A step forward.....

JZ has made some progress, I am glad to report.  He cleaned out a cabinet that we wanted to use in his kitchen to store his 'extra' canned goods.  This is a big step in the right direction, as this is the first time that JZ has completed a task assigned to him without my being there to help him. 

We are both very excited, also, as we were able to finish his kitchen clean-up last week.  We actually can see counter space, and he can use his stovetop for the first time in a long time (he has been cooking in the microwave or a small convection oven in lieu of using his range).  JZ was all smiles as we looked over the kitchen at the end of our session, and hopefully, this will give him motivation to keep on moving on......

His assignment till next time we meet:  do NOT clutter up the kitchen counter....that's it....sounds simple, right???  Not for a hoarder....getting JZ to KEEP things uncluttered is an uphill battle in itself.  Changing hoarding behaviors is much more than just cleaning up the hoard....it is the maintenance portion that is the hardest part.....kind of like that diet that each of us sticks to so well until we have lost the weight we want, and then we go back to our old habits....

Here is a picture of JZ's kitchen---cleaned up!!