I am more fascinated by the addiction to purchasing absolute crap, than the food addiction. Anyone else? My mother was like this, and I never understood it. Watching Amber is helping me make sense of it all. My mom, too, was/is obsessed with journals. She also had vases, baskets, pillows, tea towels, dishes, wreaths, holiday decorations, and quilts in the HUNDREDS. If not thousands.
I don't think we see a lot of what is going on in this house, which is why a TLC show would be great. My mother was very protective of her things, and despite that their value was almost nothing, I faced near abuse for mishandling one of her items. I wonder if the housemates suffer the same.