
"To know something will be well used and have a new home is a joy," she says. Death cleaning is a great chance to actually ask people if they want your stuff.When Magnusson's mother passed away, she found notes attached to clothes and other belongings, explaining what should be done with them - like a will but for books that should be returned to their original owners, and a jacket that belonged in a museum. If you know what you'd like to be done with certain belongings after you die, tell someone or leave a note.As anyone who has ever tried to de-clutter can attest, it's all too easy to get stuck in a vortex of nostalgia and procrastinate from getting any actual tidying done.


Leave your photographs, letters, and journals until last."Save your favorite dildo - but throw away the other 15!" she says. 11 at Amazon When translating the book into a show for American television audiences, producers of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning took a three-pronged approach, casting experts Johan Svenson, Ella Engstrm, and Katarina Blom, all of whom hail from Sweden. It takes the idea of 'death cleaning' from the Swedish concept of dstdning, made famous in 2018 by Stockholm-based author Margareta Magnusson in her book, also titled 'The Gentle Art of. Shred or throw away anything that could be upsetting, hurtful, or embarrassing for your family to find.She suggests telling your friends and family when you're starting the process so they can feel free to come and claim things before you throw them away or donate them to charity.

