Cleaning the closets to maintain stability in the house
Have you ever watched clean sweep, a TV program on TLC? There's something to that show that's so engaging. Watching people free themselves of the burden of the "junk" in their houses.
When you see these people (usually couples) at the start of the show they look down trodden and burdened but at the end of the show they seem more confident and carefree. Obviously they're excited to have newly designed rooms but it goes far beyond that.
Watching them purge the clutter and STUFF they've collected you see their emotional struggle, the turmoil of giving memori