Clutter, collecting, disorder, and squalor may confuse public perception, and that’s quite likely given the terms overlap. Although each of them does have a core meaning that is distinctly different. We’ll do our best to unravel the confusion, although the popular mind … [Read more...]
Break Point Between a Collection and a Hoard
A break point could mean one of several things to different people. Merriam-Webster Dictionary seems crystal-clear on this, so we’ll borrow these three possibilities for the break point between a collection and a hoard: The point at which a person gives way under … [Read more...]
A Clutterer or a Hoarder: Which Are You?
We’re unsure where the boundary lies between cluttering and hoarding. Is the one deliberate, and the other compulsive, we wondered? We found some useful ideas when we visited Cleveland Clinic, and decided to share them in case you are fretting over a clutterer, or a … [Read more...]
Can a Fixture Become a Chattel?
A chattel is a portable possession, as every schoolkid should know. However, it becomes a fixture if an owner permanently attaches it to a house on a property they own. Naturally, there are exceptions for lawyers to thrive over. Today we consider the reverse … [Read more...]
