Do you have a horder?

We need to declutter and it just seems that everything of DH's crap is invaluable and can't possibly be gotten rid of..

How do you deal with your horder??

For example: he has years and years worth of wings magazines, we have been together 5 years and I've never seen him go back and read them or look at them. They just sit in a hideous looking pile in the garage. But they have to stay "just in case" he wants to go back and read an article..

His drum kit... yes he has had it for years and years but he never uses it. The only time it ever gets used is by Daniel and by my brother on the very rare ocassion that he happens to be at my house.

Then there are games. These games I've never seen him play, they are computer games. And honestly they are between 10-15 years old. The only game I've ever seen him play is flight sim so that can stay but the rest, why do they need to take up a whole shelf in the walldrobe??

Clothes.. he has shorts that were in style in the early 90s and are hideous excuses for clothing. yet they still have a place in the spare room in the set of drawers for this bub.

Computer equipment... why does anyone need to keep old computer equipment, its never going to be useful because technology changes so fast so why do we need to keep it??

His "stereo" which is actually just a one cd player is apparently needed just because its a good brand. Hello my stereo plays multiple cds and is newer and is also a good brand. Why do we need 2 stereos in the garage?

The standard line to getting rid of anything is that it may be useful some day and as soon as he throws it out it will be needed.. bollocks!

I am with Becks here. My DH is the hoarder from hell, he keeps EVERYTHING, even every single receipt he gets from every single shop

I am very ruthless with his junk so he actually manages to hoard very little these days. Often he goes to get something that I have "dealt with" and I just shrug it off and say I don't know where it is.   

The only thing I haven't "dealt with" yet are his text books from uni. Four years at uni = ALOT of big bulky text books. He thinks he will need them one day. We have been together for 10 years and I have never seen him refer to them yet ...those puppies are next on my list

Wish I had the solution - but we have the same problem here!!! We have boxes and boxes of stuff in our garage - computer cables / cords, old linen, books etc....it does my head in too. But I am prob just as bad with clothes....so cant be too harsh!

 

I'm the hoarder DH is always on my case about it.

Pretend you got robbed and biff it lol!

Unfortunately in my house my grandma and I are the hoarders, once I really like something I start a collection, I got a 2nd pram for walking and almost bought another 2 off trademe! I'm terrible!!

We also seem to have a never ending supply of chairs, scotch chests, desks, tvs, you name it; we've probably got it!

I just had a massive throw out of my clothes over Labour weekend, we hired a skip and just biffed a lot of old junk, is that an option for you? Hiring a skip I mean...

OMG PEACHY! My dp does the same with reciepts "That way if I ever need to return it or get it fixed I have proof, even if I sell it".

Unfortunately he also has a collection of Pokemon cards, Yugioh cards and some other cards because 'they might be valuable!'

Oh I have matchbox cars too!! They're in the garage in a box

Sounds like my partner!!
He was given an ultimatum with a new baby (back then) and needing the space   so only now have half of his clutter to deal to :)

I wish I could just biff it out but my god would there be hell to pay if I did with most of that stuff.

Soo glad there are other horders out there!

My DH is a horder as well. He gets it off his Dad who is SHOCKING!
I am a minimalist though. I gave hime a room when we moved to our current house. He can have what ever he wants in here but I told him he has to keep it tidy so everything he wants to hord must stay in the closet or have a purpose in the room. If he leaves stuff on the floor I go in and throw it out. I don't care what it is lol. I once threw out 2 playstation games that he has never played when he left them on the floor

I think you just have to take charge and give some tough love :)

Ohh Lisa I like that rule!

DH at the moment has the spare room as "his room" in which the walldrobe is full, the big tallboy is full, his desk is a tip and there is crap on the floor. In the garage we have 2 big rooms and a kitchenette. He also takes up half the kitchenette and the biggest of the rooms out the back of the garage which is not small at all.

I have some stuff too, like my dive gear but at least I've gone and got hooks for it so its hanging up nicely instead of just piled on the floor.



Ohhh and the receipt thing. I dont understand why grocery receipts need to be kept. He would never ever go return anything so why does it need to be kept?