This is ‘döstädning’ and here’s why you should you be doing it
Incrementally, it happened. Years of accumulation. An almost imperceptible item-by item incremental build up.
I once had a student who lived very ecologically. He had but one pair of shoes. His colleagues were shocked. However, his response gave the class a fresh direction for discussion that day: “Have you heard of Imelda Marcos? How many pairs of feet do you have?” Perhaps the extreme end of the spectrum.
Now, there is a new cleaning exercise designed to essentially help you prepare for death. You can start doing it today. You can start doing it at 30 or 90. You can do it in a week or over years. Not exactly “new,” but some of us are just hearing of it. Margareta Magnusson’s "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Make Your Loved Ones’ Lives Easier and Your Own Life More Pleasant," asks “Who do you think will take care of all that when you are no longer here?” She reminds us that we are not immortal, and that you are doing a favor for those who remain.
Oh, those cookbooks? And what to do with those and all the handwritten recipes? Do you toss it all? Hand it down? The “special” dinner service and crystal? Organize a dinner and tell everyone to take their service home. Have bags and let them wash it all up somewhere else. Kick off your shoes and have a sherry.
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