If you're looking for a rewarding family activity to do with loved ones over the holidays, have you considered death cleaning? It may sound like a downer, but Swedish author Margareta Magnusson makes the case that talking with your parents about death cleaning—the process of getting rid of material things before people pass away—over the holidays is actually uplifting. "It may be counterintuitive, but the holidays are a good time to start the conversation," she writes for TIME. "This season is that warm and lovely time of year when we gather together. It’s also when many of us consume more than we can handle." |