Nah. From what I understand, people line up to kiss HIS ass.
I confess that I don't. *yawn*
I confess that I hate hair or dress or similar criticisms of non-entertainment industry events... like inaugurations.
Except for the time Hillary wore a horrible bright orange dress and was scary.
One of my many non-sexual fantasies (yes, I have time for both sexual and non-sexual fantasies) years ago was going to the Oscars and not wearing a tuxedo. Wearing something dashing and daring. Like Captain Harlock's all-black and black-and-red cape ensemble (without the guns). I liked the idea of a man playing dress-up at an event like that. I'm surprised no one has.
I confess that there is one porn star I would pay for an "evening" with.
I'd be willing to give it a kiss. And more.
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Balak's fear of Israel, He sends for Balaam. (1-14) Balaam goes to Balak. (15-21) The opposition to Balaam by the way. (22-35) Balaam and Balak meet. (36-41)
Verses 1-14 The king of Moab formed a plan to get the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had hitherto fought for them. He had a false notion, that if he could get some prophet to pray for evil upon them, and to pronounce a blessing upon himself and his forces, that then he should be able to deal with them. None had so great a reputation as Balaam; and Balak will employ him, though he send a great way for him. It is not known whether the Lord had ever spoken to Balaam, or by him, before this; though it is probable he had, and it is certain he did afterwards. Yet we have abundant proof that he lived and died a wicked man, an enemy to God and his people. And the curse shall not come upon us if there is not a cause, even though men utter it. To prevail with Balaam, they took the wages of unrighteousness, but God laid restraint upon Balaam, forbidding him to curse Israel. Balaam was no stranger to Israel's cause; so that he ought to have answered the messengers at once, that he would never curse a people whom God had blessed; but he takes a night's time to consider what he should do. When we parley with temptations, we are in great danger of being overcome. Balaam was not faithful in returning God's answer to the messengers. Those are a fair mark for Satan's temptation, who lessen Divine restraints; as if to go against God's law were only to go without his leave. The messengers also are not faithful in returning Balaam's answer to Balak. Thus many are abused by the flatteries of those about them, and are prevented from seeing their own faults and follies.
Verses 15-21 A second embassy was sent to Balaam. It were well for us, if we were as earnest and constant in prosecuting a good work, notwithstanding disappointments. Balak laid a bait, not only for Balaam's covetousness, but for his pride and ambition. How earnestly should we beg of God daily to mortify such desires in us! Thus sinners stick at no pains, spare no cost, and care not how low they stoop, to gratify their luxury, or their malice. Shall we then be unwilling to do what is right? God forbid! Balaam's convictions charged him to keep to the command of God; nor could any man have spoken better. But many call God theirs, who are not his, not truly because not only his. There is no judging men by their words; God knows the heart. Balaam's corruptions at the same time inclined him to go contrary to the command. He seemed to refuse the temptation; but he expressed no abhorrence of it. He had a strong desire to accept the offer, and hoped that God might give him leave to go. He had already been told what the will of God was. It is a certain evidence of the ruling of corruption in the heart, to beg leave to sin. God gave Balaam up to his own heart's lusts. As God sometimes denies the prayers of his people in love, so sometimes he grants the desires of the wicked in wrath.
Verses 22-35 We must not think, that because God does not always by his providence restrain men from sin, therefore he approves of it, or that it is not hateful to him. The holy angels oppose sin, and perhaps are employed in preventing it more than we are aware. This angel was an adversary to Balaam, because Balaam counted him his adversary; those are really our best friends, and we ought so to reckon them, who stop our progress in sinful ways. Balaam has notice of God's displeasure by the ass. It is common for those whose hearts are fully set in them to do evil, to push on violently, through the difficulties Providence lays in their way. The Lord opened the mouth of the ass. This was a great miracle wrought by the power of God. He who made man speak, could, when he pleased, make the ass to speak with man's voice. The ass complained of Balaam's cruelty. The righteous God does not allow the meanest or weakest to be abused; but they shall be able to speak in their own defence, or he will some way or other speak for them. Balaam at length has his eyes opened. God has many ways to bring down the hard and unhumbled heart. When our eyes are opened, we shall see the danger of sinful ways, and how much it was for our advantage to be crossed. Balaam seemed to relent; I have sinned; but it does not appear that he was sensible of this wickedness of his heart, or willing to own it. If he finds he cannot go forward, he will be content, since there is no remedy, to go back. Thus many leave their sins, only because their sins have left them. The angel declared that he should not only be unable to curse Israel, but should be forced to bless them: this would be more for the glory of God, and to his own confusion, than if he had turned back.
Verses 36-41 Balak has now nothing to complain of, but that Balaam did not come sooner. Balaam bids Balak not depend too much upon him. He seems to speak with vexation; but is really as desirous to please Balak, as ever he had pretended to be to please God. See what need we have to pray every day, Our Father which art in heaven, lead us not into temptation. Let us be jealous over our own hearts, seeing how far men may go in the knowledge of God, and yet come short of Divine grace.
Numbers 22:21-41 . THE JOURNEY.
21. Balaam . . . saddled his ass--probably one of the white sprightly animals which persons of rank were accustomed to ride. The saddle, as usually in the East, would be nothing more than a pad or his outer cloak.
22. God's anger was kindled because he went--The displeasure arose partly from his neglecting the condition on which leave was granted him--namely, to wait till the princes of Moab "came to call him" [ Numbers 22:20 ], and because, through desire for "the wages of unrighteousness" [ 2 Peter 2:15 ], he entertained the secret purpose of acting in opposition to the solemn charge of God.
24. the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards--The roads which lead through fields and vineyards are so narrow that in most parts a man could not pass a beast without care and caution. A stone or mud fence flanks each side of these roads, to prevent the soil being washed off by the rains.
28. the Lord opened the mouth of the ass--to utter, like a parrot, articulate sounds, without understanding them. That this was a visionary scene is a notion which seems inadmissible, because of the improbability of a vision being described as an actual occurrence in the middle of a plain history. Besides, the opening of the ass's mouth must have been an external act, and that, with the manifest tenor of Peter's language, strongly favors the literal view [ 2 Peter 2:15 2 Peter 2:16 ]. The absence of any surprise at such a phenomenon on the part of Balaam may be accounted for by his mind being wholly engrossed with the prospect of gain, which produced "the madness of the prophet" [ 2 Peter 2:16 ]. "It was a miracle, wrought to humble his proud heart, which had to be first subjected in the school of an ass before he was brought to attend to the voice of God speaking by the angel" [CALVIN].
34, 35. I have sinned . . . if it displease thee, I will get me back again--Notwithstanding this confession, he evinced no spirit of penitence, as he speaks of desisting only from the outward act. The words "go with the men" was a mere withdrawal of further restraint, but the terms in which leave was given are more absolute and peremptory than those in Numbers 22:20 .
36, 37. when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him--Politeness requires that the higher the rank of the expected guest, greater distance is to be gone to welcome his arrival.
38. the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak--This appears a pious answer. It was an acknowledgment that he was restrained by a superior power.
39. Kirjath-huzoth--that is, "a city of streets."
40. Balak offered oxen and sheep--made preparations for a grand entertainment to Balaam and the princes of Midian.
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Paul is not talking about life after death. Paul is talking about embracing the challenge of distributive justice-compassion –"the great work" – here and now. John's Jesus assures us that "the spirit of truth will testify on my behalf," not about the insane claim that he was God, nor about the resuscitation of a corpse.
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Through the promotion, one lucky donor in Mississippi will win a brand new Jeep Wrangler.
Clevelander Tanya Cole was named MBS's first finalist thanks to her recent blood donation in town.
Dawn Woods, MBS donor resources representative, presented Cole with the "Road to Life 5 Key" on Wednesday, which she will keep until another finalist is chosen next week.
The symbolic key represents the real keys that will be given out during the final event on Sept. 6 at Howard Wilson Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Flowood. All finalists will receive a key, but only one will actually start the Jeep at the giveaway.
"Thanks to Tanya's donation, Mississippi hospital patients are on their way to going home too," said Woods. "I have found since representing this area that the Delta is so incredibly blessed with generous people.
"The fact that the first finalist is from the Delta is even more heartwarming."
Cole, a dedicated donor since 1995, said she was very surprised to be in the running.
"I'm beyond excited," she said. "I can't wait for the drawing, but it also feels good because donating blood makes me feel like I've saved lives.
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Every time someone donates they have a chance for their name to be drawn. Whole blood donors can donate every 56 days and platelet donors can donate every two weeks.
"Mississippi Blood Services is happy to announce the fifth annual Road to Life Blood Drive, which is exciting for both MBS and our donors," said Tony Bahou, MBS public relations and communications manager. "But it's even more exciting to know that countless hospital patients are getting back on 'The Road to Life' because so many Mississippians care enough to give blood."
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This morning while Richard and I were fixing breakfast here at Hodgdon Island Inn there was a loud knocking on the front door followed by the low murmuring of voices intent on not disturbing the guests still sleeping.
I have to admit that it is pretty unusual to have someone knock that early in the day, so I was trying to think who it might be. Of course! It was time for the "Apple Man" to come! I could not believe it!
Summer had changed to fall and apple season was upon us. The signs were all there: shorter days with really deep pink sunsets, heavy dew on the morning grass, Monarch butterflies heading in a southwesterly direction and the "apple man" at the front door.
The apple man comes twice a year from Augusta with his station wagon full of just picked Maine apples http://www.maineapples.org/varieties/ Yum! The smell is absolutely delightful. It reminds me of my childhood apple picking adventures down by the Ohio River at Parlor Grove Farm in Kentucky. The best ones of course, are always on the high, high branches. I hate ladders, being slightly afraid of heights, so I loved it when my dad would take me in his arms and swing me up high so I could pick the really good ones! Picking apples with the "apple man" is a lot easier and requires no ladder, but that same element of fun is there when one takes his paper basket and begins picking the assortment of apples one wants. A McIntosh here, a Jersymac there, a Jonamac or two and a Paulared … J
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Let's kick off 2013 by giving our children the greatest gift: learning to put the 'DO' in donate. The holiday season might be over but the need at area shelters and food pantry's is still on the rise.
Susan Beacham, founder of Money Savvy Generation, helps kids understand the value behind money. She not only created the best piggy bank in the world (yes, my opinion, but many parents would agree that a four slotted piggy bank is genius for teaching a three year old about investing), but she's an entrepreneur and mother of two teenage daughters. In her spare time (ahem), she travels to Chicago Public Schools and hosts classes about saving, investing, spending and donating.
The great thing is that over the years I've been able to share experiences I've been having with my own children, and Ms. Beacham always has excellent advice.
Over the holidays, it was pretty easy to give my girls a dollar to put in the candy apple red Salvation Army bucket, and then came time to donate our old toys to make room for the gifts my girls "were hoping" to receive from Santa. We also shopped for two children less fortunate and they carefully selected clothing, toys and we even added a few sweet treats, and wrapped everything with shiny red bows.
I couldn't help but wonder how we could continue doing nice things for others, and not just around the holidays. "Philanthropy does not always need to involve money. Our company philosophy has always been to teach children to put the 'DO' in donate, and that time and talent are equally as good a gift as money," shares Ms. Beacham, who says birthdays can also be a great time to ask for donations in lieu of gifts, and then you're your child actually give the donation to the charity. "It will undoubtedly be an amazing experience for all, and could possibly spark a sense of empowerment, philanthropy and stewardship in your child that is separate from your own parental giving."
Naturally, you need to reinforce your good efforts. "After you have made the donation, have your child indicate in their thank you letters to the guests some of the positive 'results' that their donations did or will likely bring. Let everyone know about the amount gathered and a note or two about the charity for future interest."
Many times, as I've noticed while reading the local paper or just being around kids, philanthropy needs to be a desire driven from your child and not forced. But, kids lead by example, so one of my resolutions in 2013 is going to be to give more time to the charities I love and bring my children along so they can see that donating is fun and brightens the lives of others. Happy New Year!