I have often thought that clutter does relect state of mind--most likely major depression, and sadness.
flip side of the coin is in fact it is not clutter. like the german chef i trained under told me never forget anything and i can teach a chimp to cook but i can't make him a chef because he doesn't remember everything. if all your experiences are not retained you can not make changes on the fly. or more to the point the words of my father "son the boring part about getting old is that if you have paid attention at age 50 there are simply no surprises left. you take your knowledge and apply it to the new circumstances and you have a 95% accuracy rate". strange part is he is right. best quote i remeber from him is team sports breds group ethics and this was in 1969!!!! not bad for a high school drop out due to the depression.
jack
BUT I do see it as clutter. when I open the drawer and see empty matchbooks and dead batteries, it usually means I end up not finding the full matchbooks or the working batteries. I think the mind works that way too.
The chef or great cook should know how to make a good gravy without a recipe he/she doesn't need to take up space with 300 "tried and proven"recipes from every TV chef as well as Mom, Aunt Marge, and the neighbor across the street. ANd if as a chef doesn't bake or make desserts , why use space with 300 recipes of apple pie when just one or two that can be referenced would work. and in this day and age. why have any when the need arises go to the computer.
I think it is making the distinction of what you as an individual, and family, really NEED to have taking up your space.
AND I haven't got it figured out yet.
wowo I am a junk yard dog. lol
