① Why we declutter and the parents' w...
② Promises, such as never throwing th...
③ Situation of the parents and each s...
④ Living room (take things out as pro...
⑤ Kitchen
⑥ Bedroom
⑦ Storage room
⑧ List of big items and keepsakes
⑩ Order to start (from rooms nobody u...
⑪ Duties for each visit day (built in...
⑫ Quotes from clearance companies
⑬ Bulky-waste pickup bookings
⑭ What to confirm with professionals ...
⑮ Date of the next meeting
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Reason for decluttering e.g. Cut down the things in the walkways so our parents do not t rip on the stairs or in the hallway Parents' wishes e.g. Mother: "I want to choose the photos and kimonos myself" Father: "I still use the fishing gear" Scope and period e.g. By next spring, clear the storage room, the bedroom closet, the top kitchen shelf, and the living-room walkway Promise 1 e.g. Nothing of the parents' is thrown away until they say it is fine Promise 2 e.g. Put doubtful items in the 'ask parents' box and decide at t he next meeting Promise 3 e.g. Talk it over at a meeting before acting on how to split sal e money and company fees Home and distance...
When they can visit
What they can do
Parents (family h...
e.g. The two of them live in the family home e.g. Can sit in on weekday afternoons e.g. Can tell where things came from Sibling A
e.g. Out of town, 3 hours by car e.g. Two nights in summer and at year-end e.g. Can haul big items by car Sibling B
e.g. Lives in the same city e.g. One Saturday a month e.g. Can handle bulky-waste bookings Sibling C
e.g. Lives abroad e.g. Home once a year e.g. Can sort photos online As promised in ②, throw nothing away this d ay; just take photos e.g. Two bookcases of books and magazines e.g. One unused exercise machine Write amounts as 'N boxes' e.g. Five pots of the same size e.g. Canned food past its date e.g. Keep the dishes the parents use daily apart Write amounts as 'N shelves' e.g. Three futons filling the closet e.g. Six storage boxes of clothes nobody we ars e.g. Mother's kimonos (the parents have wis hes) Take photos of doubtful items too e.g. An old bicycle and a kerosene heater e.g. Father's fishing gear e.g. Eight boxes with unknown contents Write big items in the list on ⑧ too Name of the item
Where it is
How the parents feel
Concerns
Big item 1
e.g. Wardrobe e.g. Bedroom e.g. "It is heavy; I want to let it go" e.g. Can it be carried down from the secon d floor? Big item 2
e.g. Old bicycle e.g. Storage room e.g. "I do not ride it anymore" e.g. Check with the local authority whethe r it goes out as bulky waste Keepsake 1
e.g. 20 family photo albums e.g. Living-room closet e.g. "We do not have to keep all of them" e.g. Does any sibling want one? Keepsake 2
e.g. Mother's kimonos e.g. Bedroom e.g. "I want to pass them on to my daughte r" e.g. No one to pass them to yet 3/4
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Keep Test: the parents use it now, or want to k eep it e.g. The dishes the parents use daily e.g. One photo album each, chosen from the albums Pass on or sell Test: still usable, and someone will use i t e.g. Pass Mother's kimono to her daughter e.g. Sell the unused exercise machine Let go Test: broken, or the parents said they do not need it e.g. Canned food past its date that the pa rents said they do not need e.g. Put the old bicycle out as bulky wast e Ask parents Test: if in doubt, put it here; as promise d in ②, never decide alone e.g. Clothes nobody wears (6 storage boxes ) e.g. Eight boxes with unknown contents Room and scope
Why in this order
How it looks when...
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e.g. Boxes in the storage room e.g. The parents do not use it and there is a lot e.g. You can see the floor and walk to the back Second
e.g. Bedroom closet e.g. Futons and clothes have piled up e.g. Storage boxes go from 6 to 2 Third
e.g. Top kitchen shelf e.g. Out of the parents' reach e.g. Everything used often is on the lower shelves Fourth
e.g. Living room e.g. The parents spend every day here, so it goes last e.g. Nothing in the walkway Visit date
Who comes
What to do
What to do afterward
1st visit
e.g. First Saturday of November e.g. Siblings A and B e.g. Sort the storage-room boxes into the four columns of ⑨ e.g. Pile the things to let go by the fron t door 2nd visit
e.g. Third Saturday of November e.g. Sibling B e.g. Carry out the items for bulky-waste p ickup e.g. Paste a photo of the booking receipt from ⑬ 3rd visit
e.g. First Saturday of December e.g. Sibling A (C joins online) e.g. Sort the bedroom closet e.g. Show everyone photos of the items to pass on 4th visit
e.g. Year-end visit e.g. Everyone e.g. Top kitchen shelf and the 'ask parent s' items e.g. Empty the 'ask parents' box 5th visit
e.g. Decide at the next meeting Owner: ____ e.g. Living-room walkway e.g. Have the parents look at the finished rooms e.g. Get quotes from two collectors licensed by the local auth ority e.g. Compare the quotes at a meeting before ordering Owner: ____ / Due: __/__ e.g. Book the bicycle and the wardrobe with the local authorit y's desk Check how to put items out and the fees on the local authority 's website Owner: ____ / Pickup date: __/__ Inheritance and house or land matters are not decided on this board e.g. Set a day to consult a professional about the future of t he house e.g. Ask the local authority about items you do not know how t o put out Next meeting e.g. Second Sunday of December, 8 p.m., one hour online What to look at then e.g. Whether visits 1 to 3 on ⑪ are done and the booking on ⑬ is made Report to the parents e.g. Show the parents photos of the cleared rooms and ask if any thing is troubling them → 2/4
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