by Julie Hall | May 9, 2014 | The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog
What a very strange place to build a nest! The top of our old, abandoned basketball hoop post is not exactly my idea of a safe place to raise babies, especially because the nest was built inside the open top of the pole hole. It’s safe from most predators...
by Julie Hall | May 7, 2014 | Care for Yourself, Grief, The Estate Lady Blog
For more than two decades, I have cleaned out other people’s estates and enjoyed the reward of knowing we really do make a difference in people’s lives. As complicated and contentious as the dis-assembly of a loved one’s estate can be, I have...
by Julie Hall | Apr 22, 2014 | For professionals, Plan Ahead, The Estate Lady Blog
(A powerful blog for those with parents who have not yet planned ahead) An elderly mother says to her son, “Promise me you will never put me in a nursing home. It’s so depressing. Promise me you will never do that.” The middle-aged son says:...
by Julie Hall | Apr 18, 2014 | Antiques, Estate Finds, For executors, The Estate Lady Blog
It is not unusual to meet with families sorting through an estate on their own and making serious mistakes. Through no fault of their own, they are following their logic. Since they don’t have the benefit of knowing the correct process and sequence of things,...
by Julie Hall | Apr 8, 2014 | Family History, Lessons Learned from Seniors, The Estate Lady Blog
Not so long ago, I stood by my father’s side witnessing the ever-advancing damage of dementia. I knew deep inside that our time together was growing short from a cognitive perspective, but I never once took into consideration that he, himself, would be taken so...
