Thanks Dianne,
Yeah we took lots and lots of pictures while we were in L.A. Matt, Cory, and Snuggles were definitely very excited to see me when I got home from L.A... I remember when I walked through the door, they immediately knocked me to the ground and started jumping all over me. LOL. 😀

Hi Karl,
It kind of was. They didn't give us money for doing the clean-up, but they did pay for the hotel suite and the rental cars; which was really nice. 🙂

Was this a paid gig? If so, do you mind saying how much you charged?

Welcome home, MayMay!!

I bet your babies went nuts when they saw you! hahaha

Thanks Roxie! 🙂

Welcome home, MayMay.

Thanks Tillie! 🙂

Welcome home MayMay 🙂

Thanks diane,
I'm so glad to be home. When Matt, Cory, and Snuggles saw me walk through the door, they practically attacked me. I actually have a few scratches from when they were jumping all over me. LOL. 🙂

Welcome home MayMay!!

Right now it's a little after midnight here in L.A. and we are FINALLY getting ready to fly home. Our plane was supposed to leave 3 hours ago; but it was an hour late arriving at LAX. And then after it finally arrived, we had to wait another 2 hours before we could even get on the plane. I can't wait to get home and see Matt, Cory, and Snuggles again. 🙂

Today the guys and I visited the Griffith Observatory. It was really cool! I learned a lot about space and all of the planets and the sun and moon. 🙂

I'm so excited about tomorrow! Tomorrow the guys and I are going to go see "the Dodgers" play the "San Francisco Giants" at Dodgers Stadium. YAY! 😀

Hi Roxie,
The guys and I will be heading back home on Saturday. I'm sad that I will be leaving, because I love L.A. so much; but I am excited about getting to see Matt, Cory, and Snuggles again. I love being in L.A., but I'm starting to really miss Matt, Cory, and Snuggles. 🙁

So when are you and the guys returning home?

Haha! That's hilarious! I love the video! 😀

Fireman interview video is pretty funny too.

Today the guys and I went to Universal Studios. It was so much fun! We rode the Transformers ride, we went through the House of Horrors, we rode the Jurassic Park ride, we did the studio tour, and we also rode the Revenge of The Mummy ride. Today was AWESOME! 😀

Funny, Karl! 😀

OMG! I LOVE THE VIDEO! 😀

I was thinking about your firefighter friends and your love of pranks when I watched this video of a lunch break.

Thanks Roxie and diane. 🙂

The house is officially finished. 🙂

Roxie,
I would love to have a house that is as big as the hoarder's house. I can think of so many cool things that a house that big would be good for. If I had a house that big, I would let all the guys move in with me and I would also run my business from the house too. Kind of like the White House. (We would live in the house, but it would also be where we work too) 🙂

Wow Maymay, 2 weeks of working daily, amazing that you all did this to the end, and now can really go have fun and sight seeing. This was a huge accomplishment, I am so impressed with you and your ability to stay focused.

Thanks for the update. I was thinking that house would be the perfect size for a bed and breakfast.

Yeah on the job well done so far!

WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE CLEAN-UP! YAY! 😀

Today and yesterday, we worked on cleaning out the basement. There was so much stuff in there. (A lot of old furniture and books) this was seriously the biggest clean-up I have ever done so far. The guys have been wonderful helpers. And the hoarder has been doing a great job with getting rid of stuff. Some parts of the clean-up were really hard for her; but overall she has been doing great. Tomorrow we just have to do some actual "cleaning-cleaning". (Like mopping the floors, vacuuming the carpets, washing the walls, etc.) then we will be totally done with the clean-up; and the rest of the time that we are in L.A. will be more like a vacation. 🙂

Hi Roxie,
Yeah the house and the hoard were both huge! But we got it all cleaned out though. 🙂

Hard to imagine a house with 10 bedrooms. Whoopeeee I'd love to look through the house.

Thanks diane,
It was great having Monday off. We had so much fun at the beach. 🙂

Today and yesterday we worked on cleaning out all of the bedrooms in the house. There are 10 bedrooms in the house that were filled with lots and lots of stuff. (Clothes, bags, shoes, etc.) the rooms kind of reminded me a little bit of my bedroom and closet before the guys cleaned my room and closet out; except the bedrooms were way worse then my room and closet was. Because there was so much stuff in all of the bedrooms, both today and yesterday were really hard on the hoarder. She did get rid of a lot of stuff though. I am very proud of her. 🙂

Thanks Maymay, I am just so interested in all you do. Happy to hear you got to go to beach, wonderful beach to see all kinds of people. Co. 36 is a great name for your business. Did it feel good to have a day off? Bet you all really enjoyed it.
Sure hope you all stop here on your way home!!!!

Thanks diane,
Yeah since today was a holiday, we all decided to take a little break from cleaning, and spent the day at Venice Beach instead. And then earlier this evening we went to a restaurant called "Sadie Kitchen and Lounge" for dinner. The guys are doing great. They aren't getting frustrated at all. Yeah it's funny because originally my boss didn't want me to do this clean-up because it's in California; and he was scared that if I went to California by myself and helped with the clean-up, I would end up getting lost in California trying to find Cory Chalmers. LOL. But then he was like, "I'll let you go to California. But only if we (my boss and the guys) can come with you and help with the clean-up too. They are definitely a great crew. And thanks to them I've already came up with a name for my future company. I'm going to call it "Company 36". The fire station that all the guys are from is called "Company 36"; so that's how I got the idea for the name. Yeah I'm telling them what to do during the clean-up. What I normally have them do is split into teams; and each team will focus on a certain area to clean. And yes, we are cleaning and organizing stuff too. 🙂

MayMay, happy to hear the guys are hanging in there with you. Are you going out in the evening? Are the boys getting frustrated at all? Amazing they are willing to do this, guess when they retire with big benefits, it can be a second career thanks to you. I sure do appreciate your updates. If you have time, could you include more details of what exactly you are doing? Are you telling them what to do or are they just jumping in and doing it? Are you just getting rid of junk or are you cleaning and organizing everything? Love hearing from you.

Hi Ali,
Thanks! Well, I never really thought about becoming an extreme cleaner until I started watching "HOARDERS" a little over 2 years ago. After I started watching "HOARDERS" and found out about Cory and Matt, I started getting interested in becoming an extreme cleaner. I find the hoarding disorder to be a very interesting disorder; and that is one of the things that attracted me to wanting to be an extreme cleaner. Plus I also love traveling; and helping hoarders around the world gives me a reason to travel. One day I would love to help a hoarder that lives in another country; like England, or France, or Italy, or China (I would love to go to China one day.) or Australia; that would be so cool. The hoarder that I'm helping right now heard about me from a distant relative from my grandfather's side of the family that lives in California. Apparently my grandfather told the hoarder's son about me; and after he found out about me, he asked my grandfather to ask me if I could help clean out his mother's hoarded house. 🙂

Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. Sounds like you are all doing a great job.

I am curious as to how you got into clearing out Hoarders homes & how this Hoarder heard about you. Just being Nosy.

Keep up the good work.