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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grew up in a clean but cluttered house. My parents have a 3ft high pile of newspaper articles in the corner of their kitchen that they clipped because they’re “going to read them again someday.” Doing laundry was an everyday affair. Clean folded clothes seemed to be in every room, but never made it to drawers.

I probably don’t clean as much as my mom does, but the newspapers are recycled after a week and the laundry goes straight from the machine to the drawers. Clutter makes me crazy. [/quote]

Very similar. My mom is a hoarder.  Our house was clean (or a normal level of clean for a family with kids and dogs) but you just couldn't move through rooms.  At one point we had upward of 30 chairs on the first floor.

I can slip into making piles if my things don't have a designated place to go, but I don't keep stuff around.  Clothes put away promptly, excess things donated, mail recycled as soon as I pick it up from the mailbox.  We don't take the paper or any magazines, and I donated all my hundreds of books once I got a Kindle.  I also have a fairly sparse house with minimal decor -- no knick knacks, no art on the walls.  It looks a little unfinished with my traditional furniture, but I find bare walls peaceful.[/quote]

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