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Death Cleaning - No more mess

2022-01-24T08:20:46.629Z


Death Cleaning - No more mess Created: 01/24/2022, 09:10 By: Janine Napirca Don't leave your loved ones in chaos and create order in your home. © Monkey Business 2/Imago It's not as macabre as it sounds. Read here what is behind the Swedish tidying trend. Under Döstädning as the Swedish original is called, refers to a special clean-up technique , which has only removed something to do with de


Death Cleaning - No more mess

Created: 01/24/2022, 09:10

By: Janine Napirca

Don't leave your loved ones in chaos and create order in your home.

© Monkey Business 2/Imago

It's not as macabre as it sounds.

Read here what is behind the Swedish tidying trend.

Under

Döstädning

as the Swedish original is called, refers to a special

clean-up technique

, which has only removed something to do with death.

The Swedish word is made up of "to die" and "cleanliness" and is therefore called

death cleaning

in English

.

But what does one have to do with the other?

Don't worry, what sounds macabre isn't nearly as terrifying as it sounds.

Döstädning is basically just about tidying up properly.

Above all, this also includes clearing

out

and

clearing out

so that you feel completely comfortable in your home*.

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What exactly is Death Cleaning or Döstädning?

The method for successfully

tidying up and

sorting

out the useless

was primarily influenced by the Swedish author

Margareta Magnusson

and her book

"Mrs. Magnusson's art of arranging the last things in life"

.

On the one hand, it's about letting go of your own baggage that you unnecessarily carry around with you.

On the other hand, the bereaved should also be spared work if one day one dies oneself.

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How do you organize your life according to the Swedish Death Cleaning method?

The Swedish tidying method Döstädning is based on a principle similar to

Marie Kondo's "Magic Cleaning"

: Don't hold onto things that you neither use nor like.

However, that does not mean that you have to consistently part with meaningful memorabilia.

Margareta Magnusson recommends a so-called "throw-away box" in which the dearest memories are, but which are only relevant to you.

For example, personal letters or photos.

This box can be safely disposed of after death by the bereaved without them even having to look inside.

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Read

: When to Start Spring Cleaning

?

So if you have belongings that have

neither a material nor an immaterial value

, you should clear out everything you no longer need throughout your life.

It can also help to talk about it with friends or family and put your life in order together.

This saves others a lot of work.

Life is fleeting and yet it's much nicer to revel in wonderful memories than to gather around meaningless stuff.

In the video, Swedish author Margareta Magnusson talks about Death Cleaning

(jn) *Merkur.de is an offer from

IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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