hoarding

Stocking up sounds positive, forward thinking and wise. Hoarding sounds selfish, negative and bad. I guess it depends on what side of the fence you stand on when describing what happens when you make sure to have extra toilet paper on hand just in case...

Fans of HGTV’s popular show ‘House Hunters’ know that one of the most common things people look for when purchasing a new home is more storage space — bigger closets, bigger garages, bigger basements. And according to a recent study, it’s no wonder: we’re drowning in our own clutter.

The Lufkin News has the tragic story of an elderly woman who died when her house burned to the ground early Monday morning.  That's tragic enough, but the reason her house burned is even more tragic, and it should be an object lesson for us all.