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The Ultimate
test - Are you a JUNK HOARDER?
This questionnaire will help you to
access just how much clutter has accumulated in your life.
Score two points for a ‘Yes’, One for a
‘Sometimes’ and zero for a ‘No’
1 Your
wardrobe is stuffed with clothes that you don’t wear.
2 Odd
socks and tights that have seen better days lurk in bedroom
drawers.
3 You
keep magazines for more than a year.
4 You
have several appliances that don’t work, but never get around to
getting them fixed.
5 Piles
of newspapers are stacked for recycling, but you never take them
to the recycling center.
6 Old
suntan creams and discarded cosmetics hibernate at the back of
the bathroom cabinet.
7 There
is a cache of old sports gear or leisure equipment, which has
been used once and then relegated to the loft, never to be seen
again.
8 There
is a drawer full of mysterious old keys that don’t seem to open
anything.
9 Piles
of old, often not very good, holiday photos of people that you
don’t remember are now taking up cupboard space.
10 Your
handbag and purse are awash with old notes, bus and train
tickets, receipts from months ago and other useless trivia.
11 Old
files, papers and pens that don’t work have found a permanent
home in your briefcase.
12 Your
car is rattling with apple cores, cassette tapes that have died,
and chocolate wrappers.
13 You
are reluctant to invite friends to stay in your spare room
because it has so much old furniture in it.
14 You
have pieces of furniture that are in need of some sort of
repair.
15 Unfashionable
and unloved ornaments are tucked out of sight in one of your
cupboards.
16 Your
garage is so full of junk that you can’t get the car in it
anymore.
17 You
have a collection of old, rusting garden equipment that you
never use.
18 People
keep tripping over all the boxes and other items that you store
in the hall.
19 You
still have theatre or music programs from several years ago.
20 Your
computer is crammed with files that you never refer to anymore.
The results
15-20 Your home and life are well and truly cluttered.
It’s time for drastic action, so work out what you can happily
chuck out. Now consider what extra storage you need for the
valued possessions that have survived the cull. Look at the
storage you already have and decide how new furniture will fit
in, before rushing out and buying.
10-14 Clutter is building up, so
get a grip on it now.
5-9 You do not have a problem
with clutter yet, but do monitor yourself.
Below 5
Congratulations
- Your home is virtually clutter-free so try to keep it that
way.
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