Swedish Death Cleaning Could Change Your Life
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Today, I am sharing a long video on how Swedish death cleaning and decluttering have changed our lives. My mom and I have been decluttering for the last 5+ years and sharing our experiences in videos on my channel. I put together a few of our videos in the hopes that they might inspire you along your decluttering journey. I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Thank you for watching. I hope you have a great day!
The older I get the more I realize that “less is more” Been working on my whole house declutter for a few years and find it very liberating.
I miss my Mom beyond words. I really enjoy the videos that include your Mom as I appreciate her motherly perspective.
My inlaws never decluttered a day in their lives. They lived on a farm with multiple buildings and sure enough, they packed them full of stuff from auctions and who knows where all else! So now, with both of them gone, it's up to the kids to get it all cleaned up so they can sell the farm for the inheritance they were promised. It looks to be a very long road ahead.
I’ve been working on this for a long time with you. I talked to my son and his wife as well as close relatives and found some things to give to family. Mostly items were donated or tossed . Now we are moving to a retirement community and it is so much easier to get ready. Thank you for hints and advise you have provided on this journey ❤
Thanks for sharing!
It changed my life 8 years ago. Everyone should Swedish death clean, your life just gets so easy I can’t explain it
Yes!
What I really enjoy about you channel Shannon is that you are calm and practical about your decluttering process and also helping your Mom. Kathy is such a gem and has been so open and receptive about letting go! Kudos to both of you!💛💛
Thank you!
I agree completely.
I have been simplifying our home for several years, and have a capsule wardrobe. We are putting our farm on the market this month, so had a big push to finish this process and spring clean the farmhouse. We are only in our 50s, but early retirement will enable us to focus on our hobbies/interests and travel (and thinking about possible income creation at home or in our new community - we are moving closer to family). It just makes sense to live without the friction of clutter
I host a " swap party" in which everyone brings items they no longer need or use.
Everyone brings a treat to share🎉❤
Everyone brings a dish to share! GREAT TIME!
Thanks for sharing!!
I would love to see a tour of your Moms house nowadays 😊
I think decluttering can be the first part that you can do without much sentiment involved. To me, Swedish death cleaning is for the hard to decide items and it would be good to involve the people close to you. Someone might have a special memory of an item or perhaps something you want to put aside for them, they don't want, so someone else can have it, but it also gives you the opportunity to share memories with the people you love. It can come from a more positive place.
That laugh when you asked your mom if she had more socks somewhere else 😂😂
I enjoyed this refresher. I just moved and have decluttered much this last summer, 2 weeks in June and all of July. I used your mom’s positive attitude to guide me. My youngest son and daughter in law have been there to help n guide me but Not Push. I actually met a person that got out of an abused situation and I had enough kitchen dishes, pots n pan gadgets etc to set her kitchen up. She liked my beach theme so I shared ocean pics, I had a queen size new sheet set, blanket n towels all new to share with this lady. I was fortune enough to help her and pulled much out of my home. Thanks Shannon n Kathi for your positive power cleaning out🎉
Your mom cracks me up! You two are a very likable duo!❤❤
Shannon, you are so blessed to have your mom in these videos. My mom passed when I was 35 yo. in 1998. I would love to have these memories made with my mom. Cherish your sweet Mama🥰
I've been doing this for 7 years. It is an ongoing process & I like knowing I'm not leaving a mess behind. Grief & a normal amount of stuff left behind is hard enough. I don't think of the death part, I see it as living a lovely simplified life NOW :)
My family member is a HUGE hoarder. It's ridiculous. I'm scared to turn into them. The other thing is that she laughs about how I will be stuck with taking care of it eventually. It's not funny to me and I'm resentful.
I don’t usually watch such long videos, but I stayed until the end for this one. Watched for ideas I hadn’t thought about. I am 76 yrs. and a widow. My husband kept everything.❤
I watched this whole thing even though I’ve already seen all the videos. You can’t have too much inspiration. I paused this video at least twice to get up and declutter. I decluttered all my towels. I have two towels that are going to a relative because they’re her color scheme and I have a bag full of towels that are going to either the groomer or the animal shelter, I don’t need dog towels anymore because I don’t have a dog and I already have a car towel for the car wash in my car. I got all that done while watching you and pausing it. I can’t do something and watch a video at the same time. I have to pause it because I can’t concentrate on two things at once.
So proud of your mom/Cathy ! The reward is more camping. I did a combo of KonMari and Swedish, having no idea that is what I was doing. Then I came upon Project 333 and it has made my life so simple, but also surrounded me by the true things that bring me joy. Holding on to everyone else's "stuff" I realized I wasn't just an "old soul" but the keeper of family history. So much of my "treasures" were farmed out to relatives that truly wanted them. I also wrote a note about the history, the significance or occasional funny stories. My daughter is a minimalist, but appreciates the possibility of repurposing family furniture ( Iron bed & steam chest) And a cousin has decided to take a church pew that was milled by his grandpa ( he also had talks on that pew about "life" so it's sentimental to him) THANK YOU SHANNON & CATHY FOR ENTERTAINING US, while also educating on what really matters. Hugs to you both ! Can't wait to see more camping memories.
Thank you so much! I hope you are doing well.
@@shannontorrens1 thank you ! We are surviving Tropical storm Debby
I have done this for years. I have been getting rid of stuff I know longer use to want. I am 78 now and still doing this, it will save my kids when I die that they don’t need to go through the sorting and giving away.
My mom is great at decluttering thank you God. I am a work in progress. Thank you for your video.
I love the dynamic between you and your mom!! It reminds me of the fun times that I had with my mom, and though she’s no longer here, I think I’ll giggle along my decluttering journey anyway! ❤❤
Swedish death cleaning is live changing. You also need to stop buying stuff. I love you and your mom.
So true!
Awesome compilation Shannon. I am a fan of you for several years. You and your Mom have inspired me in my journey. Decluttering has been life changing for me. I hope to start gently helping my elderly parents to sort their home, labelling things of significance so they do get lost or overlooked. ☮️🫶
I love your process with your Mom. I am hoping to share your journey with my Mom and save her important memories. Thank You!
I just did my husband wardrobe with him. I asked him about his shirts and he said yeah that one didn’t fit so I put it back!
We tossed that plus over half his shirts. Two garbage bag out the door and it looks brilliant.
From a lifetime of hoarding it’s so freeing to let stuff go ☺️
I use the same black plastic system to organize my garden seeds so they are stored in dark and dry place.
Really enjoyed this video and the healthy relationship you have with your mom. Im 50 and started this process 5 years ago towards minimalism after dad passed and I was left overwhelmed with the process of doing this with his 40 year old business that was extremely packed. You’re lucky your mom is receptive to this idea and can laugh during the process. My mom is a hoarder (think show) beginning with empty nest syndrome. In the beginning of this process it was very contentious and volatile. It has taken a few years and at a snails pace but this year shes finally letting things go and progress is being made. She still buys too much but has reduced her purchases compounded by a steady place of decluttering means improvement. Just wish the process was as happy bonding as your experience. You will cherish this video with your mom in the years to come.
Thank you!
Love when you and your Mom get together ❤
I especially like the videos you do with your Mom, you work together so well, the photos topic are specifically helpful, they seem to multiply as they sit in storage…
Shannon, I appreciate how you're respectful and accepting of your mom's decisions even when you would obviously make a different decision! That can be hard to do when you're helping someone close to you.
I love the relationship you have with your mom. It looks like you have a great time. Appreciate your insights. I have been on the decluttering journey for 10 years and have moved 5 times in the last 10 years. The Swedish Death cleaning approach gives one a fresh and needed view on our belongings. Very helpful.
Thank you both ❤️. My mom moved out of her house, splits her time between my house and my sister out of state. This gu ed me new inspiration to pass through her stuff again.
I really like how you do the voiceover on the videos that you have already posted and then you post them again doing a voiceover! Good job!
Thank you so much!
I am always decluttering, and have a pretty simplified home, but just now, you inspired me to clean out a cabinet and I found 8 things to get rid of. lol. I love you and your Mom so much. You brighten my day.😊
I enjoyed each of these videos when they were first presented. Love how you and your mom interact with each other.
I really like your style of decluttering, it's not the least bit stressful and presented with great advice.
I always enjoy your videos so much, Shannon. They are very inspiring and leave me with a good feeling. In reality, Swedish death cleaning started generations ago. I helped my Swedish grandmother do her cleaning back in the 1960s when I was a teenager. The concept did “grow legs“ after books were published a few years ago. ❤
I have recently learned a new incentive for getting rid of things - selling your house and moving across country! I am getting rid of stuff that I have not used in years. People used to say if you want to be motivated to clean your house, you should pretend that you’re having a party the next day. Maybe you should pretend that you’re moving! 😅
Great ideas! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the great advice, entertainment and for providing some humor while I heal from pneumonia. Makes the time go a little faster.
I love watching you guys, i think its because im same age as your mum and i have a daughter also born i 1983
You are very inspiring that’s why I continue to watch and rewatch.
Great job on the video and the changes in your parent's home! I appreciate the compilation of videos that really show how the process stacks up over time. I have done some decluttering with my mom, but I have backed off because I think I went a bit too hard at first. I hadn't thought of her feeling "threatened" and protective at the time. However, she has since called me when she has done some on her own. About a month ago she actually asked me to help her with a few things. I am trying to let her initiate the process. This video is encouraging - thank you!
Trying to clean out a house with a mother whose mind is adled by dementia was, in a word, awful. She was furious with my siblings & me. Our father passed from cancer & she had to be moved to assisted living. Had our parents started this cleaning at 65, things would have been significantly easier. We had enough to deal with without all the extra junk on top of it.
Passing down things through generations made sense historically, when people had so many fewer possessions. Grandpa's dresser was actually needed by the younger generation.
Yes! I agree but now most things are made so poorly that they don't even last a whole lifetime.
@@shannontorrens1 That's why we buy vintage or antiques whenever we can.
Hi Shannon and Kathy! I enjoyed your video today very much! Especially the diary/journal and photo section
I am definitely going to get one of those scanners (we just unhooked our printer, scanner, copier as it was once again out of ink and wouldn’t scan!)! Now to get rid of it instead of sticking on a closet shelf!
Also loved the tip about getting rid of journals.
I have journaled for years for my own mental health but definitely not something I would want someone to read.
So out they will go! Very freeing!
Have a great week!
Hi from the other coasts, SC. From mom x 3 boys/young men .💕😊🏝️💙💙💙
I try to get rid of stuff and if I'm able to, then i take a picture of it if i want to remember it..takes up a lot less room.
I have decluttered a three bedroom house and moved into a motor home and I’m still going through the process and I’m 60
I noticed a sprint car in your moms’s curio in the beginning of the video. My father loved sprint car races - was your grandfather a sprint car racer ??? My father has a huge wall unit full of sprint cars and seeing that in your mom’s cabinet just made me smile.
Thanks for your fabulous videos and your mom is a hoot and makes your videos fabulous!!!!!
This was a fun watch...THANK YOU! I'm in the midst of a major declutter project, and watching all your steps was uplifting. : )
I always enjoy your videos especially with your mom. Looking back at all the old videos you can see the major progress your mom has made too. ❤
Can’t wait to watch this! I’m 2 years in…developing better decluttering habits & living life more fully everyday. 🕊🌿🌷✨
Great review. Love seeing you and your Mom laugh. So sweet. 😊
I have so much stuff that can't be donated but I can't bear to be wasteful (3/4 full shampoos, cleansers, cotton swabs, etc and that is just in the bathroom!) You and your mom are a pleasure to watch! I love how much you laugh together!💕
Hi Shannon, I love this compilation! Such an inspiration again. I looooove decluttering. Live in a little appartment so need a regularly declutter 😊 Great advises from you and your mum. I decluttered my kitchen last week, again a box full for the charity shop and more space, love it.
Good that you leeft your Instagram for what it is. I really hate social media, only look on CZcams positive things and a bit WhatsApp for making appointments. And: The quote on the end is great! Bye bye from the Netherlands 👋👋⚘💝🫂 oh need to say: we don't use wooden shoes since ages, its only an old boring touristic gimmic from the tourist offices here in the Netherlands 🤣🤣🇳🇱👋
Looks like you and your mom enjoyed working on this project together! Her basement looked pretty darn neat even before the declutterring.
BTW, I don’t eat meat either. ❤
It is so nice that you say you love going there to help mom and it is fun going through it and sharing the memories together. 😭❤️🌿that is just so sweet Shannon! Not every adult daughter would feel that way which makes it doubly hard for moms to part with many things ; the memories connected to some things are a huge part of this process! Your such a blessing to watch !
Love your videos on Swedish Death cleaning! I bought the book, and I'm even helping my friends with their projects! Thank you Shannon❤ please keep inspiring us! You & your mom are the best😊
Thank you!
I love your videos, especially with your mom. I can really relate to her struggle with the photos and the sentimental things. We were handed down things that represents our family history and trusted to hand them down. I have been decluttering for a couple years and have decided unless I can eat it, wear it or crochet it, I don’t need it!
Hi Shannon and Kathy! I enjoy seeing the two of you working together, especially with the photo project. As an empty nester, I made a framed collage of my three kids' extra class photos - one photo for each class year and all mixed together. I hung the collage on the stair landing and they love checking it out every time they visit. AND the leftover photos went home with them!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks 4 sharing! I Absolutely Luv watching U n Ur sweet Momma laughing together!
THESE R THE GOOD OLD DAYS! 😉💞😃✝️
Fung vlog. I started on Swedish death cleaning on my memory stuff a few years back... i need to do another go at it.. planned in Autumn.
My mum spent covid lockdown doing ancestry. When they were allowed a bit in 2021 the visited houses and graveyards of family. She has done family trees etc.. then sends us photo copies of the originals to look at. Its been great. She has gone back hundeds of years for some sides of the family.
You are so wonderful. My mum is a maximalist and boarder horder "just in case"... its a nightmare.. I dread when they have to downsize or die because I live abroad.. so it will be SO STRESSFUL to deal with.
I love the design of your mom's home and how it is decorated. I would love to live there!
Thank you. This video has been a BIG help for me.🌺
Yay! I am so happy =)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… I absolutely love your mom! Love your videos together. :)
Hi Shannon,
I’m so excited to tell you that this episode was the Lightbulb episode for me!! Watching it (even though I’ve seen most of your shows already) this one did the trick! I finally realized that I need to let go of many of my things, just like your mom!! In fact I have many of the same things as your mom!! That’s when I realized I need to do this now and not later like I thought I could put it off, I need and want to be clutter free now!
Thank you SO much Shannon! I love all of your shows! 👍❤️
My Mom was such a collector. I’m so not a collector but my sister is. Stuff, even if it’s organized drives me crazy.
Oh I so absolutely agree re diaries, after a relative died I read one small 'throwaway' sentence that still stays with me a quarter of a century later. My main problem is that my adult child is still at home, so I can't pass anything on to him as such as it won't actually be leaving the house. A lot has gone to charity shops though ( UK).
You can still ask him, what he wants to keep. Leave a note on that item for him as a reminder for both of you when he does leave home.
Hi, yes he does want a lot of the things that have come down the family, and knows the history of them. Things like photos and the family tree are either labelled or written up ( still working on that !).
You two are so funny together. I enjoy your videos so much! Thanks!
Maybe i shouldn't tell your Mom this ,but i have the same problem with jeans..too big at the waist..guess what, there's stretchy belts now that dome onto the belt loop on each side of the zipper so you don't have to undo a belt if you have to take down your jeans.
So wild some vids with you pregnant and then babies straight hair curly hair it has been a journey that we’ve got to see I love it ❤️! The journey with your mom has been most helpful to me and appreciate how fun and relaxed and honest she’s been with all her vids just love her 🥰🥰Your ideas have inspired me and i Thankyouuuu ❤️✌🏻
Thank you! My hair has had a million different styles over the years LOL
The contents of today's show will be most helpful to people that are either at the beginning of the de-cluttering,simplifying, and/ or stuck in the middle of the process. I am about 3/4 of the way thru this process and agree it gets harder closer to the emotional things that probably need to go. I get something out of each of your programs. P.S. Shannon, the relationship with your mother is a delight to behold. ❤
Thank you so much! Good job on all the decluttering. =)
Shannon, frame your paintings and put them on a local art show. They are very good. I love the horse! 😊
I have a tile from Italy that I have on a small plate easel I bought at Dollar Tree. It’s one of the few decorative pieces on my kitchen counter but I love it.
Love your videos and love your mom too.
Love these videos! I need to do this with my mom and dad badly!
Those red horses are very valuable
Don't forget to take care of your estate while you are "death cleaning". Not only is there legal paperwork to do, are there things you want to sell or give to archives? Go through your photos, letters, diaries, and crafts made, such as quilts or other needlework? Photos of plays and other community events? If you know who made what, label it if you can. A documentation of items (descriptions) and photos can be useful to a regional archive. Use the time to explore your options for your items!
I also rewatched this video! Great job ladies! Also wondering if your mom was able to sell any of the pricier items?
Shannon, I’m not sure that I’ve ever commented before but I have to say that you always have either a pretty top on or a pretty patterned dress. Lovely!
Love watching you and your mom - you have inspired me with the Swedish death cleaning 🇬🇧🇺🇸🌸🌸
Your mother and I are sisters from another mister. I LOVE SOCKS. Yes, you must have winter socks, short socks, long socks, trouser socks, 😂 fuzzy socks…… all the socks.
Your mom is so much fun 🤩
Ok, I haven't lost the plot, but have you considered going back to the hair style when you had bangs? You rocked that fringe! It is so flattering for your face shape, and made you look much younger.
Hello, I have thought about it! I love what we call bangs here. I grew them out because when I got pregnant my face became very round LOL. But maybe they will come back =)
I agree. Loved the bangs
I love watching videos with you and your mum. I always have a good laugh along.
I kept of finding more and more to declutter. Just when I thought I was done, I find more to do. I then shredded for 3 days 😂😂😂.
Shannon. - I love seeing this all again - so helpful! Thanks
Thank you ladies for the review! Good memories and helpful hints.❤❤❤
That pickle fork blows my mind every time!!! 😂
I don’t know if someone has mentioned this already but what about auction! I know that breaks your heart but sometimes family can use that money or someone that really needs it who are struggling in life. Things are tough right now. That’s an idea. Or for the grand children’s education. ❤
I enjoy this content so much 😊. You both are so amazing. Thanks for sharing!! Learned so much ❤
I am doing Swedish Death Cleaning now!
What do you do when none of your children want anything? I’ve collected “stuff” thinking i would pass them on but no one wants them.
I have a cushion my mother made and I put family brooches on it
You are so blessed to have the relationship you have with your mom. Are you an only child? I really enjoy watching your wonderful realionship with your mom.😊💕
You might want to check the little silver cups translation. If your grandma is anything like mine, it probably says 'the cup we put our kids baby teeth in' or something similar.
Great video!!
Thanks!
Wonderful, helpful compilation. Thank you!
I decluttered all but two coat hangers, I have two coats so don’t need any more
This was really helpful
Can you use the Italian tiles as coasters? You would see them every day and it would be a good memory of your trip. Just a thought. I wish I was your mom's neighbor... I would love looking at the collections and hearing stories.
I have 10 pairs of socks 4 winter wool and 6 summer
Socks!! Lol me tooooooo
Whenever you gave your American Girl Dolls to the thrift - I could no longer watch. I would have loved to have had them!
They weren't American girl dolls they were just normal dolls. =) American girls dolls weren't a thing when I was young, by the time they came out I was too old.