http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/11/get-your-shit-together Comments On: "Get Your Shit Together" by David Schmader en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by TomJohnsonJr]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:16:48 -0700 The Stranger Posted by radiolu]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:12:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by shitface9]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:18:59 -0800 The Stranger
Chanel, thank you for bringing this to the forefront of our thinking and I am sorry for your loss. I can honestly say that your pain has not been wasted and will be used to help many people!

I spent many years working in the home health and hospice fields and have experienced loss myself. Everyone needs a motivation to get their affairs in order or as I like to say to get their 'ducks in a row". Your checklists are a great beginning but where do you store the information?

I suggest a great new tool from a company called myDucks.org. Like you, they want to help people and make the process easy to understand. myDucks provides two organizers. One a credit card size flash drive that is password protected and a simple notebook style. The organizer only has 4 sections- MY LIFE, MY STUFF, WHERE DID I PUT THAT? and WHAT MATTERS. It also has a sample form and glossary section-- written by a non-financial person (me) so that everyone could understand those unfamiliar terms.

So, what about the adult children who need this information from their reluctant parents? This organizer has literally opened doors to many important conversations that would not have happened without the help of myDucks. Whether you are getting your Stuff together or getting your 'Ducks in a row' you don't have to think of it as only "end of life" planning. Why not create a User's Manual for YOUR life?

Don't leave your family in the same situation as Chanel had to endure, please take the time to get your 'Ducks in a Row', save them in a safe place (even in the cloud), and then tell someone what ducks you have and where they are!!!

Amy
myDucks.org
Posted by myDucks.org]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:29:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jibranb]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:21:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Chanel Reynolds]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:45:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:21:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Reader/Poster]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:13:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by girlwearinsocks]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:05:40 -0800 The Stranger GetYourShitTogether.org, and the text of the link says GetYourShitTogether.com.
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