by Julie Hall | Mar 1, 2010 | Care for Yourself, The Estate Lady Blog
There never seems to be enough hours in the day. If you are a caregiver, you know this better than anyone, for your schedule is not your own. Yet, I have heard many of my elderly clients say, “You must make the time because it is important to your...
by Julie Hall | Feb 22, 2010 | Care for Yourself, Plan Ahead, Protect your Parents, The Estate Lady Blog
I find it hard to believe there is actually a word in the English language that could possibly describe what caregivers go through. There can’t be. What is experienced during the caregiving process is often a deep, emotional shift accompanied by confusion,...
by Julie Hall | Feb 15, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, For executors, Plan Ahead, Simplify stuff now, The Estate Lady Blog
Here are 8 ways that you can be proactive and and take action now to help de-clutter your parents’ home. Do this now for their sake, and for your own sake. I can tell you from personal experience: you do not want to have to do this in “crisis...
by Julie Hall | Feb 8, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, Distribution, Donations of stuff, Plan Ahead, Simplify stuff now, The Estate Lady Blog
In the last post, I included a list of some reasons why people have a hard time letting go of their stuff. I want to continue the conversation with a couple of important suggestions from my experience as an appraiser of residential contents and estate liquidator....
by Julie Hall | Feb 1, 2010 | Dealing with Stuff, Plan Ahead, Simplify stuff now, The Estate Lady Blog
Most of us enjoy hearing those words during a wedding ceremony where the new couple is floating in bliss and envision being by each other’s side until death separates them. From my perspective, however, I see people who have a very passionate reliationship with...