The lone and level sands stretch far away
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the_siobhanThings I need to do, in no particular order
1. I really need a freaking will. I know so many people in my extended circle who have died in the last few months - and every last one of them was younger than me. 1. What the hell is going on and 2. I need to make a damn will already[1].
2. In relation to item 1, I need to sort out my finances. I have been kind of squirrelling away money in various places over the years and at some point I need to just... figure out where it all is and what's going to happen to it if I kick it. In theory, knowing how much money I have will also mean I can do things like... spend some of it. Maybe. If renovations don't hoover it all up. Or more likely it will mean knowing how much I have to frantically stash away so I stand a chance in hell of actually retiring some day before I'm 80[2].
3. I need to make a coherent list of all the things that need to be done around the house that aren't just the kitchen. I think the plumber that put in the upstairs fixtures maybe wasn't very good and there is some repair work that needs to be done. Darrell started fixing the stairs to the top floor and that never got finished before he went into the hospital. There is a hole in our basement door and the cold room door latch doesn't work properly and the rail in the laundry room keeps falling off the wall.
Some of it I can do myself, some of it will need a professional. (I refuse to touch plumbing.) Mostly this is about breaking it into bite-sized pieces so I don't just get overwhelmed and give up.
4. I still have boxes of my sister's photos that I need to deal with. Actually I have a bunch of things that I'm hanging on to that I need to deal with. I am very much not good at the dealing with.
5. I think I need to spend more time with people in meat space. I'm getting weird in the head.
[1] If you know me, and want something of mine, speak up now.
[2] Granny pr0n is my backup plan.
1. I really need a freaking will. I know so many people in my extended circle who have died in the last few months - and every last one of them was younger than me. 1. What the hell is going on and 2. I need to make a damn will already[1].
2. In relation to item 1, I need to sort out my finances. I have been kind of squirrelling away money in various places over the years and at some point I need to just... figure out where it all is and what's going to happen to it if I kick it. In theory, knowing how much money I have will also mean I can do things like... spend some of it. Maybe. If renovations don't hoover it all up. Or more likely it will mean knowing how much I have to frantically stash away so I stand a chance in hell of actually retiring some day before I'm 80[2].
3. I need to make a coherent list of all the things that need to be done around the house that aren't just the kitchen. I think the plumber that put in the upstairs fixtures maybe wasn't very good and there is some repair work that needs to be done. Darrell started fixing the stairs to the top floor and that never got finished before he went into the hospital. There is a hole in our basement door and the cold room door latch doesn't work properly and the rail in the laundry room keeps falling off the wall.
Some of it I can do myself, some of it will need a professional. (I refuse to touch plumbing.) Mostly this is about breaking it into bite-sized pieces so I don't just get overwhelmed and give up.
4. I still have boxes of my sister's photos that I need to deal with. Actually I have a bunch of things that I'm hanging on to that I need to deal with. I am very much not good at the dealing with.
5. I think I need to spend more time with people in meat space. I'm getting weird in the head.
[1] If you know me, and want something of mine, speak up now.
[2] Granny pr0n is my backup plan.
"paperwork buddy" time
Date: 2022-05-07 11:03 am (UTC)5 min: chitchat if desired
20 minutes: silently catch up a little on paperwork we have each been putting off
5 minutes: break
20 minutes: more paperwork
5 minutes: chitchat if desired
I have similar stuff I need to work on and could use some peer pressure time!
Re: "paperwork buddy" time
Date: 2022-05-07 04:05 pm (UTC)I'm busy pretty much every night this coming week, but maybe after that?
Re: "paperwork buddy" time
Date: 2022-05-07 04:09 pm (UTC)Re: "paperwork buddy" time
Date: 2022-05-07 04:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-07 02:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-07 04:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-07 09:21 pm (UTC)This is, as they say, a mood. *sympathy*
Good luck with everything! <3 <3 <3
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Date: 2022-05-09 01:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-29 09:20 am (UTC)I have needed to do this for 22 years.
But, as soon as I look at the issue I get baffled. How do I split my assets? [And if I do, who can I trust?]
WHY THE FUCK should my niece and nephew get anything?
Are random cat charities good?
I have spent 22 years not dealing this this issue.