Has anyone else considered Swedish Death Cleaning?

[irisblue]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_death_cleaning



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I have lived in my house for 20+ years. I got a lot of stuff.

[Ilsa]

1. Yeah, I'm working very slowly on my place.

My fear is that my son will give away everything with the junk, not considering some items have real value.

[irisblue]

4. Ilsa, exactly what items are of real value? Memory wise for you or money wise?

[deRien]

2. I've been trying

to give family items away. My daughter accused me being a Swedish Death cleaner for a long time... who knew? I certainly didn't...

[irisblue]

3. I listen to music on CDs. I watch movies on DVDs. I gotta LOT of books

Really I can sell/give away 70%. Few people want a Pinetop Perkins cd that I last played in 2012

[nilram]

5. Aspirational, for me. I've helped clean up the mess and detritus

from my parents, and from friends, who have passed, and just helped friends (and myself) move. My mom had more yarn and yardage than she could have knitted, crocheted, or sewn with in three lifetimes. I've got more dusty papers and books than I'll be able to read in five lifetimes (mostly in storage).

Although the Wikipedia article says some call it morbid, I can't think of anything more life-affirming than to simply appreciate the things in front of you. And send the things you don't need to those who will appreciate them.

[MLAA]

6. My Dad did this. Each of his 3 children received a box with family pictures that he thought each of us would appreciat.

He also asked if there was anything we wanted before he did the big clean out.

[central scrutinizer]

7. I've lived in my house for forty years

But am planning to move next year to an ADU my daughter is building on the back of her lot. So I need to get rid of 95% of my stuff so I can prep my house for selling and move into a much smaller place.

It’s going well. Every time I go to Costco I get 4-6 banana boxes. Fill the boxes with stuff for various charities and move them out. Some stuff is just garbage. Out it goes.

[econron]

8. We Started Our Process

This winter after watching the Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning we started the process in our late 50's and moved to a smaller footprint. I can't express the freedom that purging things that have nothing more than consumer value brings to ones being. Now we are enjoying life, traveling, keep purging more and are donating our income rather than buying things to fill a house. My partner and I are big fans of the show and it reflects in our lives.

[Silent Type]

9. Still have some clutter, but downsizing 8 years ago using an industrial dumpster helped a lot.

[ShazzieB]

10. I'm not familiar with it, but it sounds like something I need to look into.

We have been trying to declutter so we can move to a smaller, less expensive place, but haven't gotten very far. I could really use some tips.

[fierywoman]

11. There's a book but there's (probably) at least as much info on youtube.

[markodochartaigh]

12. My Mother's family is

Irish, not a drop of Swedish blood, at least since the Vikings. But they have always done that, at least since everyone didn't live together on the farm. I've started myself.

[Random Boomer]

13. That was the plan when I retired

We've made some progress, but not nearly enough. We have so many collectibles...

On the one hand we want to get clear the decks so no one else is left with this chore, but on the other hand we still want to live in our place and enjoy it.

[Iris]

14. No. I will live with whatever stuff I want to until the end.

I'm sick of people acting like it's some kind of crime to leave remnants of your life behind after you die.

[niyad]

16. !!!

I have seen dozens of such videos pop up on my youtube feeds, every one of them with a one-liner description designed to make people (mostly aimed at women) feel guilty about having things, not doing enough for/about. . .whatever guilt trip that particular video is pushing.

They usually come with several similar videos telling older women (and it is ALWAYS women!!!) how all of them are dressingj wrong, doing this wrong, doing that wrong.

For the people who genuinely want to simplify, declutter, downsize, whatever, GREAT!!! So long as it is making you happy.

[Bmoboy]

15. We started when we moved two years ago

One more move last year and tons of stuff we had accumulated over 35 years is gone.

We still have a storage cage and a large closet full of crap.

It is so easy to get and so hard to let go.

[irisblue]

17. I like cooking. I have alot of canned food to cook with.

So I am cleaning out cupboards this weekend. I have a food bank person picking up what I do not keep for myself.

[irisblue]

18. The main cabinet is cleaned! I tossed out of date items & a food pantry is getting duplicates