by Julie Hall | Sep 22, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog
MSN Money’s personal finance expert, Liz Weston, wrote about “How to Avoid Fights Over Mom’s Stuff.” http://money.msn.com/family-money/how-to-avoid-fights-over-moms-stuff-weston.aspx Thanks, Liz, for asking me to contribute to a topic that is...
by Julie Hall | Sep 19, 2011 | Care for Yourself, Lessons Learned from Seniors, The Estate Lady Blog
We are bombarded by tens of thousands of media messages daily. We even have miniscule handheld gadgets and crazy fingers that fly faster than the typing secretaries we see in the old black and white movies. As if our desktops aren’t enough, we feel the need to...
by Julie Hall | Sep 12, 2011 | Care for Yourself, The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog
“Hi. I hope you are going to have a great day. Sometimes, you’ve just got to go out there, do your best, and grab what you can. Make the most of your day and make it a great one.” You may recall last week I wrote about a lovely man who is dying...
by Julie Hall | Sep 5, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, Lessons Learned from Seniors, Simplify stuff now, The Estate Lady Blog
My clients have taught me that in the end, the worth of an item is measured only by the joy it brings at a particular point in time. Many of us claim to cherish our possessions, only to discover that with the passage of time, they don’t mean as much anymore, or...
by Julie Hall | Aug 29, 2011 | Lessons Learned from Seniors, The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog
Cleaning out estates never gets dull — I just never know what I will uncover next or what heartwarming lesson I will learn. Sometimes I am covered head to toe in grime and sweat, and other days it’s a tiptoe through a pristine mansion. But no matter what...
