As a professional declutterer I help my clients get rid of things they don't want or need anymore. Some people love collecting things, but it can quickly turn into clutter. It's much harder to get rid of multiple objects you've collected than just one.
Tom Hanks famously collects typewriters , Jerry Seinfeld maintains multiple garages to house all his cars , and Rosie O'Donnell has amassed over 2,500 Happy Meal toys. Advertisement Some of us are just collectors at heart. But what's the difference between a meaningful collection and a bunch of stuff you can't find space for? As a professional declutterer, I know that getting rid of a collection is harder than getting rid of single items.
Related Video Collections are time-consuming Several years ago, I purchased a blue ceramic owl that housed a particularly great scented candle . A few weeks later, I saw another large blue ceramic owl — this time fashioned into a vase. Of course, I bought it, they looked great together.
Then, I ran across a green ceramic owl in a thrift store. Well, I already had two, so why not one more? Thus was born a collection I had no intention of creating. That's the thing about collecting; you might set out to acquire a trucker hat from every state in the nation, which is a noble enterprise.
But you might also end up procuring a whole pile of desert-themed hand-painted shot glasses without ever really meaning to. If you find that owning two of something quickly turns into owning too many of that thin.
