Category Archive: Clearing a Home after a Death

Clearing out a parent’s or other loved one’s home after their death (Part 3)

This is Part 3 of Clearing Out a Loved One’s Home. It includes a step-by-step system for sorting, things to do at the beginning and end of every sorting session, ideas about where to start, and some more tips. Going through items 1. Start in an easy place. I suggest the kitchen or the entryway …

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Clearing out a parent’s or other loved one’s home after their death (Part 2)

Continuing from Part 1, here are some ideas about how to get through the difficult task of clearing out a loved one’s home. Things to bring with you boxes garbage bags gloves markers flashlight a snack and a drink music

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Clearing out a parent’s or other loved one’s home after their death (Part 1)

I recently read a question from a woman whose mother had died and needed to go through a houseful of belongings. I started to respond, but the post got too big, so I’m posting it here. Part 1 talks about the process as a whole. Part 2 breaks down the job into concrete steps. Part …

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