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lY SANDRA spun sbolanéfwmg mm A thme-baimom home has an average 0! 350.01) Runs in it and when you calculate all the time we spend looking for host Slufi. it totals four days ayear. ’ StmLfMfle'; Christine Wood is not. how- m‘ymuawmgemofdunga Shehas spent herentire life clutter-flee. ' “It’s dwiy-s been a passion of mine to keep things simple. keep the possessions ckmx." she l A As an ammmufl wduwbgisl. Mswm hashecnpflvytofileinsidesofim‘nes :hm contain a vast amount of Stufl as 'the hom- eowners have wanted her to build additions for all their things. In her boOk. 17w lhngemm Art of I )eclut- tm'ng, Ms Wood recalled one house. which was a s‘meable three-bedmom bungalow with just adults living in it. I‘M-yd mcemly irmemed furniture and belongings from their pawns and wanted her to design an addition for them. As MsWood looked around the house. she could hardly open the door to a couple of the rooms as they were waistchigh Stuff. The ample wanlcd to keep all of those items for their university~agtd children. who. at the time. could not tab it dlemselves ‘1 told them I :13ng mm to take their handflmed money. summing they pitch mostofmesmfikeepingorflyoneheirkmn per person «amen they wouldn‘t need an addition. We walked away from a few poten- tial jobslike this.” she‘mte. ' Why do people accumulate so much stufl? Becauer according to Ms Wood. of scntimbn- tality. People cannm thmw away the oma. file-pt their five- ar-uld‘son made. although he's now into fi Secundly. we keep things out of insecurity: ybu never know when you'll need that panicular item. Although there an! a lot of (Se-cluttering People cannot Ihmw away the ornament their five-year-old son made. although he's now into ha 05. Secondly, we keep things out of insecurity: you never know when you '1! need that particular item. MESSY, MESSY Sh; " a'tith‘b‘f says books. magazines and TV shows available to help people. they domme concrete num- hem. acomding to Ms Wood in explaining Why she wrote her book They don't answer the basic questions of how many pairs of shoes is too many or hm‘v'many wine glasses should someone own? "Wouldn't it make sense to have xhc num- ber nfwineglasscs fo: (the number of) people you can fit in your house at one time?” Ms Wood "l thinkyou have to havea limit] think that's why people move to big-r homes and want additions.” ‘ - ,llems people should only have one of include televisiuns. dish sets. dining tables. kitchen gadgets. famiky heirloonts and Things Ma Mud acceptable in (was. indudc eye glasses/contains, keys fm each lock. flows. hats. towels per person. blanketsandsheetsetspexbedaxflbaking 'I'he one thing I hate in my kitchen is thinppiled onmpofeadlolhanueone bamsdishwuwamisahmyson the bottom. Ihattthal." MsWood'snid. ' . Forthe record. MsWoodsaid nothingis stacked on top of and! in her kitchen: When MsWood’s childmnwem young. for my (hymns gift they they had to donat- an equal number. . “That way your possessiom will remain at 219m gmwth.‘ She wrote. ' MsVled admits sheis not agoodgift-giver and is a'finnheliever in gift cards or vouchem. The vouchers can be for such as baby sitting or dog walking the giver will bestow upon the recipient when asked. ' fm'lale'ver yum is." she said. “A ma is more pervmal. you put yourself into it. By the way. each pemun should haw no more than fiw of shoes. whirh equals only one pair for the following categories: dress. mnnlng, boots, sandals md‘slippem Mmmmmmtoootanacomolmm. mutOmfinehbodawOS-GJOSGH As Ms Wood looked around lhtj house, shacould hardly open Iggâ€" door to a couple of the rooms as they were waist-high'with stuff CHRISTINE WOOD Stouflvifle's Christine Wood has writttn a book on he! passion â€" deduner- ing, You should only have one purse and TV and five