Yes, I was impressed with the ‘Swedish Death Cleaning’ concept.
It’s been very interesting to me to watch myself age, and see how we shed a lot more than *stuff*, too. We shed the desire for stuff, the reasons why the stuff was once important, etc. (While the new things you become interested in require less, and very different and more useful, *stuff*.)
I also like the fact that less stuff is easier to keep clean and orderly.
It all feels very freeing...(but I haven’t even approached the idea of shedding artsy-craftsy stuff, yet. There are a lot of boxes and space taken up with that...I know I’m not going to wear high heels again, or need so many clothes, or read a lot of these books again; so all that can go; but I will always want to make things.)
I agree! Books and Yarn (and crochet hooks, a pair of scissors) will be the last things to go, but they are easy to donate for those cleaning up after me. ;)
Mom is already collecting things for her church Garage Sale this coming May. They made $15K last year. I will donate what I can for her sale.
So, yeah - there’s PLENTY OF STUFF to go around!
Beau is a total pack-rat, but that goes with being a Farmer. If I have to sell this place, it’s going to have to be ‘as is’ after I hold a HUGE auction. I mean, his collection of screws, nuts, bolts and Spare Parts for no longer existing Farm Equipment, ALONE, should bring in a Million Dollars, LOL!
BUT - I am only responsible for my own ‘stuff.’ That’s the best I can do. ;)