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August 13, 2020

Good-bye Clutter!

Research has shown that there is a downside to living and working with too much clutter. It can cause emotional stress, conflict between household members, and distraction. Clutter can waste time and money. It can affect indoor air quality and increase accidental falls and trip hazards! On a positive note, there is also research that […]

Categories: Money
Tags: clutter, decluttering, quality of life, stress

January 10, 2018

Swedish What Cleaning?

One of the big home trends being predicted for 2018 is Swedish Death Cleaning. It is the latest in a series of decluttering philosophies, but different in that it is geared more towards the end-of-life stage. The idea comes from Swedish author Margareta Magnusson. Her book, called The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, makes […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://search.creativecommons.org/

SOURCES:

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/americans-are-pack-rats-swedes-have-the-solution-death-cleaning/2017/10/12/248dcf82-aebe-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.591d3aaf54e5
  • https://www.messyminimalist.com/swedish-death-cleaning-minimalism/
  • https://www.wpr.org/death-cleaning-swedish-phenomenon-gains-steam-america

Categories: Mind and Body, Money
Tags: decluttering, downsizing, minimalism, Swedish death cleaning

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