When you become a widow unexpectedly, you are overwhelmed by many things.
One is paperwork.
There are mounds of it - so many accounts to review, deal
with, and close - or rework into your own name. Payments to keep track of,
people who are assisting with the death, documents regarding the end of employment, the end of a
life. It doesn’t take long to have stacks of paper, all of which are important,
and realize you need help keeping it straight.
FILE BOXES
I ordered a set of file boxes and color-coded hanging files to get
me started.
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One box I used for Adam’s things. Death certificates, autopsy, life insurance, work and final compensation documentation, funeral arrangements, and associated bills.
The other box I used for our home, cars, and things I would need to continue to monitor now that Adam was gone. It’s not that we didn’t keep these statements before, but now that I was the only one in charge of all the things, I wanted to understand what accounts we had where, which bills were paid when, and put my own system in place. This second file box helped me organize and get a grip on all that I would need to deal with going forward.
These days I throw paperwork on top of whichever box it goes in until a stack forms and I spend some time filing things away. It’s not something I stay on top of daily, but I know where everything is and I come back to these file boxes often when I need something. I am grateful I created a little order out of the madness of paperwork.
If you’re walking through a loss and things are overwhelming, getting a handle on some of that paperwork can help you feel like you’ve accomplished something when everything is hard.
If you’re supporting someone in loss, these items are easy to Amazon to a friend’s door to help them find some order in the chaos. They may not use them right away, but at some point, they’ll likely thank you.
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