mr. furley said:
we moved in to a new place in July of last year. before we moved in my wife mapped out where all my stuff should be stored/hung-up. she wasn't about to let me just willy nilly pick a closet or space in the basement that would impact her master storage plan.
when we moved she allocated me one closet & one dresser. she gets a closet, a dresser, a wardrobe and the spare room for her clothes. i was told to "get rid of old clothes you don't wear anymore". i keep my rotation of clothes updated. constantly dropping things off at Goodwill. if i'm not wearing it, i'm not keeping it for nostalgia sake.
meanwhile................. there's nothing hanging in her closet. it's just a pile of...... anything you can imagine. lined up along the wall on her side of the bed? totes. jammed full of clothes she stopped wearing 10-15 years ago. lined up against the bed? totes. jammed full of i have no idea. they haven't been opened yet. what's in the wardrobe? a couple folded towels. she has three laundry baskets spilled over with clothes, bras, etc. all in our bedroom. there's a small path from bathroom to the bed where she can walk.
she has taken over half my youngest daughter's bedroom with a clothes rack and uses the kid's closet to store shoes, sweaters, old dresses, etc.
it's been 9 months.
god forbid i say anything, she'd probably cut me. last time i made mention of the clutter she had a freaking meltdown like a hungry 2 year old.