Practical Advice

Clearing a parent's house without losing your mind

Michael Doherty · 9/7/2026

I'm six weekends in and still in the spare room. The advice I'd give my past self: start with the loft, not the wardrobe, and take a photo of anything you feel guilty letting go.

Replies

Nneka Adeyemi · 9/7/2026

The photograph trick is genuinely the best advice on this whole board.

Susan Wainwright · 9/9/2026

Three piles and a firm deadline per room, or you'll reread every letter twice.

Marianne Hale · 9/11/2026

Don't do the wardrobe alone and don't do it hungry. Learned both the hard way.

Peter Achebe · 9/13/2026

Charity shops will often collect. It made the last weekend far easier on my back and my head.

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