I tried "Swedish Death Cleaning" (and it worked!)

Swedish deaf cleaning this week we incorporated three awesome principles from this method and we're not looking back intentional of that we're so diplomatic when it comes to my husband Charlie and I opposites definitely attract because he doesn't share my same love of cleaning and organizing this is the best t-shirts rise to the top you know and it's crazy how I can organize so many other people's homes but spots in my own house go neglected so I once and for all wanted to give him a closet he could love and in the process of clearing everything out I realized there was a ton of my stuff in there too this is Charlie's declutter pile turned out awesome so he's gonna have more space in the closet and it turns out I have stored a lot of stuff in this closet that I had forgotten about and I need to go through Marie Kondo and sparking joy is great but a lot of this stuff felt so much bigger these were things that I didn't know what to do with for years and because that space was already messy I just shoved it in there and closed the door yes even people who organize professionally have to deal with their own clutter it's normal I promise sorry mom love you sparks joy sparks necessity oh I like it enter Swedish death cleaning which sounds totally horrible but really it's just a way to celebrate and reflect you go through and declutter items that you don't want to continue the clutter cycle with by passing on to future generations you celebrate times past you let go of things so you just keep the things that really matter there's no need to burden others with your stuff Margaret Cho Magnuson wrote a great book on this topic and she believes we hold on to things for three basic reasons are hoarding instinct our clutter instinct and our fear of death we are born hunter-gatherers we want to hold on to things in case of emergency and we're really afraid that people that we love are going to want all of those things and the reality is almost none of that is true in fact almost all of the clutter and things that we hold on to are actually causing us mental health problems way more than they are helping us and sometimes when you sit down to deal with it you have to like confront all of the emotion that goes along with it and its really taxing like I feel like we do hold on to a lot of things because we feel anxious about something this is a painting of the lake house that I grew up on as a kid I disliked the frame but like I don't want this I'm never gonna put this anywhere and unless you've achieved some sort of perfect harmony with no real life going on then your house may be already perfect ours is definitely not I think Owens been through this stuff one too many times and what I love is the main question to ask yourself in this process is will anyone be happier if I save this that doesn't make me happier and my mom gave it to me because it didn't make her happy so we don't need to keep things that don't make anybody happy I think for me what made this process different is I was really intentional with some of the things that felt super special to me but I had no use for in my life even as simple as making a phone call can make so much relief and just ease as you declutter hey Dad I was just calling because I found a box of all my cat's meow village I mean do you want it to be able to display because a lot of this stuff is stuff that you got for me well I think you forget that stuff can be really emotional it's emotional for me and I think like after my brother died I just like shoved it all down and I would just like stick certain things in a closet that I wasn't ready to deal with because these things have their own timeline right like sometimes it takes time and I feel like now I'm finally ready to part with some of those things and let go to have more freedom in that space and more freedom and Charlie's space and I think the end of the day that's a good thing letting it go we're all happier without it what really stood out to me is to commit to what brings you benefits incalculable that awesome joy of having a space that is freshly organized [Music] [Music] [Applause] letting go can be such a great joy if this video inspired you definitely leave a comment down below and leave it a big thumbs up you can get organized on a budget and reclaim a space to make it one that you love I am so grateful for you in this community be sure to subscribe so I could see you guys in the next video and I'll catch you there by zombie outfit like how many more times you're gonna be of years ago more times you're gonna be a beach zombie jelly I don't know if I get rid of this shirt probably never never peel backs and dries on there right yeah no please don't [Music] [Applause] [Music]

Channel: Do It On A Dime

Views: 3,214,398

Keywords: doitonadime, home organization, home organizing, organizing tips, budget organization, dollar tree, cleaning, organizing, marie kondo, declutter, closet organization, clean with me, organize with me, ulitmate clean with me, konmari, minimalism

Id: 3XNbAbhQZFA

Length: 6min 24sec (384 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 24 2019