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Holistic Housekeeping

ADHD Housekeeping Side Quest #2

The Clutter-Creativity Connection: Part 1

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Alyssa Allegretti
Aug 25, 2025
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When Objects Become a Placeholder for Burning Desire

I am fascinated by desire; the way my baby nephew wills himself across the floor to grasp an object compelling his curiosity, the way I cannot enter a book shop without bursting from the visceral vastness of knowledge and my own insatiable thirst to know more, the way a beautiful dress beyond my means …

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