I don't have anyone else to share this with who'd understand, but I got my hoard down to one room!

all of the doom bags and boxes and containers are now nicely arranged around the wall with a ton of empty space in the middle for me to sort them. the closet is EMPTY. I vacuumed every inch of this room and have a hepa/UV filter running. I was even able to throw away some stuffed animals and deeply sentimental items by saying "it's just stuff, it's just stuff" and it's a day later and I haven't panicked!!

there's only one person in my life who knows about my struggles with hoarding, and I just wanted to celebrate my little victory with people who know what it means to have floor space and everything out in the open, not crammed in a closet or buried under clothes or in a drawer that doesn't even shut. 🥳