"I was a hoarder - now I earn £50k helping others with clutter-filled homes"
A self-proclaimed 'hoarder' spends her days transforming other hoarders' messy and clutter-filled homes. Lisa Curtis, 53, grew up with a fondness of 'collecting' things - which she later realised would be classed as 'hoarding'. When her dad, Keith Robinson, 65, died in 2013 - she discovered his house was bursting full because he was also a hoarder. She spent months sifting through his belongings choosing what to keep, donate, sell and discard - clearing the property on weekends over around six months. She then turned her attention to her own three-bed home - stacked full of random collections - and managed to get rid of thousands of items. She began taking requests for decluttering help from friends and colleagues and in 2017 the side-hustle became her full-time job - which sees her make around £50k a year. Now the mum-of-three spends every day walking into hoarders' homes to help them tackle their habits. Some of Lisa's most difficult projects have seen her tackle huge collections of sex toys, rat-infested chairs and even a client who stored his poo in boxes. But Lisa, @motherclutteruk on Tiktok, said she finds the job rewarding as she can "make a difference" to lives.
