Why Did My Parents Leave This All For Me?

It’s their household. It’s their paperwork. It’s their stuff.
It’s now your problem and your time that is required to handle the inevitable in life. Your parent(s) are off to assisted care and incapable of dealing with the household…so it has fallen into your realm of responsibilities. You have lots of extra time, don’t you?

My parents have named me, amongst 4 siblings, as executor of their estate. It’s not a big deal…because they have all their paperwork in order. Yeah, I’ll deal with it when the day comes….hopefully later, than sooner. But, what if they didn’t have it in order? How could I convince them to “get” it in order, before it’s too late?

Start now…by getting a handle on the paper, files and stuff your parents own. Invite all siblings over for a visit to pick up their long, lost belongings. If they don’t show, then their items get donated to charity. Appoint an executor or somebody to be “in charge” of the process. Dig in and get started. So, where do you start?

First, become acquainted with a Professional Organizer, who specializes in helping with this process. Dayton based Encore Professional Organizers, LLC, owned and operated by Centerville Residents Lori Firsdon and Barbara Warner help lift this initial burden from you. “It’s what we do,” says Warner. “We specialize in going into a household and getting a handle on paperwork and household contents, with minimal direction from the owners. Our approach is simple. We do an initial assessment with our clients, setting goals, guidelines and establishing an agreeable vision of what needs to be accomplished. Our process of organizing the paper and the household items, will allow you to clearly see what you have to “deal” with, regarding this time in your life.

You can’t buy time, however, you can hire “relief” at a time when it’s most needed. For more information about the services of a professional organizer, visit www.EncoreOrganizers.com.  Encore is affiliated with NAPO, the National Association of Professional Organizers.

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