This Organized Life

Hi Friends,Today we are talking about a specific method of decluttering called Swedish Death Cleaning. The concept was first introduced by Margareta Magnusson in her bookThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter and now practiced all over the world.She explains this as a process to "remove unnecessary things and make your home nice and orderly when you think the time is coming closer for you to leave the planet, “ so that your loved ones have the freedom to grieve without the added burden of decluttering your belongings. Joining me today is Kelly Brask, a Certified Professional Organizer in Chicago who specializes in the method of Swedish Death Cleaning.During our conversation we talked about how SDC differs from more conventional decluttering methods, specifically:Why this is seen as part of the journey and not something morbid or sadHow the process of SDC is often slower and completed over a series of monthsWhen to begin the process, and how to