The Clutter Fairy Weekly #91
Estate of Confusion: Clear Estate Clutter (and Plan to Prevent It)
Sooner or later, most of us find ourselves dealing with stuff left behind by loved ones, and inherited clutter presents some big, prickly emotional challenges. In episode #91 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, shares stories from the estate-clutter trenches and suggests ways to make the clearing process easier for yourself, your spouse, your parents, and your own children or heirs.
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The Weekly Tittle is an exercise designed to focus your attention on a specific space, aspect, or challenge of decluttering and organizing your home. We assign a new tittle in each webcast/podcast, then check on your progress the following week.
You Really Can’t Take it With You
This week’s assignment is to start preparing for when your survivors have to clear your eventual estate:
- Think about the stuff that you’re planning to leave to family members or friends. Consider what you might be ready to give away now so that they can start enjoying it right away.
- If you’re not ready to give things away now, you can still start a list of bequests. Create a guide to indicate which items you intend to leave to specific people.
- Make a list of favorite charities that you’d like to support with your estate—organizations whose missions you endorse. Designate items that you want donated to these charitable groups.
For the full discussion of this week’s tittle, watch the Weekly Tittle segment on YouTube.
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