Day 23 and Swedish death cleaning

Goals

1. closer relationship with God- today is the last chapter of Romans chapter 16. Paul concludes this letter to Rome with warnings of false teachers and ends it with a hymn of praise to God for revealing his word to us.
2. Get Fit- upper body day! I do love bench presses 3 sets of 6, did 95 lbs again but I feel I will be able to move up soon and will try adding 5 pounds next time. Bicep curls with 16 pound dumb bells, upright rowing , flys with 10 pound 3 sets of 8, shoulder presses , skull crushers . I have already felt a difference in the 3 weeks I have been lifting again, muscle memory is a wonderful thing. I have had a lot less pain in my lower back.
3. House organization- My garage is almost done and is now laid out so I can move around and work out in my garage gym yay!
4. Write- I wrote for 20 minutes.
5. Camper Reno- another video as it is raining here today and most likely tomorrow too.

What is Swedish death cleaning?

döstädning

In Swedish, the word for death cleaning is döstädning, which is a term for the cleaning and de-cluttering you do when you think your time on Earth might be coming to an end. But really, you can death clean at any age or stage in your life. Look around your home. Is it pleasing to you? Is it a reflection of your energy? I think that everything goes towards your state of mind. What I mean is that everything around you is a reflection of your mood. Have you fallen into a rut? This is meant to be a process to save your loved ones from going through your stuff at death but is now being used to de clutter. Most of us have more things then we will ever need or use. The author suggests you save your favorite things that have no meaning to anyone else in a box labeled to throw away when you pass.

This box could hold anything from “old love letters, programs, memories from traveling” to “a dried flower, a stone with a funny shape, or a little, beautiful shell”. The idea is that your friends or family may look through the box, but have permission (from you!) to get rid of anything inside. And of course, while you’re still around, you get to enjoy all your lovely little things.

Apparently, this has become a big movement among all ages. I included a YouTube video with the author of the book. Again YouTube is a wealth of information and entertainment. There are several videos of different people using this method. The author is a pretty funny lady.