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Author Magnusson, Margareta (Artist), author, illustrator

Title The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning : how to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter / text and drawings by Margareta Magnusson

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  648.5 .M275g    AVAILABLE  
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  OFFSITE 648.5 M199g 2018    AVAILABLE  
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition
Phys Descr ix, 117 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Death cleaning is not sad -- Death cleaning is as much (or more!) for you as for the people who come after
Summary In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." Margareta instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). Digging into her late husband's tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go
Subject House cleaning
Storage in the home
Orderliness
Estate planning
Hoarders
Sweden -- Social life and customs
Alt Title How to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of clutter
OCLC # 990006661
ISBN # 9781501173240
1501173243