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Old 08-07-2006, 10:13 AM   #1
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it's easy to blame my DH--he has EVERY and I mean EVERY toy he has ever gotten in his entire life, every school paper, etc. He has tons of stuff and likes to "collect" things--snowmobiles, old cars, etc.

The thing that drives me nuts the most is the random clutter--the stuff he puts on top of the desk or on top of my cabinets to get it out of the kids' reach. Yeah, he is more of a clutter bug than anyone else in the house and nothing I have tried has worked to get rid of or reduce or even just re-organize his stuff. It has completely overtaken our house yard garage, etc. We even rent storage lockers!!!

That being said....clothes are my downfall, it's not that I can't decide what to get rid of, it's that I haven't had time to wash, fold, sort all of them and I get about half done and end up re-doing a lot of them because the kids have messed them up or change clothes all day, etc.
With school, work, the kids, summer baseball, swim lessons, LIFE (eating, baths, etc.) I just haven't gotten ahead---my fall semester starts in 2 weeks and I need to be caught up by then, I just can't find the time!!!!
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Old 08-07-2006, 10:27 AM   #3
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Dh, hands down. Every bookshelf in our house is filled with computer books. We have THREE working computers in this house (Really, does one small family need three computers?), various other older computers and monitors, and tons of computer parts in closets, drawers, and storage containers. Very frustrating!
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Ok, I admit it. It's ME!!!! I am horrible about throwing things away, and I just can't seem to get organized for the life of me. And I keep EVERYTHING, because "someday I might be able to use it!" But I am determined this time! Have visited FlyLady's site - and am actually soaking my sink right now! Also, I'm halfway through my master bathroom today already - which was today's goal. So, by this afternoon I should have one thing to cross off my list!
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I think both ...dh is into his mobile electronics...how many speaker wires, amps, car stereo and every darn nuts and bolts.... can this gargage hold?!? He complains about me having too much scrap book stuff all over the place...so far I have only 2... 18 gallons bins full...that is not too much,right!?! :D
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I've been found out! It's ME!! Well, and my kids. But I am working hard on it!

It is one of those things I love about DH but also drives me nuts. He will put stuff away before I'm done using it. He throws boxes away the minute the thing come out of the box. Hopefully it will work and we won't have to return it!
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My husband and my daughter!!! Drives me nuts!!
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Old 08-07-2006, 04:24 PM   #8
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I am bad but my dh is worse... and he leaves his stuff all over the place.... My dd is getting into everything all the time now since she can get things that are in the counter and table where he likes to leave his stuff....... his answer was we need higher counters and table. I was like no you just need to pick all your stuff up.
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My dh and kids are both bad. They leave everything every where! It drives me crazy. I tend to be an organized person so I like things in their place so I can find them when I need them. Dh and kids just throw things where ever and then I get to be the one to hunt things down when they need them.
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I think I have more clutter, but my husband has older clutter. He cannot let go of anything!

There is a big box in our garage that has a picture of a remote control car on it called The Hornet. Dh has had The Hornet since he was a teenager. I have known him over ten years and I have never actually *seen* The Hornet (other than the box picture), but will he let it go? Do I even need to answer that question?
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