Over the years my husband and I have been left with the responsibility of cleaning out the homes of our deceased love ones. \u00a0In all cases it was a daunting task. \u00a0But, it needed to be done to prepare the real estate for sale to settle the deceased’s estate. So much stuff. \u00a0So much stuff that nobody wants. \u00a0Lots of various collections of books, plates, figurines, tools etc. \u00a0which had to be appraised and added to the overall value of the estate.<\/p>\n
You may think your children will want the valuables you collected and loved. Chances are they won’t. \u00a0Especially, if they have established their own homes. \u00a0Those Hummel figurines, barbie dolls, baseball cards, record collections, etc., \u00a0you’ve been holding onto and thinking they are increasing in value each year, \u00a0more than likely are worth much less than what you paid for them. \u00a0Don’t leave all this stuff for your child(ren) to get rid of. \u00a0It could be a difficult emotional task for them. They may resent you for leaving this task to them.<\/p>\n
Having been the beneficiaries of multiple estates,\u00a0my husband and I thought it was our duty to save things our parents valued and other family members did not want. \u00a0 So, we moved those things into our home eventually renting storage space to accommodate more stuff. \u00a0Big mistake. \u00a0We now have clutter galore.<\/p>\n
We are now on a mission to declutter. \u00a0We both agree we cannot leave this mess of stuff to our only child to deal with. \u00a0A few friends of ours have referred the decluttering bible, “The Life Changing Magic of Tidy Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering & Organizing”, by Marie Kondo. \u00a0The author instructs you to put your hands on everything you have and ask yourself if it brings joy and if it doesn’t, \u00a0thank it for its service and get rid of it. \u00a0Think of it as useful and bettering someone else life. \u00a0Some of the “good” stuff take to a consignment shop or consider selling it on Ebay. \u00a0The other decent stuff (for ex. the 5 extra dinnerware sets you are storing) give to charity thrift shops. \u00a0The book promises “decluttering” \u00a0will lead to blissful joy.<\/p>\n
With the 2016 New Year upon us we will begin our journey to declutter our way to blissful joy and saved our daughter from such a tortuous task.<\/p>\n
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