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Personal Reflections

Personal Reflections

My Two Fathers

I love and cherish the time I had with both of my fathers, my birth father, and my stepfather. They were opposites in many ways: NCO/Officer, Fundamentalist/Moderate, Casual/Formal, Swedish/Okie but both cared deeply for my mother and me, were creative,…

Personal Reflections

Döstädning

Döstädning, is a concept I have only recently discovered. It is often referred to as Swedish death cleaning and involves decluttering and organizing one’s belongings as a proactive and thoughtful process to reduce the burden on loved ones after one’s…