>> I KNEW IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL.
GOOD AIM.
>> IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC,
LEAVING HER.
>> [ CRYING ]
THIS DISASTER WAS CONTROLLING MY
LIFE.
>> I THINK IT PERMEATES EVERY
ASPECT OF MY LIFE.
IT'S TOXIC.
IT'S TOXIC BEHAVIOR.
>> I'M GOING IN.
>> IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW...
>> IT'S ALL HUMAN EXCREMENT.
>> ...AGONIZING DEATH IF I KEEP
IT UP THIS WAY.
>> MY NAME IS LINDA, AND I'M 51
YEARS OLD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING
ABOUT GETTING A GOOD DEAL,
NUMBER ONE.
IT FEELS GOOD.
SO, HEALTH-AND-BEAUTY AISLE IS A
REALLY GOOD BARGAIN AISLE HERE.
IF YOU GET A GOOD DEAL, THERE'S
A LITTLE CHARGE THAT YOU GET
WITH THAT.
WHAT I'M SEEING IS THERE'S AN
ADDICTION CONNECTION TO THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVEN'T
SEEN.
THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.
I MIGHT HAVE TO GET SOME OF
THESE.
YEP, YEP, YEP.
MMM!
GROWING UP, IT WAS ALWAYS
CLUTTERY, AND MY PARENTS WERE
CHILDREN OF THE DEPRESSION ERA.
AND PRETTY MUCH THERE'S A LOT OF
THINGS THAT YOU SAVE BECAUSE YOU
MIGHT NEED THEM.
>> MY NAME'S KYLE QUIGLEY, AND
I'M 22 YEARS OLD.
AND LINDA IS MY MOTHER.
IF YOU MET HER, YOU WOULDN'T
EVEN EXPECT HER HOUSE TO LOOK
LIKE THE WAY IT DOES, BUT IF YOU
WERE TO WALK IN HER HOUSE, YOU'D
BE SHOCKED JUST BECAUSE THERE'S
PILES EVERYWHERE.
LIKE, THERE'S BOXES OF JUST
RANDOM JUNK IN EVERY BEDROOM
THAT USED TO BE FOR ME AND MY
SIBLINGS -- ARE FULL WITH JUNK,
JUST BOXES OF JUST WHO KNOWS
WHAT'S IN IT?
JUST RANDOM STUFF.
>> WHO WANTS TO SHOW THIS TO
ANYONE?
IT'S HUMILIATING.
IT'S WRETCHED.
YEAH, COME LOOK AT MY PIT, YOU
THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT I'VE
LIVED IN SINCE 1990, AND I
RAISED MY FAMILY OF FOUR
CHILDREN, AND AT ONE TIME THERE
WAS A HUSBAND HERE.
AND HE'S NOW GONE.
NOW IT'S JUST ME.
>> MY NAME IS JEFF QUIGLEY, AND
LINDA AND I WERE MARRIED --
LET'S SEE.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1979.
ABOUT FOUR YEARS AFTER WE WERE
MARRIED, AMANDA WAS BORN.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
RELATIONSHIPS CHANGE WHEN YOU
HAVE A YOUNG ONE TO TAKE CARE
OF.
>> MY NAME'S AMANDA WILLIAMS.
I'M 26 YEARS OLD, AND I AM
LINDA'S DAUGHTER.
THE HOARDING AND PACK-RATTING
KIND OF BEHAVIOR HAS NOT ALWAYS
BEEN THERE.
AS A YOUNG CHILD, THERE
DEFINITELY WASN'T ANY KIND OF
CLUTTER, AND I THINK ABOUT SIXTH
GRADE IS WHEN IT STARTED
HAPPENING FOR HER.
>> I THINK IT WAS AFTER HER
FATHER PASSED AWAY.
I NOTICED CHANGES IN HER
ATTITUDE -- KIND OF DEPRESSED,
MORE MIGRAINES AND VERY
DEFENSIVE ABOUT POSSESSIONS AND
THINGS.
>> HE AND I WERE REALLY CLOSE.
AND THEN WHEN HE DIED, MY BODY
DECIDED TO BE MAD, BASICALLY.
>> WHAT I WOULD SEE MORE AND
MORE OF IS I WOULD SEE MORE
SHOPPING, JUST GOING OUT AND
BUYING THINGS -- STUFF WE REALLY
DIDN'T NEED.
HEY!
>> HI.
>> READY?
>> MM-HMM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> MY NAME IS HEATHER QUIGLEY,
AND I'M 20, AND I'M LINDA'S
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.
GROWING UP THERE, I WAS VERY
EMBARRASSED TO LIVE THERE.
I KNEW IT WASN'T NORMAL, THAT
MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T LIVE LIKE
THAT.
AND I GUESS THAT KIND OF MADE ME
ANGRY WITH HER.
>> IT HAS AFFECTED MY
RELATIONSHIP WITH MY CHILDREN,
ESPECIALLY HEATHER, BECAUSE SHE
WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT HER DAD
BEING ANGRY BECAUSE HE SOMETIMES
WOULD REALLY FLY OFF INTO RAGES
WHEN WE WOULD COME HOME,
ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS SOMETHING
FROM THE THRIFT SHOP.
"OH, DAD'S GONNA BE MAD!"
>> IT BECAME A BIG PROBLEM
BETWEEN MY MOM AND MY DAD'S
RELATIONSHIP.
>> MY HUSBAND MOVED OUT, LIKE,
ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.
>> I FINALLY DECIDED I COULDN'T
STAND IT ANY LONGER.
I KIND OF GAVE UP.
>> AFTER MY DAD LEFT, SHE JUST
HID IN IT.
LIKE, SHE DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE,
EVER.
WE BOTH KIND OF HID IN THE JUNK.
>> HAVE TO GRIEVE THE LOSS OF
THE WAY OUR FAMILY WAS, THE WAY
IT IS NOW.
IT'S A DEATH IN THE FACT THAT
OUR FAMILY IS NOT WHAT IT WAS.
>> I THINK EVERYONE WAS SORT OF
AFFECTED DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK EVERYONE ELSE SORT OF
JUST RAN AWAY.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC,
LEAVING HER...
[ Voice breaking ] BECAUSE BEING
THE LAST ONE, I ALWAYS FELT
LIKE...
I WAS THE ONE WHO NEEDED TO HELP
HER AND SAVE HER.
BUT I KNEW FOR MY WELL-BEING
THAT I HAD TO JUST DO WHAT I HAD
TO DO FOR MYSELF.
AND I KNEW THAT ONE DAY SHE
WOULD REALIZE THAT SHE NEEDS TO
GET HELP, AND SHE WILL...
I'm sorry.
>> I TRIED TO FIND MY IDENTITY
IN EVERYBODY ELSE AND BY FILLING
MYSELF WITH THINGS AND MORE
THINGS UNTIL I GOT TO THIS
POINT, WHERE NOW I'M BEING
SMOTHERED BY THINGS.
>> MY NAME IS STEVEN, AND I AM
48 YEARS OLD.
I'LL DEFINITELY TAKE ONE OF
THESE.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE PROBLEM OF
CLUTTER.
I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT WHY I DO
THIS.
MY PARENTS HAD DIVORCED, AND MY
FATHER WAS KIND OF DISTANT
TOWARDS ME.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF HE REALLY
LIKED ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
MY FATHER HAD GIVEN ME A TRAIN
SET, BUT HE HAD TO SELL IT
BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THE MONEY.
AND SO I REMEMBER HAVING GOOD
TIMES WITH MY FATHER AND THAT
TRAIN SET.
AND SO THAT DISAPPEARED.
MAYBE THE ATTACHMENT TO THINGS
WAS RELATED TO HAVING A GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FATHER.
WHEN I FIRST MOVED INTO THIS
APARTMENT, IT WASN'T ORGANIZED.
SO I WOULD JUST PUT IT, LIKE,
IN A TEMPORARY SPOT.
EVERYTHING WAS A TEMPORARY SPOT.
AND SINCE EVERYTHING WAS IN A
TEMPORARY MODE, THAT'S THE WAY I
HAD FELT ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE,
INCLUDING THE GARBAGE.
AND SO IT JUST GOT TO THE POINT
WHERE I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF IN
THE APARTMENT, WHY EVEN BOTHER
TO TAKE ANYTHING OUT, BECAUSE IT
SEEMED OVERWHELMING.
I THINK THE HOPELESSNESS WAS
REALLY RELATED TO MY SENSE OF
PERFECTIONISM, THAT IF I DIDN'T
DO THINGS PERFECTLY, THEN THEY
DIDN'T GET DONE AT ALL.
MY LIFE IS FAIRLY SIMPLE.
I'M COLLECTING DISABILITY
PAYMENTS BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND A
MENTAL DISABILITY.
SO MY TIME IS MY OWN.
IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE IN HERE FOR
ME, SO I TRY TO LEAVE AND GO GET
SOMETHING TO EAT SOMEWHERE AND
HAVE SOME READING MATERIAL WITH
ME.
>> MY NAME IS WALLY KREZMIONKA,
AND I'VE BEEN STEVEN'S FRIEND
FOR A LITTLE OVER FOUR YEARS.
WE HANG OUT PROBABLY TWICE A
WEEK, AND I USUALLY RUN INTO
HIM, LIKE, AT THE LIBRARY.
IT'S EASIER TO RUN INTO HIM THAN
ACTUALLY GET AHOLD OF HIM ON
THE PHONE.
YOU KNOW, I FIGURE, "WELL, I'LL
JUST WALK BY SUBWAY, SEE IF HE'S
THERE, MAYBE JACK IN THE BOX."
>> I'VE BEEN LIKE THE
ARTFUL DODGER, YOU KNOW?
I CAN USUALLY JUST MEET ON THE
OUTSIDE SOMEWHERE.
>> I'D BE LIKE, "YEAH, WELL,
MAYBE WE CAN HANG OUT, YOU KNOW?
I CAN COME OVER."
"I DON'T KNOW."
STEVE WILL BE LIKE, "WELL, MY
APARTMENT'S KIND OF MESSY."
I SAID, "WELL, JUST CLEAN IT."
"NO, IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN
THAT."
I ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE A LITTLE
BIT OF HIS APARTMENT.
THE DOOR JUST KIND OF OPENED
SOMEWHAT, AND HE WENT IN TO GET
WHATEVER.
I SAID, "STEVE."
[ LAUGHS ]
"WOW."
>> WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN A PLACE
WHERE THE PATHWAY TO WHERE I WAS
SLEEPING AT -- I FELT UNEASY
ABOUT THAT.
AND THIS WAY I KNOW I'M KIND OF
SECURE, BECAUSE IF SOMEONE TRIES
TO GET TO ME, THEY WOULD HAVE TO
GO THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF, MAKE
A LOT OF NOISE.
BUT LATELY I HAD A PROBLEM
BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DO SOME
MAINTENANCE ON MY APARTMENT
BUILDING, AND THEY COULD NEVER
COME IN TO DO THE MAINTENANCE
BECAUSE THE CLUTTER WAS SO BAD.
I AM THREATENED WITH EVICTION.
>> I THINK IF STEVE GETS KICKED
OUT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S
GONNA DO, 'CAUSE ONCE YOU'VE
BEEN HOMELESS, IT REALLY CAN'T
GET MUCH WORSE THAN THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> AND MY APARTMENT'S ALL THE
WAY AT THE END.
>> I AM DOROTHY BREININGER,
C.E.O. OF THE DELPHI CENTER FOR
ORGANIZATION.
>> YOU WANT TO GO IN FIRST?
>> WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO TAKE A
GOOD LOOK.
AND WE HAVE A PATH.
THIS IS GOOD.
YES, I'M GOING IN.
STEVEN AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT PEOPLE TYPICALLY SAY WHEN
THEY SEE A HOARDING HOUSE OR A
SPACE.
AND USUALLY IT'S "BURN IT UP.
OH, IF I HAD A MATCH."
OKAY, CAN YOU UNSTICK MY FOOT
WHEN YOU GET OVER THERE?
>> YEAH.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> THERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU!
MY APPROACH IS, "SO, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO KEEP?
I'M NOT THROWING ANYTHING AWAY.
IT'S ALL GONNA BE UP TO YOU.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU
WANT TO KEEP."
LIKE, THE PLASTICS?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE
GOING TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF
RECYCLING OR SOMETHING THAT YOU
WANT TO KEEP?
>> I DON'T WANT -- NO, THE
PLASTICS I DON'T WANT TO KEEP.
IF WE CAN RECYCLE THEM, FINE.
I WAS THINKING, THOUGH, MAYBE I
COULD KEEP THE CAPS.
>> BECAUSE?
>> THEY HAVE THOSE NUMBERS ON
THEM, AND YOU CAN GO TO THEIR
WEBSITE AND GET STUFF.
>> DID I SAY GET STUFF?
OR, I MEAN, HEAR "GET STUFF"?
WE TALKED ABOUT A BUNCH OF
GOALS, AND WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO
DEFINE WHAT YOUR LIFE VALUES
ARE, WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, THEN
EVERYTHING ELSE CAN KIND OF GO
OUT OF THE SPACE AND JUST KEEP
WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND FOR HIM, A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
IS WHAT'S INTERESTING AND
IMPOANT FOR HIM, AND HE WANTS
TO WRITE A BOOK.
SO WE'LL KEEP ALL OF THAT THAT
SUPPORTS THAT GOAL.
AND SO I'LL BE ASKING YOU
TOMORROW, "WILL THE LIDS FULFILL
ON THAT FOR YOU?
WILL IT KEEP YOU GOING DOWN THAT
SPIRITUAL PATH?"
>> NO.
>> OR WILL IT KEEP YOU STUCK,
WHICH IS CATEGORY NUMBER TWO.
>> IT PROBABLY -- IT'D BE A
WASTE OF TIME.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANTED TO
KEEP THEM, YOU COULD, 'CAUSE I'M
NOT THROWING ANYTHING AWAY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> YOU'RE GONNA BE MAKING THOSE
CHOICES.
>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA SEE AFTER
EVERYTHING'S CLEANED UP.
IT'S LIKE BEAUTY THAT'S BEEN
COVERED UP.
YOU WANT TO REMOVE THAT AND
VALUE FUNCTIONALITY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I'M MENTALLY READY FOR IT.
>> ON SATURDAY, WE ARE GOING TO
DO A MAJOR CLEANUP.
I HAVE A CLEANUP CREW COMING.
A LOT OF THINGS ARE GONNA GO TO
THE DUMP.
A LOT OF THINGS ARE GONNA GO TO
THE THRIFT SHOP OR WHEREVER THE
JUNK PEOPLE DECIDE TO TAKE IT.
>> THE REASON THAT SHE'S DEALING
WITH THIS NOW IS BECAUSE IT'S
GOTTEN SO OUT OF CONTROL, AND
THERE'S NO WAY THAT SHE CAN
LEAVE THIS HOUSE AND THE HOUSE
CAN GET SOLD AND SHE CAN START
A NEW LIFE WITH ALL OF THIS
STUFF.
>> I THINK A WHILE THERE, LIKE,
IF SHE WOULD HAVE GOT IT CLEANED
UP, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GONE
BACK TO THE SAME STATE THAT IT
WAS IN.
BUT NOW I THINK SHE'S TO THE
POINT WHERE SHE'S LIKE, "WOW.
I NEED HELP.
I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE."
>> [ SIGHS ]
I AM DONE BEING THE STORAGE
WOMAN.
IT'S PART OF THE REASON THINGS
HAVE PILED UP IS BECAUSE PEOPLE
LEFT AND LEFT THEIR STUFF.
>> NO.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> NO.
>> PART.
>> NO.
MAYBE, LIKE, 5% OF THE HOUSE IS
THINGS THAT PEOPLE LEFT.
I AM VERY SKEPTICAL OF WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN.
I HAVE VERY HIGH HOPE THAT THIS
WILL CHANGE HER AND THIS IS WHAT
SHE NEEDS TO CHANGE HER LIFE.
>> GOOD MORNING!
>> HI, LINDA.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> MY NAME'S DR. RENAE REINARDY.
I'M A PSYCHOLOGIST, AND I
SPECIALIZE IN
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
AND COMPULSIVE HOARDING.
>> DO THE GRAND TOUR?
>> I'M READY FOR THE TOUR.
>> OKAY.
>> WORKING WITH LINDA, I WOULD
SAY THAT SHE FALLS INTO THE VERY
TYPICAL RANGE.
COMPULSIVE HOARDING IS A VERY
COMPLEX BEHAVIOR.
IT'S MUCH MORE THAN JUST HAVING
A DISORGANIZED HOUSE.
AND HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN LIKE
THIS, WOULD YOU SAY?
>> IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A
COUPLE YEARS.
>> IT'S A MULTIFACETED
PROBLEM -- LOTS OF PATTERN OF
THOUGHT, LOTS OF PATTERN OF
BEHAVIORS.
THERE'S OFTENTIMES COMORBID
CONDITIONS.
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, EATING
DISORDERS, OCD,
ATTENTION-DEFICIT PROBLEMS,
ADDICTION DIFFICULTIES, TRAUMA
HISTORIES CAN ALL BE
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT LEAD
TO A HOARDING SYMPTOM OR A
COMPULSIVE-ACQUISITION SYMPTOM.
>> I GOT BOXES OF KITCHEN STUFF
THAT I STARTED TO GO THROUGH.
>> SURE.
>> I'VE GOT THINGS FROM THE
CABINET THAT I STARTED TO
ORGANIZE.
I TOOK IT OUT.
I STARTED TO ORGANIZE, AND THEN
SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS.
I GET DISTRACTED, AND IT DOESN'T
GET PUT BACK.
OKAY.
SO THIS IS MY BEDROOM.
>> OKAY.
THERE'S THREE COMPONENTS THAT
TEND TO BE MOST COMMON --
ACQUIRING TOO MUCH, NOT KNOWING
WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE THINGS
WHEN THEY ARE ACQUIRED, WHICH
LEADS TO TOO MUCH CLUTTER IN THE
HOUSE, CAR, WORKPLACE THAT MAKES
DAILY ACTIVITY DIFFICULT AND
CAUSES DISTRESS OR IMPAIRMENT TO
THE PERSON WHO HAS THE HOARDING
PROBLEM.
I THINK THAT LINDA'S A GOOD
CANDIDATE FOR TREATMENT.
I THINK SHE IS DEVELOPING SOME
GOOD INSIGHTS AND IS STARTING TO
TAKE SOME PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
AND I THINK SHE'S VERY
MOTIVATED.
>> ALL THE SUDDEN, I'M REALIZING
THAT I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF JAIL UNLESS
SOMEBODY OPENS THE DOOR.
AND THEN ONCE THE DOOR IS OPEN,
YOU BETTER GO, BECAUSE THERE'S
ONLY ONE WAY OUT.
>> I HAVE A CLEANUP CREW
COMING.
>> THAT'S WHERE SHE'S FROM.
LIKE, SHE WAS ACTUALLY OUT IN
THE OUTSKIRTS OF MEMPHIS.
SO IT'S NOT AS BAD.
>> I'M GOING TO SALVAGE WHAT I
WANT TO TAKE WITH ME, PUT IN A
POD THAT IS SITTING IN MY
DRIVEWAY AND GET IT READY TO BE
SOLD AND START MY NEW LIFE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE'LL GET STARTED.
OF COURSE, IT'S A BIG DAY.
BIG, BIG DAY FOR YOU,
ESPECIALLY.
>> THAT IT IS.
>> AND YOU, TOO, KYLE.
SO I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
GROUND RULES.
I DO WANT LINDA TO BE IN CHARGE
OF THIS PROCESS.
WE WANT TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT
WITH HER FIRST.
SO SHE'S THE ONE THAT MAKES ALL
THE DECISIONS WITH EVERYTHING
AND THE PERSON RUNNING THE SHOW.
NOW WHAT WE HAVE TO SEE IS MORE
OF THE BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF IT.
WHAT IS SHE GONNA BE ABLE TO
TOLERATE?
HOW LONG IS SHE GONNA BE ABLE TO
WORK FOR?
HOW MUCH IS SHE GONNA BE ABLE TO
DELEGATE?
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW UNTIL
WE GET STARTED, REALLY.
YOU READY TO GET STARTED?
>> I'M READY.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> OKAY.
SOUNDS GOOD.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME,
LIKE I SAID, IS I WANT TO SEE
SOME COMPLETION ON THIS THING.
AND IT'S OVERWHELMING, AS YOU
CAN SEE.
OH, BOY.
>> IN THE POD.
>> OKAY.
>> IN THE TRUCK.
>> PUT IT IN THE POD.
>> NOW, IS THIS GONNA BE --
>> GO.
>> THIS IS A GO.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS A WHOLE BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT CLOTHES, AND I'M NOT
EVEN GONNA...
>> OKAY.
>> NOT EVEN GONNA GO THERE.
AND MORE VITAMINS AND...
HAIR COLOR...
GOODBYE.
BYE!
YAY.
THIS I AM GONNA...NOT KEEP.
I WAS GONNA SAY I'M GONNA KEEP
IT, BUT IT'S "UCKY."
>> I THINK PEOPLE VIEW HOARDING
AS A BEHAVIOR THAT'S EASIER TO
CONTROL THAN IT ACTUALLY IS, OF
"WELL, JUST CLEAN IT UP," OR
"JUST THROW IT AWAY" OR "JUST
STOP SHOPPING."
IT'S A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR, BUT
IT'S ALSO VERY BIOLOGICALLY
BASED.
AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LOT OF
GENETICS RESEARCH THAT'S BEING
DONE, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A FEW
GENES THAT HAVE BEEN TARGETED TO
BE ASSOCIATED WITH HOARDING.
SO THERE'S LOTS OF COMPONENTS TO
IT.
THE BIOLOGICAL COMPONENT IS AN
IMPORTANT ONE TO UNDERSTAND.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT THIS, SO I'M GONNA KEEP MY
MEASURING CUP, THOUGH.
>> DR. REINARDY AND MY MOM ARE
DOWNSTAIRS, SORTING STILL, AND I
THINK THAT'S GOING GOOD.
I'M KIND OF ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO GET THINGS DONE AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE, AND I KNOW
THAT'S KIND OF PROCESS YOU
DON'T DO THAT.
SO IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME
BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO GET THE
BALL ROLLING AND GET THINGS OUT
OF HERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO
DO?
THE OLD FREEZER AND THOSE OLD
BIKES THAT WE ALREADY TALKED
ABOUT GETTING RID OF --
>> YEAH, THOSE CAN GO.
YEAH, PLEASE.
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME, KYLE.
ALL THIS CAN GO.
I KNOW THAT.
>> HA!
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
>> YOU ARE.
>> HALLELUJAH!
>> THAT STING THAT YOU
EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU MAKE
DECISIONS LIKE THAT -- THAT'S
GONNA FADE.
>> RIGHT, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> YEAH.
>> HEY, MOM?
THE STUFF THAT'S OUTS-- YOU
KNOW, LIKE, ALL THE JUNK THAT'S
OUTSIDE, LIKE THE OLD, BROKEN
TOYS AND STUFF, SHOULD WE JUST
START GETTING SOME OF THAT OUT
WHILE THEY'RE WAITING?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> ALL THE STUFF OUT HERE THAT
YOU ALREADY SAID YOU WANTED TO
GO.
LIKE, THE OLD BED FRAME, LIKE
THIS OLD CHAIR?
>> THE CHAIR, YEAH, BUT --
>> I THINK IT'D BE GOOD IF YOUR
MOM COULD BE THERE.
WE JUST WANT TO DO ONE AREA AT A
TIME.
SO, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE EXCITED
TO GET STUFF PROCESSED, AND
WE'LL GET TO IT.
>> IT WOULD BE EASY --
>> WELL, I'M JUST SAYING, 'CAUSE
THEY'RE JUST STANDING OUT THERE
IN THE RAIN.
AND IF THEY HAD SOMETHING GOING
ON.
>> TAKE THE CHAIR, AND WE'LL GET
THAT.
>> AT THIS PACE, I DON'T SEE US
GETTING DONE WITH EVEN HALF THE
HOUSE.
THERE'S STILL SO MUCH THAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE.
THAT'S JUNK.
>> I THINK THAT LINDA BEING ABLE
TO DO THIS ON HER OWN AND KIND
OF THE SLOW PROCESS IN THE
BEGINNING -- THERE ARE SOME
CONCERNS FOR PEOPLE.
IT IS A SKILL.
SO JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, THE
FIRST TIME THAT WE DO IT, IT'S
GONNA GO A LITTLE SLOW.
I MEAN, WE COULD GO IN, WE COULD
USE THE CREW, WE COULD
TRAUMATIZE HER AND JUST KIND OF
PLOW FORWARD WITH IT AND GET THE
HOUSE CLEAN.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IN TWO MONTHS, WE'D PROBABLY
HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN.
>> IN THE PAST, PART OF THE
PROBLEM WAS MY OWN ANXIETY.
AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO
WITH STUFF.
THEY WANTED TO BE HELPFUL, AND
IN THE PROCESS, I FELT PRESSURE,
WHICH EQUALED MORE ANXIETY.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND THEN I JUST COULDN'T MAKE
A DECISION.
>> WELL, WE SEE THAT AS AN
OPTION.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
TAKE CARE.
>> YOU WANT TO WORK SHOES, OR DO
YOU WANT TO WORK --
>> YEAH, LET'S DO SHOES.
LET'S DO THE SHOES.
OKAY.
>> MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT
SHE'S JUST GONNA PROCRASTINATE
ON GETTING MORE THINGS DONE WHEN
SHE WANTS TO GET OUT SO BAD, GET
OUT OF THE HOUSE.
BUT IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE PEOPLE
PUSHING HER AND MOTIVATING HER
TO KEEP GOING, SHE'S NOT GONNA
MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THE
WEEKS TO COME.
>> OH-OH!
LORD, HELP ME!
THIS IS A REALLY COOL VACUUM
THING.
>> YEAH.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS
MINIMIZE THE FEARS, YOU KNOW,
KEEP IT SAFE, KEEP YOU KNOWING
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO THROW
THINGS AWAY.
>> YES.
>> BUT YOU'RE GOING TO, 'CAUSE I
CAN JUST SEE IT IN YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
WANT TO SAY, LIKE, YOU'RE
WORRIED OR CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHT
NOW?
>> NO.
NO, I THINK IT'S A PROCESS, AND
YOU'VE LAID OUT A VERY GOOD
PROCESS.
SO THERE SHOULD BE NO FEAR
INVOLVED.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S -- I DON'T KNOW.
APPARENTLY, THAT WAS --
>> HEY, YOU GUYS, I'M GETTING
READY TO OPEN THE DOOR!
>> DA-TA TA-DA!
DA-TA TA-DA-DA!
>> WHOO!
>> HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> ONE STEP DOWN.
>> IT IS A MILESTONE.
I'M GLAD DOROTHY'S DOING IT BACK
THERE, BECAUSE I COMPLETELY
TRUST HER.
SHE'S GOT THE EXPERIENCE.
SHE'S GOT THE CAPABLE AND
EXPERIENCED AND LOVING HANDS.
THERE'S GONNA BE ABOUT SIX BAGS
OF CLOTHING.
YOU CAN KEEP ALL THE CLOTHING IN
THERE AND PUT IT OVER TO --
CLOTHING, YEAH.
>> WE HAVE A HALLWAY.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> WE'RE GONNA STOP, AND YOU'RE
GONNA TOUR AND LOOK AT
EVERYTHING.
AND YOU COULD JUST ASSESS LIKE A
BOSS WOULD, GOING THROUGH AND
SAY, "OKAY, THIS LOOKS GOOD,
TEAM.
GREAT.
KEEP GOING."
OKAY, BOOKS?
>> YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
>> ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL?
>> YEAH, EVERYTHING'S HERE.
I FEEL LIKE I'M SORT OF GIVING
IN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WANT
TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT TO HANG
ON TO THE STUFF.
BUT IT'S NOT HEALTHY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW.
YOU JUST HAVE TO LET GO.
NO, OKAY.
IT GOES.
>> OKAY.
WHENEVER THERE'S, LIKE, MOLD OR
MILDEW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
THEN YOU WANT TO, AT LEAST I
WANT TO, WEAR A MASK.
GONNA PUT UP A LITTLE
HUMIDIFIER TO MAKE IT MORE
PALATABLE.
THIS IS REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE
IT'S ALL HUMAN EXCREMENT AND
STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND IT'S TOUGH.
AND I KNOW THIS WAS EMBARRASSING
FOR HIM, AND IT'S HARD FOR ME AS
AN ORGANIZER.
JUST HUMAN BEINGS -- THIS IS SO
EMBARRASSING FOR MOST PEOPLE
INVOLVED.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
NOW YOU CAN, AT THIS POINT, PULL
ANYTHING YOU THINK YOU WANT, BUT
THIS IS STUFF WHERE IF IT WERE
ME, I WOULD SAY...
>> TOSS IT.
>> MM-HMM.
>> I WANT TO KEEP THE COMB.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF LOOKING FOR
THAT.
>> GREAT, YEAH.
A FEW OF THE TOILETRIES AND THE
CLOTHING, THAT'S OBVIOUS.
BUT THIS DOES NOT SUPPORT MIND,
BODY, AND SOUL.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, ABSOLUTELY.
>> AT ALL.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> YOU ARE A NEW MAN.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING
THROUGH MY STUFF, AND SO THERE'S
ALWAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT,
WHERE YOU KIND OF SAY, "WELL,
THE PROBLEM GOT SO BAD THAT
YOU'VE GOT NOW THREE PEOPLE
GOING THROUGH YOUR STUFF."
BUT I KNOW THAT NEXT WEEK, WHEN
MY PLACE IS CLEANED UP, I'LL
FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER.
>> THE REASON WE'RE NOT SORTING
ANYMORE IS HE'S HIT HIS LIMIT.
>> OKAY.
>> EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S
TRASH, IT'S GONNA BE SORTED.
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE A
FEW SHOVELFULS AND PUT IT IN.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY?
>> GOOD JOB.
SO TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE THINKING
RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M THINKING THAT I'M NEVER
GONNA LET IT GET THIS WAY AGAIN.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
>> OKAY.
AND HOW I GOT INTO THIS MESS IN
THE FIRST PLACE IS -- IT'S
ALMOST BEYOND ME.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE
THIS -- I MEAN, I FINALLY HAVE
SPACE, BUT IT'S AMAZING THAT I
LET IT GET THIS BAD.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M TRYING TO WAKE UP.
OH, MAN.
>> HARD WORK, HUH?
>> WASTED.
YEAH.
YESTERDAY, BY THE END OF THE
DAY, I WAS BEAT UP PHYSICALLY,
AND I FELT GOOD, BUT MY BODY WAS
HURTING ALL OVER.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
I'M NOT LYING.
THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF THE
PROCESS.
I WAS SO TIRED LAST NIGHT, I WAS
PHYSICALLY ILL.
TODAY, I SLEPT REALLY GOOD LAST
NIGHT.
I'M REFRESHED.
I'M READY TO GO.
>> GOOD.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THIS WAS
IN THE ATTIC.
THAT IS NUTS.
THAT ATTIC IS ONLY ABOUT THIS
TALL.
>> SO SOME OF THIS IS KITCHEN,
AND SOME OF THIS IS KITCHEN.
>> UH-HUH.
>> SOME OF THIS MIGHT EVEN BE A
LITTLE OF THE KITCHEN THINGS
THAT OVERFLOWED WHEN I WAS
SORTING THE KITCHEN.
>> RAT POOP!
>> SO WE HAVE PAPERS TO KEEP.
>> EXOTICA.
>> WE HAVE PAPERS TO SHRED.
>> OLD, WET VALENTINE'S CARDS.
>> SAVE STUFF.
>> I TOSSED A LOT OF BOXES
ALREADY.
>> OH, YEAH?
>> DONATE.
>> JUST TOSS THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.
ALL THAT UNWRAPPING FOR SOME
RANDOM...
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
THAT'S STUFF, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW
IF I SHOULD THROW AWAY OR NOT
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
SOMETHING MY MOM MIGHT BE LIKE,
"OH, WHERE WAS THAT NAKED STATUE
THINGY?"
>> HOW'S THE ATTIC COMING?
>> THEY GOT PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING OUT.
>> EVERYTHING'S DOWN ON THE...
>> TARPS.
>> OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'D LIKE
TO DO?
I'D LIKE TO STOP THIS.
>> ONE THING AT A TIME.
>> RIGHT.
ONE THING AT A TIME.
I'D LIKE TO STOP THIS, AND THEN
I CAN COME ASSESS AND SAY
TAKE...
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> OH-OH-OH!
OH, LOOK AT THIS!
OH!
>> GOOD.
ONE THING AT A TIME, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> AND IT ALL GETS DONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[ SIGHS ]
I CAN DO IT, BUT THE OTHER THING
IS, I DO NEED TO LOOK AT IT.
>> YEAH.
>> SHE ORIGINALLY SAID SHE'S
JUST GONNA PROBABLY THROW AWAY
ALL OF IT.
AND NOW SHE JUST CAME OUT THERE
AND SAID, "YEAH, I KIND OF
CHANGED MY MIND.
I NEED TO LOOK THROUGH THERE.
SO...I DON'T KNOW.
>> YEAH, THESE ARE ALL DOLLS
THAT ARE NO GOOD.
THAT ONE, THOUGH, GOT TO SAVE.
THESE ARE REALLY NICE FOR
SOMEBODY'S BABY.
SAME, SAME, SAME.
OH!
THESE WERE AMANDA'S, AND WE HAD
A REALLY SPECIAL FRIEND THAT
MADE THESE.
OH, AMANDA.
SOMEBODY MADE THIS FOR AMANDA,
AND I HAVE TO SHOW THIS TO HER.
A LOT OF IT WAS BABY THINGS, AND
I HAD A LITTLE HANG-UP THERE.
AND THIS WAS HEATHER'S.
[ SIGHS ]
[ Crying ] THESE WERE AMANDA'S.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THIS ONE'S GONNA BOTHER
ME.
>> YEAH.
WELL, IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF
MEMORIES, I THINK, OF...
>> THIS WAS KYLE'S, IN THAT
PICTURE THAT'S IN...
THAT PICTURE'S THAT'S ON THE
MANTEL, HE'S WEARING THIS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THIS IS HARD.
I HAVE TO SHOW HIM THIS.
THAT PICTURE THAT'S ON THE
MANTEL, I THINK HE HAS THIS ON.
>> OKAY.
>> [ CRYING ]
AND MY MOM MADE THESE.
AND MY AUNT MADE THIS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND SHE'S GONE NOW.
>> SHE WAS GETTING STRESSED OUT
TOWARD THE END BECAUSE SHE
WANTED TO GET A LOT DONE, AND
IT'S A LONG PROCESS.
BUT IT'S WORTH THE TIME.
>> I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA DO
THIS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS.
>> YEAH.
>> IT IS HARD.
>> YEAH.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS STUFF
WAS UP THERE.
I FORGOT ABOUT IT.
>> SURE.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA TAKE A
WHILE, 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF
STUFF OUT THERE.
I'M JUST SAD 'CAUSE WE HAD A
GOOD TEMPO GOING, AND WE WERE
GETTING RID OF STUFF.
>> Yeah!
[ BOTTLES CLANG ]
>> AND I'M PULLING OVER THE
FRAME.
I GOT IT.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER, AND I SAID, "STOP.
I NEED TO GO GET STEVEN BECAUSE
IT'S SO POIGNANT, IT'S SO
INFORMATIVE."
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THIS IS JUST ONE LITTLE
PART OF THE ROOM.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK,
JUST SIT HERE WITH ME AND THINK
ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEN TELL ME WHAT ELSE
COMES UP FOR YOU.
>> IT SHOWS HOPELESSNESS AND OUT
OF CONTROL.
>> OKAY.
>> DEEP HOPELESSNESS AND DEEP
OUT OF CONTROL, NOT JUST A
LITTLE BIT OUT OF CONTROL --
WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL.
THIS BEHAVIOR IS SLOWLY KILLING
MYSELF.
IT'S TOXIC.
IT'S TOXIC BEHAVIOR.
IT'S NOT TOXIC WHERE I'M GONNA
DIE RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW, AGONIZING
DEATH IF I KEEP IT UP THIS WAY.
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.
>> YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
>> IT'S TRUE.
>> I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A
SLOW, AGONIZING DEATH.
>> NEITHER DO I.
>> I'M LOOKING FOR EXPIRED FOOD,
BECAUSE THAT'S MY NEW CHORE FOR
THE MOMENT.
>> ARE YOU CHECKING DATES, OR
ARE YOU JUST THROWING?
>> IT WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
>> I KNOW, BUT LEAKING DOESN'T
MEAN IT'S BAD.
AND THESE -- THESE I JUST GOT.
OKAY, SO I'M TRUSTING YOU, BUT
I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT
NERVOUS, 'CAUSE THESE ARE REALLY
EXPENSIVE, AND I JUST GOT THEM.
YOU GOT IT?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
ARE YOU GETTING IRRITATED WITH
ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE
I'M COMING FROM?
>> YEAH, BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHERE I'M COMING FROM?
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME?
>> I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IT.
HERE'S WATER.
>> THANKS.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER AREAS WE
CAN START OR ANYTHING --
>> NO.
I CAN'T DO ANY MORE THAN I'M
DOING.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING
ELSE --
>> DO YOU WANT US TO --
>> I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING
ELSE.
I CAN'T EVEN THINK.
I'M FEELING REALLY PRESSURED.
>> OKAY.
>> IN DOING THIS PROCESS,
THERE'S A LOT OF FRICTION THAT
CERTAINLY CAN COME UP.
I THINK THERE WAS FRICTION AT
TIMES BETWEEN HER AND SOME OF
THE CLEANUP PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE
SHE WAS SO PANICKY, WANTING TO
MAKE USE OF THEM.
AT ONE POINT, SHE WAS SAVING
MORE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AS HER
ANXIETY INCREASED.
BUT THEN SHE KIND OF HAD THAT
RELEASE OF ENERGY, JUST TOSSING
STUFF IN THE TRUCK HERSELF.
>> GOOD AIM.
I DON'T MEAN...
I DON'T MEAN LITERALLY.
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY...
YES!
WHO NEEDS TO GO TO A BATTING
CAGE, RIGHT?
I'LL KEEP THIS.
IT SMELLS GOOD.
THAT'S NICE.
YEAH.
>> AS WE SPEAK, SHE'S OUT THERE
THROWING STUFF INTO THE TRUCK,
WHICH CAN APPEAR LIKE IS SHE
DISTRESSED?
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS
VERY EMPOWERING FOR HER.
>> BINGO!
SORRY!
SORRY.
YOU KNOW, MY TENDENCY IS THAT I
REALLY WANT TO TAKE THESE OUT.
NO, SAVE THAT.
>> WHY?
>> BECAUSE IT'S A SCHWINN, AND I
CAN SELL IT.
>> NO ONE'S GONNA BUY A 1980
SCHWINN, MOM.
>> NO, SAVE IT.
SORRY.
>> NO ONE'S --
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.
>> [ GRUMBLES ]
>> OKAY.
HOW'S THAT FOR A FINALE?
YOU LIKE IT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GONNA DO WHAT I CAN WHEN I
CAN, WHICH I'M GONNA TRY TO COME
HELP HER WHEN I CAN.
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF PATIENCE THE
LAST COUPLE DAYS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THAT
FOR TOO LONG.
>> ON THREE?
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> IT ISN'T REALISTIC TO THINK
IN A WEEK OR IN TWO DAYS THAT
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CLEAN OUT
THE HOUSE AND HAVE IT STAY THERE
LONG-TERM.
I WOULD SAY ALMOST ALWAYS, WHEN
THE PERSON WHO HOARDS IS NOT
INVOLVED, THE HOUSE IS GONNA GET
CLUTTERED AGAIN AND USUALLY
CLUTTERED PRETTY QUICKLY.
SO IT IS BETTER TO DO IT THIS
WAY.
EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES A LITTLE
BIT LONGER UP FRONT, IT'S MUCH
BETTER IN THE LONG-TERM.
>> I THINK WE GOT IT.
LET'S WALK AROUND.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
LET'S DO THAT.
>> HERE'S THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> I'M MAXED.
I'M DONE.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
NO PROBLEM.
>> CAN'T PROCESS ANY MORE.
>> OKAY, READY?
>> AM I READY?
OH, NO!
>> OKAY, WE'RE WALKING IN.
>> OKAY.
>> COME ON.
>> BOY, IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
BOY, LOOK AT THAT.
DON'T HAVE TO STEP OVER
ANYTHING.
THAT IS SO NICE.
OH, WOW.
OH, WOW!
>> [ LAUGHS ]
GO IN THERE.
>> OH, LOOK AT THIS.
I CAN HANG UP MY TOWEL, SHIRTS.
I CAN DO A LITTLE READING.
I LIKE THAT.
THE ROCKS IS COOL.
>> YOU KNOW WHY I DID THE ROCKS?
BECAUSE THEY'RE SPIRITUAL
AND BRINGING SOME OF NATURE --
>> MOTHER EARTH.
>> -- IN, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SAID
YOU WANTED.
>> THAT IS SO NICE.
>> OKAY.
>> OH.
OH, WHAT DO I SEE?
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
OH, THANK YOU.
I GOT A DESK AND A BOOKSHELF.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.
OH, THANK YOU.
>> HOW DID I KNOW?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
>> I'M THINKING...I'M GONNA HAVE
A NEW LIFE.
NO, I'M GONNA HAVE THE LIFE I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED BUT NEVER HAD.
AND...WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
WE UNLOCKED YESTERDAY --
UNCLUTTERED, UNLOCKED, MOST
DEFINITELY, AND WE'RE OPENING
THE DOOR OF CREATIVITY.
I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MY WHOLE
LIFE, AND I GOT GOOD AT GETTING
AROUND IT, MOST OF THE TIME.
AND SO I CALLED FOR HELP, AND I
GOT HELPGOBECAUSE I NEEDED IT.
I ALMOST LOST THIS PLACE.
AND I LOVE LIVING HERE.
I HAD TO BE HOMELESS TO COME
INTO THIS PLACE.
WE ALL DID, WHO CAME IN HERE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> COME ON, MY FRIEND.
>> WALLY, YOU'RE HERE.
COME ON IN!
>> HEY, DOROTHY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> WOW!
WELL...WOW!
>> KITCHEN IS READY.
>> THIS IS AWESOME.
WOW.
>> I LOVE THIS.
>> YOUR OFFICE.
>> THAT'S MY FIRSTMYFFICIAL
JOURNAL, RIGHT THERE, MY LIFE
JOURNAL.
>> AND THIS SO YOU CAN READ.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> IN CASE, YEAH.
>> SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW
THIS, BUT THE BUILDING MANAGER
CAME HERE IN TODAY BECAUSE HE
WAS BEING EVICTED.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND TO THINK THAT, "OH, SURE,
WE CAN CLEAR THIS SPACE OUT,
HAVE IT CLEANED, AND SORT OF
REDECORATED IN A MATTER OF TWO
DAYS?"
SO HE CAME TO CHECK ON US.
AND GUESS WHAT?
YOU GET TO STAY.TO
>> OFFICIALLY, OKAY.
>> YEAH, THERE'S NO QUESTION
ABOUT IT.
>> ALL RIGHTY.
>> AND THEY WERE REALLY PROUD OF
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I DEFINITELY CAN'T GO BACK TO
OLD HABITS, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO DISAPPOINT ANYBODY.
WOW.
I LOVE THIS.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
WE'RE DONE.
[ ALL LAUGH ]
GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> NOW THIS IS KIND OF AT A
STANDSTILL.
THEY'RE BOTH TALKING TO THEIR
ATTORNEYS, MY MOM AND MY DAD,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
NEXT STEP IS.
THEY GOT DENIED ON A HOME LOAN,
WHICH WAS GONNA PAY TO FIX UP
THE HOUSE SO THAT THEY COULD
SELL IT.