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niyad

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16. !!!

Reply to Iris (Reply #14)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:51 PM

Oct 2

I have seen dozens of such videos pop up on my youtube feeds, every one of them with a one-liner description designed to make people (mostly aimed at women) feel guilty about having things, not doing enough for/about. . .whatever guilt trip that particular video is pushing.

They usually come with several similar videos telling older women (and it is ALWAYS women!!!) how all of them are dressingj wrong, doing this wrong, doing that wrong.

For the people who genuinely want to simplify, declutter, downsize, whatever, GREAT!!! So long as it is making you happy.

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Has anyone else considered Swedish Death Cleaning? [View all] irisblue Sep 12 OP

Yeah, I'm working very slowly on my place. Ilsa Sep 12 #1

Ilsa, exactly what items are of real value? Memory wise for you or money wise? irisblue Sep 12 #4

I've been trying deRien Sep 12 #2

I listen to music on CDs. I watch movies on DVDs. I gotta LOT of books irisblue Sep 12 #3

Aspirational, for me. I've helped clean up the mess and detritus nilram Sep 12 #5

My Dad did this. Each of his 3 children received a box with family pictures that he thought each of us would appreciat. MLAA Sep 12 #6

I've lived in my house for forty years central scrutinizer Sep 12 #7

We Started Our Process econron Sep 12 #8

Still have some clutter, but downsizing 8 years ago using an industrial dumpster helped a lot. Silent Type Sep 12 #9

I'm not familiar with it, but it sounds like something I need to look into. ShazzieB Sep 12 #10

There's a book but there's (probably) at least as much info on youtube. fierywoman Sep 13 #11

My Mother's family is markodochartaigh Sep 14 #12

That was the plan when I retired Random Boomer Sep 14 #13

No. I will live with whatever stuff I want to until the end. Iris Sep 22 #14

!!! niyad Oct 2 #16

We started when we moved two years ago Bmoboy Oct 1 #15

I like cooking. I have alot of canned food to cook with. irisblue Oct 4 #17

The main cabinet is cleaned! I tossed out of date items & a food pantry is getting duplicates irisblue Oct 5 #18

I cleaned off my spice shelves today. irisblue Oct 16 #19