I loved this! I’ve had two experiences with “death cleaning”. One was good, one not so much. It has definitely helped me remember that what I think is a valuable thing (based on a memory or connection to someone) has no meaning to my children. There are a few things I want to pass on to them, but I still have a lot of purging to do. I’ll have to check out the book about how to do it! Thanks for this thought message!
There's nothing so comforting as being surrounded by books. But when you have to dust behind them in massive quantities, or pack and move them, then the Swedish Death Cleaning concept really makes sense. We've landed on a happy medium of a few shelves of lifelong keepers, and then joyfully giving away books we've read and loved, and found the perfect recipient we think will also love them (like you being the absolute perfect recipient for that Blue Zones cookbook). I've also found that once I purge the book piles, I feel less squeamish about buying more books! EVERYBODY WINS!
Several years ago we donated almost all of our books to local libraries, gave many away and sold some to book stores. Our thinking was that while we had many memories of stories read thru out the years we wanted put them into the hands of other readers. Afterall, we had already read them all. Now I read on my kindle or get books from the library. Win win:)
I loved this! I’ve had two experiences with “death cleaning”. One was good, one not so much. It has definitely helped me remember that what I think is a valuable thing (based on a memory or connection to someone) has no meaning to my children. There are a few things I want to pass on to them, but I still have a lot of purging to do. I’ll have to check out the book about how to do it! Thanks for this thought message!
Glad it resonated with you -- and good luck!
There's nothing so comforting as being surrounded by books. But when you have to dust behind them in massive quantities, or pack and move them, then the Swedish Death Cleaning concept really makes sense. We've landed on a happy medium of a few shelves of lifelong keepers, and then joyfully giving away books we've read and loved, and found the perfect recipient we think will also love them (like you being the absolute perfect recipient for that Blue Zones cookbook). I've also found that once I purge the book piles, I feel less squeamish about buying more books! EVERYBODY WINS!
I love the idea of matching favorite books you're finished with to people who'd love them next -- and that Blue Zones cookbook is great!
Several years ago we donated almost all of our books to local libraries, gave many away and sold some to book stores. Our thinking was that while we had many memories of stories read thru out the years we wanted put them into the hands of other readers. Afterall, we had already read them all. Now I read on my kindle or get books from the library. Win win:)
Wow, very impressive! Thanks for the inspiration.