Saving Compulsive Hoarders From Themselves

Willamette Week | “<b>The Cleaners:</b> The Organizer” | February 13th, 2008

Penelope Rose Miller’s career as a professional organizer began three years ago, at the entrance to an apartment in San Francisco.

From the doorway of the apartment, which belonged to a successful female professional, Rose Miller could see nothing but stuff. Everywhere. Each room was filled with mountains of clutter, untouched and unused for months or years. The only open spaces were narrow pathways through the mess, winding from room to room. One room was completely sealed off with hoarded items stacked from floor to ceiling.

It was time to get to work. Continue reading “Saving Compulsive Hoarders From Themselves”