Good evening.
This came up on my screen the other day. Someone reporting on social media. I see skips like this occasionally, full of house contents that have been cleared out. Some personal possessions. Such a shame that the relative has done this.
Charity shops can sometimes take in some of it, but I have seen a notice on the door of one saying they can't accept any more donations, because they don't have the room.
I sometimes take a look and see if there is anything in a skip that I might be able to use. I don't do that as much as I used to because I don't want my house filling up with clutter that I have to later get rid of. I recently rescued a step ladder and gave it to a friend. She was pleased because she can now reach the upper branches when she is cutting back her trees.
If you take anything out of a skip you must knock the door and ask permission. That's if the house is occupied. Use your common sense if there is no one around. Any lights on or curtains closed?
62 years of life together only to be put into a skip as rubbish. Clothes,records,crockery and everything in between. So sad to have to do this but it does make you realise do we really need all the stuff we collect over our lives only to be thrown away.
My husband and I have had to clean out the homes of 3 of our parents. It is very sad that all the things they have accumulated over the years are thrown out. We did our best to donate or give what we could away. I have promised myself I don’t want my children to have to go through a lot of “junk”. If it’s an item I rarely use and it no longer brings me joy I ask them if they want it.If they don’t want it I ask others in our family, list on Facebook or donate, if they will take it. I donated loads of books and dvd’s to our local library. No one else will care for our things like we do.
ReplyDeleteSo true tammy Ray my grandparents similar the family sorted it out my gran loved her house looking clean and fresh with her trinkets
Delete.my mum friend had a house full of ornaments . When she died her two daughter's had a big task clearing it out. Very sad as she loved her 😢 💔 ornaments. China Dolls etc.. she couldn't throw stuff away but it made her happy. She was a lovely lady a heart of Gold. A true friend. Pam we miss you 😔
Best wishes Levi xx 😘 ♥️
I definitely don't want my loved ones or anyone else for that matter to have to sort through too much stuff when I'm gone. It is so easy for things to accumulate so it's an ongoing decluttering in my case.
ReplyDeleteClean out things you don’t use or need but keep things that give you joy, don’t worry about when you’re not here, others will get ride of what’s left in no time
ReplyDeleteWhen our parents died we managed to rehome almost all their knick-knacks either by keeping them within the family, giving them to charity shops, or selling them at carboots (we had some lovely comments from buyers who promised to take care of treasured items). The thing which ended up in skips and which really upset us was furniture. We ended up breaking up so much because charity shops wouldn't take it, auction houses weren't interested and we didn't live nearby, so couldn't advertise pieces locally, for collection. Such a waste.
ReplyDeleteI cleared my late Dad’s house last year which was heartbreaking. I managed to donate some stuff to charity shops and sell items at auction but an awful lot went to the tip. It felt like I was throwing their lives away,
ReplyDeleteIt’s made me think about my own possessions as apart from my husband I don’t have any family. I’d hate my house to become one of these places urban explorers go through when I die.
When our mum died there wasn't much to sort out. We divided it between the three of us. I have still got her sideboard here. We had to empty the Council flat quickly because they wanted it for new tenants. Somehow during the clearing it out our early family photos went missing. My brother had them, then he moved around a lot, so I don't know what happened to them. As you say, very stressful.
DeleteI have been reading about "Swedish death cleaning " and it makes a lot of sense to me. I like decluttering because it means less to clean and dust. To be honest many of us have stuff in cupboards that havent seen the light of day for many years. I give things away to people who could use it and it keeps stuff out of landfill. I don't want my family to be left to sort through all my stuff as I've seen many times the stress it causes.
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