Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “junk”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

If we had as much junk in our basement as seen in the image above, I’d be thrilled. I could clean out that amount of stuff in an afternoon. No, our basement looks more like the pic below. We have so much accumulated crap, it’s difficult to even move around …. and it’s mostly my husband’s. He has saved dozens of boxes of work files …. and he retired 16 years ago! Some of the companies he did business with don’t even exist anymore! Whenever I need something from the basement, I send him to look for it; he’s the only one who knows where anything is. He claims to have a method to his madness. Me? I just see the madness.

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It must be frustrating for you.
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If you think your basement is a mess, then you should look at my garage, as everything is piled up to the ceiling and there is no way to find anything.
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Good one. Junk does pile up. We don’t have a basement or attic, so everything is out in the garage. Couldn’t get the car in there for sure. 🙂
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Yep! I’m married to a hoarder, and we now have a barn. Not a good combo.
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Oy! I’ve given up! I need to call 1-800- GOT-JUNK!
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