10/28/2026
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞?
From our experience helping families with estate clear-outs, we know how overwhelming this responsibility can be for executors and loved ones.
Here are a few simple things you can do now to make things easier:
• 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝. You get to decide what stays and where your unwanted belongings go.
• 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. Make sure someone you trust knows where to find essential documents and information.
• 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. Tell your family why certain items matter to you.
• 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩. Their answers might surprise you!
• 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞. Give belongings you no longer need an opportunity to be useful to someone else.
If you're an executor managing an estate, our Sort & Simple team can also help with decluttering, sorting belongings, and home clear-outs.
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 www.sortandsimple.ca
