OMG! Right now Cory is doing the funniest thing. 🙂
Right now Cory is asleep on my bed next to Matt; and he is barking in his sleep. I'm kind of shocked that he hasn't woken Matt or himself up with his barking; because he's barking pretty loudly. I wonder what he's dreaming about. He's probably dreaming about chasing a squirrel or something. Lol. 🙂

Cory,

You are the GREATEST! 😀

WTG! Cory. 😀

Thank you Tillie and MayMay for your letters to Cassie. This is going to be awesome. I raised over $900 for this day so now it is time to put my party planning hat on and give her a day she and her family will never forget.

You guys rock!

ATTENTION all readers!

Cory has posted a new thread at the very bottom of the main message board.

Please check it out.

Thank you 😀

Good morning

Today I am off to the grocery store.
Have my list and coupons all ready.

This time of year I like to buy enough to last about 2 weeks so that I don't have to visit the store often.
Even grocery stores get crazy this time of year.

Have a great day or at least try to make it great. 🙂

Good morning 🙂

I have had to go out and help redirect him.

When things just lay around in the same place year after year,
hoarders get what is called "Clutter Blindness".

They honestly just do not see it any more.

I had to point out to him a HUGE amount of stuff piled up that would be blocking access to the side yard for the earth moving equipment.

This stuff has been sitting there collecting lots of other stuff for many years.

Once I pointed out the stuff and started naming what is there
he finally "SAW" it and agreed with me that it would need to be moved.

There are also some smaller piles of stuff he just did not see.

I believe that "clutter blindness" is a big part of the problem that hoarders have.
They just don't see it any more.

My To-Do list for today...
tidy up
do cat type chores
and periodically go out and point out to him anything he can't see.

Have a great day! 😀

Hello Hannah! 😀

Big Way To Go! for making more donations!

How wonderful to have new windows.
Not only do they look nice but they will help keep your home warmer in the winter.

So nice to "see" you again. 😀

Sincerely, Tillie

Took a few things to Goodwill this am.I got there a little early but ppl had already dropped stuff off outside.The lady came out and asked if I had just a few things and I said yes.We also finished putting up the curtains and valances on some windows as we had 23 new windows installed last week.They look so nice compared to our older crappy windows.

Yeah I have no problem picturing Cory at a bowling alley. But for some reason I'm having trouble picturing him at a night club.

All though, I could totally picture some girl suddenly spotting Cory in the night club and then suddenly scream out, "OMG! It's Cory Chalmers!" and then suddenly a swarm of girls crowd around him and tell him about how hot he is and then start asking him a bunch of questions and asking him for his autograph. Lol. 🙂

I have no problem picturing Cory at a bowling alley. 🙂

Hey Cory,
Wow! You in a night club? For some reason I am having a really hard time trying to picture you in a night club. 😉
Have fun though! 😀

Hey Tillie,
I will read the books. 🙂
These books will be the first books that I will have read in 4 years.
The last time I read an actual book was when I was still in high school.
I love reading magazines though. I read magazines all the time. 🙂

TY Cory 😀
I plan to enjoy this time and try not to allow anything to interfere with what is happening here.

Have a GREAT time at your party.
You all have earned it! 😀

Tillie,
Still going at it, that is so great! Not sure what flipped his switch but ride this one out for as long as possible!

I am going to church this morning then have our company Christmas party tonight. I let one of my office staff plan it, so sorry about the choice of days but I won't be on the group tonight. We are going to a modern, adult, bowling alley that is a mix between a bowling alley, bar, and night club. Not sur what to expect!

Good morning 🙂

He has been spending his inside time actually cleaning.
I didn't think he understood "cleaning".
He actually washed all the crud off his desk, computer, night stand, TV and other things in his bedroom.
He has been keeping himself "self motivated".
Working to clear the side yard and then doing some more smaller tasks in his room and garage.

My plan for today...
Stay out of his way.
Tidy up around here.
Enjoy being inside during this cold, dark and drizzly day.

REMEMBER tonight at 5pm PST is the online support group.
Hope to see everybody there. 😀

MayMay,

READ THE BOOKS!

Earlier today, my boyfriend and I went to go see "The Hobbit". I thought that the movie was AWESOME! Even though the theater was really crowded.

After the movie was over I asked my boyfriend if the movie was accurate to the book. My boyfriend has read all of the books; and even though I've seen all 3 "Lord of the Ring" movies and now "The Hobbit" movie, I have never read any of the books. My boyfriend did not know that I have never read any of the books. He knew that I loved all of the movies, but he did not know that I have never read any of the books; so when I told him, he was really shocked. Because he knew that I loved all of the movies so much, he asked me why I have never read the books; and I told him that I thought about reading the books back when the first "Lord of the Ring" movie was about to come out in theaters, but then I decided not to read them because I figured, why should I read the books when they are making movies based on them? I have never really liked reading books. After I told him that I decided not to read the books because they were making movies based on them, he told me that he is now going to make me read all of the books. And when I told him that I never really liked reading books, he told me that we could read them together; so that he will know that I am actually reading them. Lol. 🙂

Good morning 🙂

I slept in again today 🙂

It snowed last night and I woke up to a beautiful sparkly white winter wonder land.

Must do some house cleaning today.
Get the bathroom cleaned up good, not just swish & wipe.
Sweep the floors and porches.
Vacuum the carpet.
Dust everything.

Last night on the way to the movie we came upon a police blockade in the road.
The nice officer said there was an "incident" and that we had to turn around and take another route.
Checking the news, there was an armed standoff going on at that time. Only the gunman died.

Anyways....
Everybody be safe and find enjoyment in whatever you do today. 🙂

Me, Matt, and Cory are spending another night at my boyfriend's house tonight. And right now Cory just jumped onto my boyfriend's bed and accidentally smashed my boyfriend's "Twig and Giggle Berries". LOL. 😉

Hey Tillie,
My boyfriend and I are going to go see "The Hobbit" tomorrow. I'm so excited to go see it! I loved the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy; so when I found out that they were going to be making "The Hobbit" into a movie too I was really excited about it. 🙂

You should have seen me back when I saw the first trailer for it. I totally freaked out. I was at my boyfriend's house when I saw the first trailer; and when I saw it I got really excited and I started to jump up and down and I was like, "OMG! This is the trailer for "The Hobbit"! I totally want to see this movie!" LOL. I am a total DORK! Lol.

Since I was 13 years old I have been a big fan of Tolkein.

My hoarder asked me if I wanted to go see "The Hobbit" today at the 3:00 showing. This was the first showing of the movie in the small town near here.

Of course I said YES!

The ticket cost 5.00 and the theater only had less than 30 people. All the other people were at work or school.

It was fantastic! 😀

Today was a very shocking and sad day. 🙁
I'm not going to lie; when I first heard the news about the shooting today I cried. 🙁
There have been so many shootings this year and this shooting was one of the worst. 🙁
20 children and 6 adults died. 🙁
My thoughts and prayers are with the families.

What a sad sad day this turned out to be.
My thoughts and prayers to all the families.
Hug your loved ones tight and tell them how much you love them. 🙁

Thanks Tillie. 🙂
Sorry to hear that you are sick. 🙁
I hope you feel better soon. 🙂

Good morning 🙂

I slept in until 8:00 this morning 😀

So far the day is clear & cloudless & cold.
He should be out there by now but he wants to go to the grocery store.
I am still too sick to go shopping and anyways I don't need or want anything from the store.

My To-Do list for today...
Not go grocery shopping 😀
Do the usual tidying up
Find something to amuse myself 🙂

Have a great day! 😀

MayMay
Happy to hear you didn't have another bad dream. 🙂

I just woke up a few minutes ago.
Right now I am sitting on the couch and drinking a Pepsi while wearing my boyfriend's 1-800-HOARDERS.com t-shirt. 🙂
I did not have any weird nightmares last night. YAY! 🙂

I am so glad my boyfriend has a king size bed; because right now me, my boyfriend, and Cory and Matt are all laying in his bed and watching tv. LOL. And FYI, both Cory and Matt are German Shepherds. 🙂

Thank you Cory 🙂

Now that "the cat is out of the bag" about the hoard and squalor here he has to at least address the non functioning septic system.
He has set the date for the work to be done so he is working with a deadline.
That is his motivation right now.

The neighbor men have also been talking to him about scrap metal recycling and how much money he could get. Trying to encourage him to let go of all that clutter.

He has burned some very old wood panel interior doors that he has kept in the yard for over 20 years.
This is very promising in that those rotted doors were something he treasured.

I have been telling him how having all this repair work and decluttering done is so very nice.
A big load off our minds to not have to always be worried.
Fewer places for animals, snakes and yellow jackets to nest.
Easier to keep the weeds and leaves from making a fire hazard.

I keep thinking of all the positive things about this work he is doing to talk about with him. 🙂

TTYL 😀