The term ‘Death Cleaning’ may be quite bold and perhaps brutally blunt, but it is something we are becoming far more aware of in modern times. The basic fact is that we need to form a more common sense approach to dying, alongside our wants and wishes, where our will and funeral are concerned.

Clearing one's home of material items by either gifting, donating or removing, although difficult at times, will release you from a difficult task later, when you may be less than able to do so, and also release your family from such a responsibility when you’re gone.

I can assist you with plotting a path towards getting practically organised, in readiness for your last years, months or days. Death Cleaning can be carried out simply because you feel the time is right or, you may have received a terminal prognosis. No matter the reason or time, I can offer you a structured way to complete the task in an eight-step process, carried out over an agreed period of time.

This process will start with an initial consultation and then seven-step sessions, booked into your calendar and planned across a timeframe of your choosing. With each session, we will discuss and connect each next step with focus and clarity to your belongings, so you will know exactly what needs to be completed. We will also discuss the various advantages of what is being done and why, so it helps you feel grounded in the task. Alongside each session and step of the process, I will be contactable in case you have any difficulties, to encourage you, discuss or even have a timeout, if you feel it is too hard.

Some may find these step sessions logical and helpful and get on with the tasks straightaway, but I know there will be many who find it difficult to clear their home of a lifetime of memories, and reminders of people, places and moments dear to them.

REMEMBER: We can’t take anything with us and what has meaning to us, may have none to our children or friends, so the best thing you can do, is get it organised before you go.