I went through a phase where I watched a lot of home improvement shows. The impetus behind this was clear: I'd moved from a nice, if rough-around-the-edges place where I was settled in and mostly satisfied with my living arrangements, to a mostly windowless basement flat. As soon as I got clear on the fact that there was nothing I could do to
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They haven't shown any full-blown hoarding yet, but some families came close to the line.
You'll see more hoarders on shows like COPS, but as an incidental thing, not as a main focus.
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Some kid will say, "I LOVE books!" The design team will go and paint huge pictures of books on the kids wall, make their bed look like a giant book, and then give them a free Dell computer with a subscription to Aubible.
The kid will say, "I LOVE fish!" The design team will go and paint huge fish over a dark blue wall, and then place a flat screen television inside the wall which displays a high resolution screen saver of fish.
It's fairly obvious that the producers must shop only at certain places (Sears) and use only certain brands. They probably couldn't put bookshelves or books in a home, unless they were sponsored by Barnes and Noble(for example). But since they are sponsored by Sears or Target, they have an endless supply of flat screen televisions or mass produced wall art.
It's a Wal-Mart world in which we live.
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I understand.
But silver baby spoons are important heirlooms! No wonder you are wary of letting trash leave the house uninspected. :)
If you start hiding it under your bed, though, watch out! LOL
Poor Pammy. Maybe hubby should only get to feed the baby with plastic spoons!
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i've found that they've helped me re-wire my thinking. "am i holding onto this because so-and-so gave it to me, or because i actually like/need it?" i consciously realize that i'm donating/throwing an object out, not a person or memory. i'm a packrat too, so it's difficult sometimes, but then again, i'd never call up a home improvement show to help me out.
but i have zero defense for those personal makeover shows. they're horrible, and i wonder why people ever volunteer to go on them.
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