When we first started clearing out my deceased Mother’s hoard, the most daunting thing was there was nowhere to put that first pile for sorting. It took days just to clear paths into every room. Don’t become trapped in your hoard.
When my Dad passed, a couple of years after Mom, my brother. my husband and I with our youngest aunt, had to clear the house out. The dining room table, a counter, a small desk, and the front of the China cabinet were buried in layers and stacks of various receipts, pieces of junk mail, newspaper clippings and magazines. We had to sift through all of this, piece by piece, to make sure we weren’t throwing away an important document. Then there were the folded boxes stacked in the garage, the piles of yarn that Mom had bought for projects she never got around to, the cabinets crammed with old plastic containers… We filled up a couple of dumpsters before we were through!
Cathy, there is always the basement (cue creepy music) or is it already full too? It seems I am not the only one that has trouble sorting through stuff because there is nowhere to put that first pile. When Dad died my wife and I had to go through all his stuff (not as much as I have fortunately) and we had to be very thorough. We found over 10k in cash between towels, in books, and other unexpected places. Had we just sold everything at the garage sale without checking it there would be a few VERY happy customers.
Have a fun Saturday today. I do hope it is warmer where you are.
I thought she was going to put the stuff from the kitchen into her purse, thus creating a never-ending cycle and making her head explode. However, her expression in panel 2 is pretty perfect—and I’ll take some of that fudge ripple ice cream, too …
C about 1 year ago
Insanely true to life
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Shifting all that stuff burns a lot of calories. You go girl. …I’ll just have a donut here to reward my support.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
When we first started clearing out my deceased Mother’s hoard, the most daunting thing was there was nowhere to put that first pile for sorting. It took days just to clear paths into every room. Don’t become trapped in your hoard.
roberta.forbes.pyle about 1 year ago
When my Dad passed, a couple of years after Mom, my brother. my husband and I with our youngest aunt, had to clear the house out. The dining room table, a counter, a small desk, and the front of the China cabinet were buried in layers and stacks of various receipts, pieces of junk mail, newspaper clippings and magazines. We had to sift through all of this, piece by piece, to make sure we weren’t throwing away an important document. Then there were the folded boxes stacked in the garage, the piles of yarn that Mom had bought for projects she never got around to, the cabinets crammed with old plastic containers… We filled up a couple of dumpsters before we were through!
hendelca Premium Member about 1 year ago
Cathy, there is always the basement (cue creepy music) or is it already full too? It seems I am not the only one that has trouble sorting through stuff because there is nowhere to put that first pile. When Dad died my wife and I had to go through all his stuff (not as much as I have fortunately) and we had to be very thorough. We found over 10k in cash between towels, in books, and other unexpected places. Had we just sold everything at the garage sale without checking it there would be a few VERY happy customers.
Have a fun Saturday today. I do hope it is warmer where you are.
rgcviper about 1 year ago
I thought she was going to put the stuff from the kitchen into her purse, thus creating a never-ending cycle and making her head explode. However, her expression in panel 2 is pretty perfect—and I’ll take some of that fudge ripple ice cream, too …
HI, MOM. Hello, “Cathy” Clan.
lindz.coop Premium Member about 1 year ago
It is true…it seems like the more I try to clean, the worse things get…