To add to your book list

I really found this one profoundly useful, particularly as it relates to "stuff." Ariely demonstrates original research that establishes how much more value we place on something just by having it. He demonstrates that holding onto stuff allows us to pretend it's worth more than it is, so we cling to things we don't even want. And he shows that the more stuff you have, the less of it you value individually - "prized possessions" lose their luster when you have to choose between too many.

It's funny. I consider our house to be cluttered but then, my in-laws score a 3 on the hoarder scale. We had movers come to look at our stuff when we were in LA and two of them called us "minimalist."

Did you know that Frank Lloyd Wright deliberately built his houses with almost no storage? Wright's philosophy was that if you needed to hide it away, you didn't need it. Certainly more extreme than I'd go but I doubt he'd be horrified by our off-site storage culture. Food for thought...

Good luck and don't be a stranger.