In the run up to Christmas, we will see a lot of warnings on how to be safe with our possessions, homes and selves. Unfortunately, in the world we  live in, there are those that will not be deterred by an alarm or a lock, and will still force their way into your homes and lives and take what they think they can profit from.

This has recently happened to a friend of mine, and the hardest part is not the loss of the expensive TV, but the loss of family jewellery that’s been passed down for generations, and the feeling that your home is no longer safe.

A week following the break-in, they’ve had damaged windows and doors replaced, and have changed all the locks, but they’ve also “detoxed” the house. A thorough clean and sort out, top to bottom, has reassured them that there’s nothing in the house to be worried about, and has also let them arrange belongings to hide the gaps where other things once stood/hung.

Replacing an expensive electrical items and jewellery is easy, getting the memories to leave is not.

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