Mellisa was born into a family with a compulsive shopper mother and a serial collector father. Both were also alcoholics.When Mellisa was young she used to organize the kitchen, pantry, and clean the house.As an adult, she tried and failed to keep her house in order as she fought her own compulsive collecting behavior. It was difficult to maintain and live in a peaceful environment.She almost succeeded until she was given all of her father's collections after his death.It has been a long process of de-cluttering, giving away, selling, and tossing into the trash bin but she sees a light at the end!Still battling with impulses to buy what she doesn't need, she stays away from stores that… trigger unhealthy behaviors; thrift and outlet stores.Mellisa currently lives in the country where she raises chickens, donkeys, and goats. She doesn't hoard though! All excess animals are sold to pay for the food necessary to keep the others.Visit her at www.nanasranchblog.com