MayMay,
Dogs are not like children and grounding doesn't work the same on them.

Have you checked into obedience training?
Once you are taught how to get your dogs to mind you they will be much better behaved out in public.

My hoarder used to socialize puppies so that they could be trained to be guide dogs for the blind.
He trained me in ways to train my dog better. :)

Right now I am getting ready to take Matt for a walk. I normally take both Matt and Cory for a walk together, but right now Cory is grounded. So that means that there will be, no walks and no car rides for him until Thursday. I had to ground Cory because a couple of days ago he ran off in petsmart while I was looking at dog costumes for him and Matt.

Good afternoon everybody :)

I've just been hanging out around the house so far today.

Have much greater plans for tomorrow when the hoarder in my life will be home.

My To-Do list for today is to clean up the kitchen.
Made myself french toast this morning. :D
Do a general tidying up around here
Then spend my free time doing pleasant little projects that make me happy while I watch spooky movies on Netflix.

Have a great day everybody! ;)

Hey Sheryl,
I'm sorry to hear that about your father. :(
Good luck at your 3rd job. :)

Hi Sheryl! :D

Nice to hear from you! :)

We miss you and hope you can keep in touch.

Last Sunday chat Cory and Karl weren't there either.

Big (((hugs))) and hoping that things get easier for you soon.

Tillie :)

..well, I now have three jobs -one FT & 2 PT. That in addition to the house (kids, cats) and my dad and... need sleep; a vacation would be nice. I haven't been on chat, message boards, and unless I can get you on my FB (via phone) you won't hear from me. The third job is because my dad is in debt and broke (then he was robbed last week) and I'm supporting (and cleaning) two households.

Hi is this Gaby? :)
I'm so sorry to hear about your condition. :(
But when you post you need to put your name in the name box, so people won't get confused. :)
The name box is the very first box under the reply settings. It is a skinny box and it says Name right next to it on the left. :)

yes i posted any times but not as cory i posted to cory he comfired i was in the right place for posting if you think you are confused you should see my head i am not even sure how this all works because i have a brace on one arm my typing is not the greatest and we are not even taking my spelling i do not type very well a it is to make all the harder i have never been able to type well and with my disabilities i am even worst after my storke my brain sometimes does not kick in just right creating a sentence is not my bag i speak many langues so i think in one langue and type in another at times. this makes life very hard

Hey Cory,

Yesterday while I was at petsmart I had Cory and Matt with me. I always take them to petsmart with me because they are allowed to go inside the store. Normally both of them are really patient dogs and they always stick by my side when they are in the store. But for some reason yesterday Cory decided to run off while I was looking at dog costumes. I didn't even realize that he was gone until Matt barked and ran off. When matt ran off I kept following him and yelling Cory's name. When I looked down at Matt I noticed that he was sniffing the floor as he was walking down all the isles, and I suddenly realized that he was looking for Cory. When Matt stopped in the isle where all the fish were that was when I noticed Cory sitting there looking at all fish in the fish tanks. So after I went to get Cory I decided to put Matt's pumpkin costume back and get the Superman costume for him instead. :)

Good morning :)

Another day where I have no pressing tasks to deal with so I am going to putter around here.

While I do my puttering I will be listening to Matt Paxton's podcasts.

http://5decisionsaway.com/

Have a great day everybody! :D

Good morning Gaby :D

Since we can't physically do everything in one day we can keep our sights on getting at least one thing accomplished every day.

Keeping up with the daily maintenance is a lot easier if we never neglect things like washing dishes or clothes.
Once a bathroom is decluttered and cleaned it takes only a few minutes a day to tidy it up.

The most important thing I have been trying to get my hoarder to understand is to QUIT bringing home more stuff.
He has finally quit dumpster diving and I am doing my best to keep him from impulse buying but he buys stuff when I am not standing beside him at the stores.

Gaby, you keep making your shopping lists and stick to them.

Wonderful to see you posting here and please stick around.

I have gone through and changed the names in the posts I could find :)

MayMay, I am a pumkin and Matt is Superman? Man, is that how I am seen vs. a super hero? I hope you can post some photos so I can at least so how cute the pumpkin costume is!

wow wht am i doing today is a big question well i first made a list of my stuff i just must keep then started in my kitchen taking my arm an clearing off the counters to the floor. i had a anger day and it did not help lol i now have to clean up the mess i am on a walker so it going to take a lot of my time today but first i went to the store an bought my dog food and my meds i made this day my day i have two service dogs and they looking at me like what did i do ? thinking i forgot to feed them. what a poor mom i made today. so from my list i shopped only for me and them dressing them up for holiday is not thier thing althou i sure it be cute. it looks lik you made it a priority for you an your pets that is a great thing. after i clean up my kitchen i guessing at thi point i need to make my babies some treats. for trick or treat night here. i found that if i mke list nd stick to it it helps in my shopping addiction i turned a cornner and behold a yard dale in pogress i ignored it again sticking to my list. of can do today reading your post is given me a great idea. choose one thing to do each day maybe not to the extreem i took at the begining but not bringing home any more unneeded items.gaby

understand the cooking thing for sure i raised nine boys and i still have no clue how to make a smaller batch of good food luckily i too have a large freezer one problem i did find out a while back was not making my product or dating it 6 mo is a freezer standard time. found i was hording in there as well i have a couple of friends that are fantastic cooks too and they bring me items some i eat that day and some i put in the freezer. i have moved to a different house so those friends i see very little of these days i go to the freezer thinking wow this is all i have left of this great food maybe tomorrow and then tomorrow does not hit. wow chillie sounds so great our weather is getting down there at night. i like my late dinner to be warm i can take out of the small packages i make left over warm ups.

wow tillie plese do not send him this way myhusband was a truck driver and i hace still his junk to get rid of i hate to see it show up there,i have a tv in every room in this house i am blessed with tem although a ig flat screen would be nice for me i too am in nee of eye ware my husband and nine boys felt if tv in every room i would not mis any thing well i can olnly watch one at a time lol. i do not have that cable set up any more nor do i have a husband or kids kids all grew up husband is past now i find it so hard to get rid of things my self so it is a chore just to get up in the mornig and start a new day it is near 12 mid now and i am just really getting started on my kitch mess i made. i may even do a load of clothes for the week. another chore or another day go through my clothes i have lost nearlly 200lb in the past two years and most of wht i have does not fit me anymore. i went to the docto he said it was all from stress. o lowering my stress is my upper most project getting this house in order is following that. i ver away from sales any more. only buying what is on my list of needs. now if it is on sale i am right there you can bet on it so your hubby found a good deal i supose but yes two tvs in one romm is a bit much i am not making any suggestion of getting rid of him but keeping him busy is a chore in it self. for sure if he has a hidding place. just this last week my son tore down one of them sheds in the back yard it took me a long time to empty it out i got this hair one day opened the doors and put that four letter word on a sign if you want it take it. of course after i scummed though a bitlow and behold another working tv and computer in there i donated it to the local church for a fundraiser project they have going.i informed them i had the shed also bless thier hearts they cleaned up a bit for me i am hoping they will come back and just maybe get another shed emptied or maybe mow the yard for me i am unable to do a lot of things. i would love to get my yard winter ready. then i will continue on my house inside i have been able to make a trail so far to get around with my walker.i i see your hubby any where i chase him away i am in CA so hardly think it would be him. but after battling this for so long i can almost pick out a person just wanting things just for the thrill of it. in this small town ther is not a lot to do but collect stuff i can not even count the people i been to their home that are worst than my self but i can understnd their plite and embassasment of hoarding. one neighbor has some thiry or more cats and ten or more dogs so stuff is not a big thought here i too have my own share of the pot.

Yes, Gaby please use your own name where it says "Name" when you post. I am very glad you joined the message boards and it seems like you have found your outlet we discussed :)

Hi! :)

This might sound like a really weird question, but are you the person who posted under the name "Cory" in another topic called "Possible Animal Hoarder" last night? I was just wondering because I was reading your last 3 posts on here and I was really confused because you were using Tillie's name in your posts and you used both Tillie's name and my name in your first post on here. But you sound like you might be the person that posted as "Cory" in that topic last night. By asking this question I was hoping that it might clear up some of my confusion. :)

I just got back from petsmart, where I bought Cory and Matt's doggie costumes for Halloween. Cory is going to be a pumpkin and Matt is going to be Superman. I was originally thinking about dressing them both up as pumpkins for Halloween, but after an incident occurred while we were at petsmart today I decided that I want to dress Matt up as Superman instead.

Today I'm going to go out and by Cory and Matt's doggie costumes for Halloween. I'm not sure what I'm going to dress them as yet. :)

I have absolutely no idea what I will do today. :)

Does anybody have any plans?

Good morning :)

Today I will be watering everything.
Since it is so much cooler here I don't need to water very often and I don't have to water early in the morning to avoid the heat. :D

Another nice thing about it being cooler is that I don't have to constantly be watching out for snakes.
Soon they will all be hibernating but then the deer mice population will increase.

Have a great day everybody :)

http://psychology.case.edu/research/fear_lab/participate.html

Here is a link to two surveys.
One is for hoarders to answer and one is for people who live with a hoarder.

I did the one for people who live with a hoarder over two weeks ago.

It has left me feeling very down and pessimistic. :(

Hey MayMay :)

I would love to see a whole fleet of those trucks pull up in my driveway. :D lol

Good morning! :D

Woke up early and was able to watch the new episode of HOARDERS online.

It is very chilly here lately, so today I plan to make a huge pot of chili.

Since I will be messing up the kitchen I may as well bake some pumpkin pies too.

Planning to freeze the excess so I will have good home cooking all ready to eat.

Problem I have is that I learned how to cook for a large family and now cooking only for myself I still only know how to make large batches of my favorite recipes.
Fortunately, I have a deep freeze. :)

Have a great day everybody!

I just got back from the mall, where I bought my Halloween costume. When I was on my way back from the mall I ended up stopping at a red light right behind a 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Truck. I thought it was pretty cool because I see them all the time on HOARDERS but I've never actually seen one while driving on road. :)

Good morning everyone.

I managed to sleep in today!
My To-Do list is...
Clean the house good
Clean the bathroom
wash the floors
vacuum the carpet
wipe down whatever needs wiping down
dust
sweep the porches

Days like today make me glad my house is so small. :D

Have a great day everyone!

Hi MayMay,
thanks, he is a master at doing things to avoid decluttering.

Hi Allie :)
Big WTG! on sorting papers!
Missed you last night. Hope to "see" you soon.
Keep up the good work. :D

Hey Tillie,
Sorry to hear that your husband doesn't want to throw anything away. :(

Hi Everyone,
I'm not going to be on tonights chat, but I just wanted to check in and say I'm continuing to sort papers every day. I hope everyone had a good week.

Hi Everyone,
I'm not going to be on tonights chat, but I just wanted to check in and say I'm continuing to sort papers every day. I hope everyone had a good week.

Hi MayMay :)

My neighbors pay me to watch their pets when they are away over night or a few days.
In the winter they take their pets and their huge RV and travel to warmer climates and I take care of their house.

He is filling those trash cans but with LEAVES and not any clutter/trash/garbage. :(

Hey Tillie,

I hope you are able to get your husband to fill up all of those trash cans. :)

Why are you watching your neighbors pets? Are your neighbors out of town?

Captain's log
Star date 07102012

As the last surviving human on this starship it is my duty to carry on.
To seek out new life and new civilizations.
To boldly go where no one has gone before.

Today I will continue to feed and care for my neighbor's 2 dogs and 3 cats along with all the cats that reside here.

It has gotten cold over night and the days are now cooler too.
So today I will put the evaporative cooler to bed for the winter.

I have lined up 6 large trash cans and the big wheelie bin in the drive way.
My plan is to encourage him to fill all of them and get them out to the road for trash pick up tomorrow morning.
Wish me luck, I need it.

Tillie, last surviving member of the crew
signing off.............

I'm off to the pumpkin patch to pick a perfect pumpkin.

Sorry MayMay,
but he has already installed it and carted off my old HD flat screen tv to his very cluttered bedroom where he already has a HD flat screen tv.

I think he bought me this television just so he could have another one in his bedroom even though I don't see any place he can put this one.

I really do not understand!

Oh Well.....

Hey Tillie,

Sorry to hear about your husband's shopping spree. :( if you don't want to keep the flat screen tv, then I would be glad to take it for you. ;)

Good morning,

Today I am getting ready for the weekend.
On the weekends I try to get my hoarder to declutter in the yard. We have a rather large amount of property that he has totally cluttered.
Or...
get him to declutter in the 3 car carport.

He has a 4 car 2 story garage that is floor to rafters full.
In the garage he has set up tiny "forts" where he hides and plays on his computer.
My main goal is to keep him out of the garage because he never really declutters in there, he just churns or hides and plays.

He was very very bad this week.
He can never pass up a sale. :(
He bought me a very large flat screen tv.
I already had a proper tv.
What I need is new eye glasses and a dental check up and cleaning.
The house desperately needs some repairs and maintenance.

Oh Well...

Have a great day everyone. :)

OK
Another episode of "What Is Tillie Doing Today".

When I am in the mood to cook I like to prepare several different things all at the same time.
Then I portion them out, wrap and freeze them.
This way I have quick and easy meals ready to eat and they are not those frozen prepered commercial things.

So, off to the kitchen to cook and as I am in there any way, clean up my mess.

Have a great day Earthlings.
Tillie signing off.

Hello!

Beautiful Autumn day out there.
My To-Do list?
Anything I want!
I've got no deeds to do, no promises to keep...

Have a great day everyone. :D

Good morning,

I am off to water my trees & bushes.

Watiting for A&E to put last night's HOARDERS episode online so I can watch it.

Need to do a load of laundry and tidy up the kitchen.

The floor needs sweeping and the carpet needs vacuuming too.

Hope everybody has a great day. :)

Thank you MayMay :)

Sounds like you have time before your big challenge to think things through as to how you want to proceed.
Make sure your plans include self care like drinking enough water, eating properly and getting a good nights sleep. ;)

Tillie,
I'm glad Marty is getting better. :)

Today my dad and I bought our plane tickets and made hotel reservations for our trip to Seattle in November. We will be in Seattle for 2 weeks. The first week that we are there, we will be helping my aunt and uncle clean out my aunt's parent's level 5 hoarded home. I will be leading the cleanup and my dad will be there to make sure that my uncle doesn't go crazy during the cleanup. The second week that we are in Seattle will be more like a vacation. I'm starting to get really nervous about the cleanup but I can't wait to be out of Ohio for a couple of weeks. :)

Good morning,

Marty is getting stronger every day and now has an appetite. :D

My To-Do list for today is....
one load of laundry
tidy up kitchen
shampoo my hair
take a nap
eat properly

My hoarder has actually called in work and will be home today.
Right now he is sitting at his computer with Marty on the keyboard getting petted.

Hope everybody has a great day with NO drama. :)

Thank you MayMay.

Hey Tillie,

I am so sorry to hear about Marty-Cat. :( I hope he gets better soon.

(((HUGS)))

Tina!

That is funny :)

Sheryl

Hello everybody.

Been having a rough go of it here.
Marty-Cat was exposed to a toxin.
Do not know "what where how". He is an inside outside cat and does leave the yard, often.
My neighbor drove us to the Veterinarian clinic.
The Veterinarian was able to save Marty but any long term damage is still unknown.

Marty is home now, on a special prescription diet to keep his organs from being stressed.

I am a miserable wretch. :(

EUREKA!! I finally found a way to get my husband to help me with some of our much neglected landscaping. As always, he said he'd be out to help me work on the yard and then proceeded to sit in his office on the computer & watching football for hours - but today the sound of his chainsaw running brought him tearing ass out of the house mighty quick! [I was trimming trees] Oh, I knew I'd catch hell for touching his tools - but it worked!
Tomorrow I'll see what else I can get into....
Hehehe ;0)

Hey Cory,

Yeah keeping everyone sane and calm is my BIGGEST worry. Especially with my uncle. I think I'm actually more worried about him and what he might do at the cleanup then the actual hoarders. I can totally picture him getting so mad at my aunt's parents that he punches a whole in the wall and then drives off and leaves the cleanup. Luckily my dad will be there with me. So if my uncle has a total meltdown then my dad might be able to calm him down. All I know is that whether the cleanup goes good or bad, it will definitely be a life changing experience for me.