Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning :

Magnusson, Margareta (Artist),

The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning : how to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter / How to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter - First Scribner hardcover edition. - ix, 117 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Death cleaning is not sad -- Death cleaning is as much (or more!) for you as for the people who come after.

In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called d�ost�adning, d�o meaning "death" and st�adning meaning "cleaning." Margareta instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). Digging into her late husband's tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.

9781501173240 1501173243

Simon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 SAN 200-2442

2017061728


House cleaning.
Storage in the home.
Orderliness.
Estate planning.
Hoarders.


Sweden--Social life and customs.


Self-help publications.

TX324 / .M324 2018

648/.5