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hoarding Things Can Be Different
3 years sharing my journey with hoarding: the wisdom, the magic, and the mess
May 4, 2021
Hot diggity damn. It’s hard to believe that 3 years ago today I published my first post on this blog about hoarding. I had so much fear around being vulnerable and sharing my hoarding experiences that this blog almost never happened. Were it not for the support of my husband, brother, friends, and stellar friend / former coach / all-around business & brand magic creatrix Sanja Avramovic, “Life Is No Object” never would’ve seen the light of day. I’m so…
This week the poignant feature in The New York Times, “What Loss Looks Like: Times Readers Share Artifacts of Remembrance,” made me evaluate whether it’s helpful or harmful for me to advise people to focus on memories instead of things, especially in a time of such global, catastrophic loss. When the item itself could serve as the shining key to your memories, as a heavy totem of your grief and love, is it fair to suggest that people shouldn’t cling…
