Reply #33: I don't look at myself as a compulsive hoarder

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So much as a very disorganized person. If I could get myself into a pattern or habit of behavior, I could conceivably be a lot neater. If I can't find something, I buy a new one. I've gotten weaker through the past few years, so trying to organize and clean are more difficult to do. I can't work for more than 1/2 hour at a time as my strength flags and my muscles give out. So things do get piled up and the ability to find something gets worse.

I do have a few collections which seem like clutter--one is my books, and another is my tape library. The tape library will likely go bye-bye, though, because I'm gradually replacing most of those with DVDs, which tend to be a lot more compact.