Like many other addicts before me I thought, “It will never happen to me.” I dabbled a little here, and a tried it a little there, each time getting drawn deeper and deeper into the lifestyle. “It isn’t a problem,” I told myself as I was in the beginning throws of what would become my …
Hoarder
My family has a tendency to over-do Christmas. My Mom especially liked to give everyone lots of presents. It’s how she showed her love and it’s how I tend to show mine. Since she passed a few years ago, Christmas has taken on even more meaning since it was so much her holiday. The days …
I didn’t know I grew up in a hoarder house. But thanks to reality TV, we now have a name for it. I know what you’re picturing: Piles of rotting garbage stacked to the ceiling next stacks of desiccated rat carcasses. In my case, this couldn’t be further from the truth. We had a clean …