Thanks for reading my blog! I come from a long line of clutterers and hoarders, starting with my great-grandfather who scoured the streets and the local dump every day for "treasures" to bring back to his house and pile up in every conceivable place. My grandmother's house is a fire hazard because of all the junk, and my mom is a huge collector of "stuff" but is at least very neat about it.

All of this almost makes me the "black sheep" of the family to be downsizing my life to a single backpack to travel around the world! I'm finding the key to all this is letting go of the emotional attachment to things, whether it is sentimental value or the fear of not having enough. Of course, that is easier said than done, and I'm struggling with it every day.

I welcome your input at the blog, and of course I'll be checking back here to see how your dehoarding is progressing. Good luck!

Oh goodie! New reading, thanks for the links!