After attending the NERPCO conference (Northeast Regional Conference for Productivity and Organizing Professionals) this past November one of the main speakers was Eileen Moynahan, Owner of Legacy Estate Organizing. After a career as an intelligence analyst for the federal government, in 2016 Ms. Moynahan launched her estate-administration business. The business is designed to help clients navigate the difficult path of how to deal with the task of settling an estate. She has written a highly useful, practical and easy to read step by step book entitled, After the Funeral – A Practical Memoir For Administering Your Loved One’s Estate.
Anyone who has had a loved one pass knows that there are many complexities and challenges when trying to settle an estate. Ms. Moynahan tragically lost both her parents in a car accident in 2012. Having to immediately handle the daunting task of being the estate executor, she writes the book with personal knowledge and a bit of humor which makes a difficult subject an easy read. She navigates the reader through areas such as securing the home, dealing with keepsakes, handling important documents, hiring an estate attorney, and a host of other important issues.
After her experiences, she states she wrote the book to accomplish three main objectives:
1. Administer your loved one's estate.
2. Assets of the deceased.
3. Draw closer to your loved one and protect their legacy throughout the process.
Each chapter addresses a different topic and clearly discusses steps that are necessary to move forward. At the end of each chapter the author bullets out a re-cap of tasks which is extremely helpful to the reader. This book will provide readers with methodical tools to help navigate territories which are unfamiliar to many.
As professional organizers who work numerous estate cleanouts, this book is very useful.
It gives clear guidance in an easy to read format. It will make you start to think about how to handle and navigate an extremely sensitive and difficult subject for both yourself and your clients. We highly recommend this book to all.
Book Review - After The Funeral
