What are you gonna do with all that stuff🤔?

Summer greetings … may this blog find you well, with you beating the heat and your Medicare Insurance keeping you cool.

Does anyone you know have questions about Medicare🤔?

Email Gray@TheBig65.com or book a time on my calendar. We’ll send you a Starbucks card if they book a time on the calendar☕🎁💳. 

I don’t know about your neighborhood, but it is HOT as 😈 🔥 in Colorado.  We finally had a cool afternoon and Plato sure was happy.

Last Saturday, my wife Quantz signed me up for a lecture at the local  library.

Patty Powers, a professional organizer and RN, gave a fantastic lecture on the book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson.

It was pretty inspiring and quite different from what I expected.

• Death cleaning isn’t really about death. It’s about getting rid of the things you no longer need so you can enjoy what remains.

• Don’t leave your mess for your children. One of the book’s central ideas is that eventually someone will have to deal with all your possessions. Better for you to make those decisions than force your family to deal with it.
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When my mom passed away a few years ago, it inspired me to declutter my office and our paperwork.

• You don’t have to be old to start. Powers and Magnusson suggest beginning whenever you realize you’ve accumulated more than you need.
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• Start with the easy stuff. Clothes, kitchen items, furniture, garage clutter—things without much emotional attachment.
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• Save photographs and sentimental items for last. They’re the easiest place to get stuck.
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Quantz has been volunteering at Zoo camp the last couple of weeks; I wonder how long she’ll keep these thank-you notes from the kids?

• Ask yourself:  “Will anyone be happier if I save this?”  That’s a much better question than simply asking whether an item might someday be useful.
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• Give things away while you’re alive. You get the pleasure of seeing someone actually enjoy something you once valued.
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• Talk to your family.  Ask your kids what they actually want. You may discover that the china cabinet you’ve been saving for them is the last thing they want.
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Our daughter sent this pic of her boyfriend KC and Elwood. I think they are keepers!

• The real gift is reducing decisions for your family. During grief, sorting through decades of possessions can be emotionally and physically exhausting.
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• The ultimate question:  If you had to move into a much smaller home next month, what would you genuinely want to take with you?
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The lecture really got us thinking. Just remember to start small and keep going!

Quantz suggested we share one simple idea each week to make life better.

This week the tip is to reconnect with someone you love. I challenge you to get on the phone with someone you love with whom you haven’t spoken in a while.

This week, we reconnected with Mitia, our Malagasi exchange student, and her sisters. It was so much fun catching up. Snap a screen shot of your Facetiming with a friend and send it in. If your picture is chosen, we’ll send you a gift card (or honey from my wife).

Keep connecting and stay well.

Keep asking,  “What’s the next big thing?”

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