The method of “near death” is a frightening name, but it is not directly related to the completion of a life journey. It only helps to critically look at the things that have accumulated in the apartment, and decide whether they are really needed or if you can get rid of them. Simply put, you should put yourself in the place of relatives of the deceased and disassemble all the trash as they would do.
This method, popular in Sweden, came to us not so long ago, but has already gained popularity. The author is the artist Margareta Magnussen, who even released a book-book on "deathbed cleaning", recommends its development to anyone older than 50 years: for half a century such people managed to collect a collection of hundreds of useless items.
For cleaning to be successful, you should be guided by a set of rules.
Do not rush
The “near-death cleaning” has nothing to do with the general - it does not have to be done within a few hours or days. You can disassemble things a little, spending no more than 10 minutes a day. Then the whole process will take about a year, but it will not cause inconvenience to the person and those who live with him in the same apartment.
Tell friends and relatives
Having informed your close circle, you will be able to achieve a double effect:
- Firstly, people will cease to bring as a gift something that does not have practical benefits, which means that the amount of trash will not increase.
- Secondly, it will be easier for relatives and friends to understand what is happening before their eyes. If we are talking about the cohabitants of the one who started such cleaning (for example, children or a soul mate), they will be able to provide all possible assistance in raslimyvaniya common housing.
Start cleaning by getting rid of the least valuable items
These are not material values, but objects dear to the heart, such as letters from grandfather from the front, photographs of parents, and memorable postcards. That which warms the soul and takes up little space, and also tells about the history of the family, is worth preserving.
But in the closet with clothes there will definitely be more than a dozen old-fashioned dresses, coats, suits, shirts and blouses - they will most likely never be used for their intended purpose. The same goes for things of inappropriate size - everything that has become small or large should leave the closet forever.
Do not throw away things that may be useful to other people.
It makes sense to send only items to the trash can that cannot find new owners. Unnecessary things in the household can do a good service to other people - these are easy to find by posting ads on a local forum or on a bulletin board like Avito. It is also worth offering neighbors to choose what they like. Antique items can be sold at auction or offered to owners of theme stores.
If there is no desire or opportunity to deal with the distribution of things, charity will be the way out - various funds constantly collect clothes, utensils, furniture and other household items in order to later transfer them to those in need.
Refuse unnecessary gifts and spontaneous purchases
During the "deathbed in Swedish" you should not only take out everything that is of no value and has no practical use, but also prevent the replenishment of the list of useless things. You should not buy cute, but useless gizmos and objects that duplicate existing ones. For example, before ordering a new sofa, you need to give or sell the old one.
Do not stop
Sooner or later it will seem that the bulk of the work is done and you can afford a break. This is a misleading opinion - a stop will inevitably provoke a surge of money-grubbing, and the house will return to its previous state in a short time. It is allowed to stop only when the last unnecessary item is beyond the threshold of the dwelling. Until then, a person will develop a habit of minimalism and cease to be dependent on things.
After the “near death” cleaning, it not only becomes easier to breathe in the house - peace also appears in the soul, as if all the problems had simultaneously gone into oblivion.