I made good progress yesterday. I’ve now
written and sent all the letters to the various institutions, now I have to wait
for them to reply. It’s odd how procedures vary. One insurance company was very
helpful over the phone, the other, hardly said a word, but the biggest surprise
came yesterday morning when I went into town to let one of Mum’s building
society accounts know that she had died. After copying the will and the death
certificate, and filling in a form, they closed both accounts and gave me the
money, right there and then. Apparently, their rules have recently changed and
so long as the amount is less than £30,000 and they have enough evidence that
they’re paying the right person, they don’t have to wait for probate. Luckily
my own bank was a hundred yards away so I could pay the cheques straight in. It’s
such a help as I’ve been having to take money from my ISA which I hate having
to do as it’s tax–free.
Today I’m taking a rest from probate and
tackling a few jobs I’ve been putting off. I have more work to do on the book
proposal, I also need to sort out why my novel isn’t on sale as an ebook and
prepare an invoice for my favourite 2 dogs when they come back at the end of
June. I’ve also started to put a few things that I found at Mum’s, up for sale
on eBay. This afternoon, the plan is to go and see jack, my crossword guru, in hospital.
If I can get most of those things done, it will give me a sense of achievement.
I’ve just made tea. The plan now is to go
back to bed to try reading a novel for the first time since Mum died,
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