Ultralite, we all have 24 hours in a day. We all do something during each minute that makes up those hours. I have more choice about how to spend those minutes than most people on the planet. What you are really asking me is "what would your day look like if you had to give up some of your choices?" Unless you are asking "what would your day look like if your dh decided to hire a full time cook?" In which case I would sleep an extra 40 minutes on weekdays and spend a little more time on the stuff I am already doing.

i don't have a reasonable fantasy life where I should be thinking about making changes, the only things I don't want to do are cook meals and clean the house. And I would rather do those things than have one of us work more to pay someone to do them or divert money from other uses. If you gave me magic elf servants - I would still do my chores and clean the stalls. (The elves could also fetch the groceries)

i am am curious what you think this has to do with the hoarding though.

edited to add: also, according to your article, I have absolutely zero hope of recovery as I am not in therapy (alternative thought - hoarders who recover without therapy are not participating in studies. Seems reasonable as it would stem from similar personality traits)

i also don"t buy that whole "loss trigger" thing. I would agree that any trauma could worsen hoarding, and perhaps significant life events can take you from "organized hoarder who is coping" to "person whose life gets out of control enough that they lose control of their environment." (Three much wanted and loved kids can do that too)

if if we live long enough, we experience loss. And if one is a hoarder, if one lives long enough, one runs out of space.