My Friend's Solution to Simplify Final Requests

I don't think final requests ever will be an easy thing to work with or consider. But my long-time friend from Wisconsin told me something so

B r i l l i a n t

(and kind of funny!) that I just have to share it with you today! 

She is the trustee for a relative, and her relative, in my opinion, is totally prepared and has all her paperwork and arrangements in order. This relative is a widow, so of course she's on my list of wisest women in the land, but this tops it all as the best advice ever.

When my friend is notified that her relative has passed, she will certainly be very sad. But she also has the keys to her abode, and she has some tasks to do. The first thing on the list is this:

"1. Throw away all my underwear."

Now that's unforgettable, isn't it? I'd never thought about that, had you? 

I'm sure I won't care who's pawing through my undies after I'm gone, but right now, maybe I do! I mean, do I really want strangers going through it at the thrift store? Or the grandkids gingerly holding it up with two fingers and saying "Ewww?" (Let's face it, ladies, you could have the queen's finest and the little knuckleheads would still make fun of it!) Or the church ladies? Heavens NO! 

So "1. Throw away all my underwear." to me, is brilliant! 

But even better is what's next. Because after that, when the relative started telling my friend where to find this file and that file, and the keys to the safe deposit box... do you know what my friend said? (You're going to love this!) --- "Just keep all those important papers in your underwear drawer and I won't miss a thing!"

I hope you enjoyed this light-hearted tip this week, and maybe some of you will even use it! I have to go call my sister about my underwear, but I hope you have a special week ahead, lightened by God's grace, some listening friends, and a little laughter along your widows path.   

💓 ferree