My new favourite pastime is something called Swedish Death Cleaning (not to be confused with Swedish Death Metal, which I’ve never listened to but imagine still managing to be all zen and beautiful and Scandinavian in spite of the screaming). Swedish death cleaning basically means going through all of your possessions and whittling them down to the bare minimum, so that when you die your loved ones aren’t lumbered with the task of having to clear out a life-time’s worth of collecting and hoarding. The idea is that you only keep the things that bring you - and the loved ones you leave behind - joy. And ideally these should all be able to fit into a cardboard box or two.
Hi Siobhan, reading your musings always makes Sundays start off on a good note.
Where do you plan on travelling to next, somewhere where the skies are blue and the sun is shining I hope.
Downsizing can be a difficult thing to do as so many objects can hold good memories of people, places, good times etc.
I have no issues with what I call culling, the stuff that has little meaning or just clogs up your gears over time. The hardest things for me to cull are always books, I am a book junkie and go through books like a kid through a box of sweets.
If you are struggling to re home a book please send it my way!.
Anyways, wherever the tide of life takes you stay safe, have fun and please keep writing.
Yes I do that too, but I've a long way to go.
Your travels sound exciting. Im a hoarder in recovery.
Hi Siobhan, reading your musings always makes Sundays start off on a good note.
Where do you plan on travelling to next, somewhere where the skies are blue and the sun is shining I hope.
Downsizing can be a difficult thing to do as so many objects can hold good memories of people, places, good times etc.
I have no issues with what I call culling, the stuff that has little meaning or just clogs up your gears over time. The hardest things for me to cull are always books, I am a book junkie and go through books like a kid through a box of sweets.
If you are struggling to re home a book please send it my way!.
Anyways, wherever the tide of life takes you stay safe, have fun and please keep writing.
Best wishes, Darren.