It’s something many of us should consider as we age, adult children tell MarketWatch
On Wednesday, Dictionary.com released its list of words and phrases that were added to the dictionary this year. Among those that stood out? Death cleaning — which the company defines as “the process of cleaning and decluttering one’s home so as to spare others, especially family members, from the chore of it after one’s death.”
“Death cleaning, both the term and practice, were popularized in the U.S. with the release of the English translation of the book “Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” by Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson,” explains Soloman. Many children who’ve had the weighty task of cleaning their deceased parents homes themselves will no doubt feel relief that this term is getting popularized. Indeed, those who’ve done the deed — while they say there are meaningful, good parts of it — tell MarketWatch that it can be heartbreaking and stressful.
It seemingly wasn’t much easier for Winter Haven, Fla., resident Mary Joye, who cleaned her mother’s home after she died in 2011. “Stressful is an understatement,” she says. “Not only did I clean out my parents house, but my father’s office notes and three warehouses of stuff … I found items that I purchased them at Tiffany’s a long time ago along with junk from dollar stores and trash.”
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