What you can look forward to reading about!
Things you need to think about getting in order
How to make it happen and keep it that way
Why it’s important to bring others along who may not be on the same page (pun intended!)
(so your loved ones don't have to do it for you)
HOW TO GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER
However difficult these topics might be, this book will give you the opportunity to review the parts of your life that may need some work, and bring to light some things you may not have even thought of—so you can address them while you can. This is a good thing—trust me!
Chapters
Here's what you can look forward to reading about in my book
(and don't let the chapter names scare you!):
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Write a Will
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Set Firm Expectations
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Let People Know Your Wishes
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Get a Power of Attorney
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Decide on Guardians for Your Children
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Choose the Right Executor
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Make Things Easy for Your Family and Financial Advisor
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Remember that Funerals Are Not All About You
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Review Your Bank Accounts and Bills
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Manage Your Digital Assets and Accounts
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Discuss the Stuff in Your Safety Deposit Box
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Tackle All Those Pictures
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Cull, Cull, Cull!
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Document the "By-the-Ways"
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Live the Good Life
Reviews
Michelle has stylishly tackled an extraordinarily difficult subject in a clear, concise and inspiring manner. Her words – ‘make sure whatever is left behind was left with love and forethought’ – put you in the right head space, and her humour adds the crucial layer of humanity. We all must leave this mortal coil. Doing so after getting your shit together first is the cool way to go.
- DAMIEN COX, AUTHOR AND BROADCASTER
A little book with heavyweight practical advice about the stuff no one wants to talk about: wills, funerals and all the uncomfortable but necessary conversations in between. Like who gets the parrot when you die (because apparently they live forever). Michelle Unsworth-Foote effectively uses both candor and humour to tackle tough topics. All worth considering – and discussing with our loved ones - so we can make things easier on the family and friends we’ll eventually leave behind. I particularly appreciated the short and snappy ‘10-second read’ at the end of each chapter. Now, time to get my shit together...
–TRACEY WIMPERLY, CO-AUTHOR WITH DENE ROSSOUW OF “CREDIBLE: THE SIX LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS”, AUTHOR OF "FRIDAYS WITH FITZ", BLOGGING AT CALLMECURIOUS.CA
Are you someone who...
Has avoided writing or updating your Will?
Recently lost someone and doesn’t know where to start to settle their estate?
Recently lost someone dear to them and need to figure out what to do with their stuff
Is looking to downsize?
Needs to get a handle on all their accounts, so someone knows what is where?
Has way too many pictures and you don’t know where to start with them?
Is dealing with elderly people who won’t listen to you when it comes to things that just need to get done?
Wants to make sure the recipe / garden / knitting tricks only you know will be passed on?