The Great Mystery of Household Accumulation

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The Great Mystery of Household Accumulation
No matter how much room you have, it seems to always fill to capacity. Salena Stinchcombe/Shutterstock
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Have you ever noticed that no matter the size of your apartment, condominium, house, garage, drawers, closets, hard drive, handbag, or briefcase—it mysteriously fills to capacity?

Our first apartment was 300 square feet. We were newlyweds and still in that “cozy stage,” so it wasn’t a problem. Three years later, we were packed to the gills and longed for a little breathing room, so we moved into a 1,200-square-foot house. Wow, so much extra space. In what seemed like the time it took to unpack, the place mysteriously filled to capacity.

Mary Hunt
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