https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:56:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder/page/2#post-2185795 Thu, 21 May 2015 12:07:40 +0000 sarac 2185795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are hoarders, and it's been a long road climbing out of it. If it were just me, I'd be a pretty serious minimalist, but my family is not quite on board. So we're fairly sparse, usually pretty tidy, and I try to be happy with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder/page/2#post-2185752 Thu, 21 May 2015 11:56:43 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2185752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: I agree I like the 20 rule! </p> <p>For a lot of my clothes I'm thinking about the "value". If I paid $30 and have worn it 5 times that's not bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185716 Thu, 21 May 2015 11:37:57 +0000 youboots 2185716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: On the same scale I'm a 4 or so. I mean no one has a nice looking attic/storage space right? I shove things in with my eyes closed. No clear boxes and label maker for me. But in the community areas everything has a place and we don't have a bunch of piles everywhere. It only takes 15 minutes or so to pick up before guests come over which includes dishes and sweeping &amp; putting bulky items away like my drying rack, unfolded laundry and breast pump in M's office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185694 Thu, 21 May 2015 11:23:37 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2185694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man I strive to be a minimalist and just did a major purge. A ton of kitchen stuff, including some wedding gifts. And seven trash bags full of clothes to Goodwill. Our house feels great now!</p> <p>@runnerd: Love the "20 rule." It's similar to the idea of "store it at the store" which I also love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185674 Thu, 21 May 2015 11:15:41 +0000 stiletto_mom 2185674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0 minimalst to 10 hoarder, I'm probably a 3? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185663 Thu, 21 May 2015 11:12:57 +0000 snowjewelz 2185663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lean towards minimalist b/c I hate clutter!! And DH is a hoarder so I need to balance him out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185643 Thu, 21 May 2015 11:03:12 +0000 anonysquire 2185643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a hoarder. I'm like a fish, I just fill my surroundings. But I'm a clean hoarder. I mostly just hoard clothes, fabric and dishes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185632 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:56:26 +0000 chopsuey 2185632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I are both minimalists. We don't like clutter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185608 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:48:54 +0000 lovehoneybee 2185608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: We had to get creative at our last apartment...I had books that I didn't really read lining the tops of cupboards in the kitchen, for instance! (We had high ceilings, so there was space between the ceiling and the top of the cupboards--I will end up doing the same at our new house.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185591 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:44:50 +0000 Cherrybee 2185591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: Oh yes, we have an entire wall full of books and I have no idea where they will go if we need the third bedroom. But books are so precious. I always think that LO might want to read them when she grows up!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185586 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:42:41 +0000 miramira 2185586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @sera_87! Lots of stuff (even if it's out of sight) and clutter really affects my wellbeing negatively. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185584 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:41:11 +0000 renee 2185584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More on the minimalist side for sure. We live in a small apartment with little storage space, so we have to be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185580 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:39:28 +0000 lovehoneybee 2185580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hoard books. We just moved, and I probably have at least a dozen boxes JUST of books. I know I can/should donate some, but I can't bear to part any--even the ones I know I'll never read again! </p> <p>I try to weed my clothes every 6 months or so. I was bad about it for a while--I was holding onto clothes that were the size 2 I was when I get married, even though I was a size 14 a year after E was born--"just in case". If I haven't worn it in a year it goes. If it's a ridiculously small size it goes...if I ever get that small again I'm going to celebrate with new clothes anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185437 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:42:31 +0000 sera_87 2185437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely on the side of minimalism. I find my head gets all cluttered when I'm surrounded by stuff. I try really hard to keep things organized and get rid of stuff we don't use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185432 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:40:29 +0000 SweetiePie 2185432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tend to hang on to things just in case...but then a few times a year I get the urge to purge. So I toss and donate a ton of stuff.<br /> We are also getting ready to move so I need to start going through stuff ASAP! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185422 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:36:18 +0000 mediagirl 2185422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: ha, that's how it is in our house, too.</p> <p>Last year I took an entire, overflowing tub of his tee shirts to goodwill without him knowing it. He still hasn't asked for any of them... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185419 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:35:43 +0000 mediagirl 2185419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a lot of stuff in our house. We're much closer to hoard than minimalist. We like stuff!! But, it's clean. The house is clean and tidy and everything has a place so we're definitely not the definition of "Hoarder". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185396 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:26:19 +0000 Cherrybee 2185396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buttermilk: Me too!! I have a large drawer with drawer organizers in it and it is FULL of make up, lotions, potions, different types of brush, hair products....! AGH! </p> <p>@HappyBaker: I have, today, listed 20 items of clothing on Ebay, donated two bags of clothes to the local charity shop and thrown one bag of really old/faded/holey clothes into the bin - and I have still filled a plastic storage box with "things that don't fit but I can't bear to throw away". Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185370 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:19:46 +0000 HappyBaker 2185370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: I'm definitely starting slow - just doing my clothes then my LO's clothes. Those are actually the two areas I hate the most because we seem to never put our laundry away / find anything because we just have too many things we don't wear! </p> <p>@buttermilk: Love the book, good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185369 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:19:38 +0000 .twist. 2185369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lean more to minimalist, but my husband is more of a hoarder. I am constantly purging, he is constantly collecting. There is no reprieve for either of us! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185364 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:18:43 +0000 Dandelion 2185364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have too much stuff, but I don't know how to scale down. DH is a saver. He likes things that are investments and can be sold at a higher price in years to come. But, I definitely get rid of stuff as often I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185359 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:16:02 +0000 buttermilk 2185359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a bit of a hoarder. Not in my main spaces but definitely in my storage areas like the basement. And WHY do I keep so many beauty products that I never use!? </p> <p>I actually just bought this book last week in preparation to do a MAJOR clean out next weekend to get ready for this baby. Our basement is insane right now. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering/dp/1607747308" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering/dp/1607747308</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185353 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:13:57 +0000 ValentineMommy 2185353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I just read that too...but haven't actually done it yet. Keep me posted on how it goes - it seems so hard in a whole house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185334 Thu, 21 May 2015 09:03:07 +0000 Greentea 2185334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a minimalist but also a mild procrastinator and definitely not organized. Oh, and I am SO TIRED. So, I have boxes from last year's move I haven't gotten to and we are moving AGAIN this month. AH!</p> <p>I like having very little furniture, and very few clothes. Very few everything. It just makes my life easier and more efficient. Only absolute needs.</p> <p>Oh, but then I have 100 paintings in my closet. :/ (I'm a painter.) AH! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185281 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:32:42 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2185281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely lean more toward hoarder, unfortunately... DH is a "collector" but sees a lot more turnover in his stuff!</p> <p>@runnerd: The "20 rule" sounds great! I'll have to remember that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185274 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:28:52 +0000 Cole 2185274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The main areas of my home make me look fairly minimalist and it's what I strive for but clothes and craft supplies are major hoarding zones for me. I feel like I keep getting rid of stuff but it multiplies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185270 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:25:22 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2185270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: RIGHT! I have a little corner now with a three drawer thing and my other two sets of drawers that are crammed with craft stuff kinda next to our desk. I know we can't sell the house like that! I am ready for a purge but I get so scared! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185261 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:22:11 +0000 runnerd 2185261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We strive toward minimalism. We definitely have less stuff than most people even though we might not scream minimalism. family has said to us "we got you food because you get rid of your stuff anyways" (granted that comment came from a definite hoarder!)</p> <p>Here's a great challenge to get you started on cleaning out! <a href="http://www.theminimalists.com/game/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theminimalists.com/game/</a></p> <p>Another rule of thumb that's useful is 20 rule - can you replace the item in less than 20min and &lt;$20 if you actually needed it? Then it's probably not worth storing for 5 years "just in case" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185256 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:21:15 +0000 Cherrybee 2185256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: YES!!! I currently have a spare room in which I keep the craft supplies, knitting stuff, sewing stuff, stationary, art supplies, envelopes, paper etc etc. If we have another child, I'm going to have to give up my spare room (new house is bigger but still only 3 bedroom) and I keep saying to DH "I appreciate not everyone has craft supplies but where do normal people keep their envelopes???". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-are-you-on-the-scale-from-minimalist-to-hoarder#post-2185254 Thu, 21 May 2015 08:20:30 +0000 rachiecakes 2185254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I was more minimalist and I guess I sort of am because I have to be - we live in 700sf with hardly any storage.<br /> I wish I didn't hold onto sentimental items. I have a box of J's baby clothes in my closet that I'll probably never use again, but I can't part with. </p>