Get my affairs in order

I can finally mark this as done. This morning I took out all my journals, diaries, papers from creative writing classes, and went through everything. I’m satisfied that what’s left now won’t hurt anyone who might come across it. It was also good to again read some of my old ideas for stories; old poems I’d written… And to realise again that my relationship with my mom has always been kind of troubled (understatement of the year…), but we still seem to hang in there…

I had a will drawn up two years ago when I bought my house, so luckily that is done. My mom gets the house – no surprises there. I don’t have many earthly possessions, and I’m sure the day I die my brother will just pull a match and set light to my old car – he’s been telling me to get rid of it for years, but my dad bought it ages ago and I don’t want a new car…

For me this goal will be more about getting small stuff in order. Getting rid of anything I might have written that might cause my mother pain should she ever come across it after my death – notebooks, diaries, stuff like that…

Also sorting through my morbidly obese bookshelf and allocating books to the people I want them to go to. I love my books. I want them to be read and cared for after I’m gone.

I think I’ll start with the notebooks this weekend. Coming to think of it, this might even be tougher than it was to sign that will…

No…not affairs with other women…I mean my affairs such as my will, life insurance policies etc. I’m also considering a living will, but this is a tough one…and a scary subject to think about.