Originally Posted by
tranum
A small book “Swedish Death Cleaning” is helpful. I’ve been looking at things and saying to myself “if I move, do I want to take this ?”
I had not heard this particular term before, and so went to Google:
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/healt...-it-ncna816511
Many of us are at a stage in life where this concept makes a great deal of sense. My problem is that a lot of stuff represents potential for doing things. I have already eliminated hobby materials for things I'm sure I won't ever go back to, such as counted cross stitch, but there are other items - some quite bulky - that I'm pretty sure I will get back to sooner or later, if I live long enough. That's a pretty big "if" because I'm already quite a lot older than either of my parents lived. We all have to plan as if we might live to 100 or more, but also consider the very real possibility that we won't. Finding a balance is a hard and continuous task.