I Made the Arrangements

02/06/2026

Almost everyone has said it at some point.

I will deal with it later.

The phrase feels harmless. It sounds responsible. It suggests awareness without urgency. Yet in many areas of life, especially conversations about legacy, end of life wishes, and emotional preparedness, later becomes one of the most powerful forms of avoidance.

People rarely intend to delay important decisions forever. They postpone because life feels busy, emotions feel complicated, or the timing never seems quite right. Later becomes a quiet agreement we make with ourselves. It reduces immediate discomfort while preserving the illusion of responsibility.

But later is not a moment on the calendar. It is an idea. And for many families, the cost of waiting only becomes visible when the opportunity for clarity has already passed.

Understanding why later rarely comes reveals something fundamental about how humans relate to time, emotional responsibility, and the conversations that shape our legacy.

I Made the Arrangements

02/02/2026

Yesterday I attended a memorial service for a friend.

There was laughter.
There were tears.
There were stories, lots of them.

And the overall mood? Upbeat. Full. Human.
Exactly what it should have been.

It reminded me of something I’ve seen again and again working in end-of-life care,
When people talk before the loss, about who they are, what mattered to them, how they want to be remembered, the goodbye changes.

It becomes less about confusion and chaos,
and more about connection, clarity, and shared memory.

This is why I Made the Arrangements exists.
Not to dwell on death, but to honor life while we’re still living it.

Because the best memorials aren’t improvised.
They’re earned, through conversations, stories, and intention.

If we want our families to laugh and cry when we’re gone,
we owe it to them to start talking now.

Leave clarity.
Leave memories.
Leave love.

I Made the Arrangements

01/26/2026

We need to start talking about death.

Not whispering about it.

Not avoiding it.

Not pretending that silence equals protection.

Talking about death with our families, our children, and the people we love is not morbid. It’s honest. And honesty builds resilience.

When we refuse to talk about death, we don’t spare our loved ones pain, we delay it and magnify it. We leave them unprepared, confused, and emotionally blindsided when loss inevitably shows up at their door.

Children, especially, deserve better. They sense more than we think. They notice the silence, the tension, the sudden shifts. What harms them isn’t the truth—it’s being excluded from it.

Talking about death doesn’t take away hope.

It gives context.

It gives grounding.

It teaches that life is finite, and therefore precious.

For generations, families talked openly about death. It was part of life, not hidden from it. Somewhere along the way, we decided avoidance was compassion. It isn’t.

Real compassion sounds like this:

“I’m not afraid to talk with you.”

“I trust you with the truth.”

“I love you enough to be honest.”

We don’t need more euphemisms.

We need more conversations.

Because silence doesn’t protect families.

It leaves them alone when they need each other most.

I Made the Arrangements

01/23/2026

We’re not in the business of legal documents. We’re in the business of peace of mind.

At I Made the Arrangements, we’ve chosen a different path.

Where most platforms take a cold, technical approach to end-of-life planning, we’ve chosen to lead with compassion.

We’ve softened the edges.

We’ve made it human.

We’ve made it personal.

And the response has been overwhelming.

Our subscribers aren’t just checking boxes. They’re protecting their families. They’re creating clarity. They’re leaving love, not logistics.

The trust we’re building, the conversations we’re opening up, and the relief our users feel, it all tells us we’re on the right path.

If you’ve ever said, “I don’t even know where to start,”

We hear you.

We’ve been you.

And we built I Made the Arrangements for you.

We’re proud of where we are.

We’re even more excited about where we’re headed.

I Made the Arrangements

01/20/2026

End-of-life planning, or what I prefer to call family protection, is something everyone needs.

The problem?

Most people don’t realize they need it until it’s too late.

I have these conversations every single week. And almost every time, I see the same thing happen. There’s a pause, and then the light bulb goes on. Boom.

“Oh wow… yeah, I need to do this.”

“I wish my father had done this.”

“I wish my mother had written this down.”

“I had no idea how hard it would be on us.”

That moment of realization always comes after someone has lived through the chaos, confusion, guilt, or family tension that follows when nothing is documented.

Let me be blunt:

Not having your wishes documented doesn’t spare your family pain, it transfers it to them.

When there’s no plan, loved ones are left guessing.

Guessing what you wanted.

Guessing if they’re doing the right thing.

Guessing while they’re grieving.

That’s not fair.

And it’s not loving.

Family protection isn’t about death. It’s about responsibility. It’s about clarity. It’s about removing uncertainty at the exact moment your family is least equipped to handle it.

You insure your house.

You insure your car.

But too many people leave their family emotionally uninsured.

If this post makes you uncomfortable, good. That’s usually the signal that it’s time to act, not someday, not “when things slow down,” but now.

Because the greatest gift you can leave your family isn’t money.

It’s clarity instead of chaos.

And once people see that, they get it.

I Made the Arrangements

01/02/2026

January 2nd is a strange day.

The resolutions aren’t real yet.

The inbox is quiet.

The noise hasn’t come back.

It’s one of the few days all year where we’re not reacting, we’re reflecting.

This past year, building I Made the Arrangements put me in countless conversations about something we rarely name out loud, the burden we leave behind when we don’t leave clarity.

Not money.

Not assets.

But unanswered questions.

Families don’t struggle after loss because they weren’t strong enough. They struggle because they’re forced to decide things they never should have had to guess at, while grieving.

What I’ve learned is this,

thinking about the end doesn’t shrink life, it sharpens it.

It changes how we show up.

How we talk to our kids.

How we tell our stories.

How we say goodbye, long before we have to.

As 2026 approaches, my hope isn’t that people plan more.

It’s that they talk more.

That they say the things that matter.

That they leave clarity instead of silence.

Some days are loud.

January 2nd isn’t one of them.

It’s a good day to think.

I Made the Arrangements

12/26/2025

When someone passes away, the digital and financial mess left behind can be overwhelming, from Netflix and Spotify accounts to gym memberships, car payments, and mortgages. It shows why digital estate planning matters and how securely storing account information can protect loved ones from stress, confusion, and lost assets during an already difficult time.

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12/22/2025

Most companies don’t realize they’re carrying the burden of their employees’ grief, and when leaders aren’t prepared, that grief can spread quickly through the workplace. HR leaders feel this every day.

Click the link in our bio to get started. 🔗

12/20/2025

Most families don’t fall apart after a loss because they didn’t love each other.

They fall into confusion, conflict, and chaos because there wasn’t a plan.

Only 24% of Americans have a will. That number should stop us in our tracks.

Not because everyone is irresponsible, but because people believe things like:

- “A will is complicated.”
- “I have to spend thousands.”
- “I don’t have enough assets to matter.”
- “I don’t want to deal with attorneys.”
- “I’ll get to it later.”

But here’s what doesn’t get talked about enough:

It’s not just about money.

Families fight over *sentimental value* too. A parent’s tools. A wardrobe. A photo album. The items that “aren’t worth anything” can be the things that hurt the most when there’s no clarity.

That’s why we built I Made the Arrangements.

We help people plan ahead with a guided, fill-in-the-blank experience that turns “I should do this someday” into “My family won’t have to guess.”

We believe in grief.

We’re not trying to eliminate grief.

We’re trying to reduce the stress around grief by removing the avoidable chaos that comes from leaving everything undocumented.

If you’ve been putting this off, consider this your nudge,

Make the plan while you can.

Your family will thank you when they can’t ask you questions anymore.

If you want, comment **PLAN** and I’ll share the simplest place to start.

I Made the Arrangements

12/18/2025

Every week, I hear another story.

Someone passed away with no plan.
No instructions.
No documents.
No conversations.

And what’s left behind isn’t just grief, it’s chaos.

Families scrambling.
Arguments over what “they would have wanted.”
No idea where the will is (if it exists at all).
No clarity around finances.
No access to accounts.
No passwords.
No login information for phones, email, or bills.

Just confusion layered on top of heartbreak.

Here’s the hard truth:
Love without preparation leaves a mess.

Planning isn’t morbid. It’s responsible.
It’s not about death, it’s about the people you leave behind.

Your family needs:
• Clear wishes
• Organized documents
• Financial clarity
• Access to critical accounts
• Instructions, not guesses

When you take the time to put a plan in place, and actually tell your family where it lives, you’re giving them something priceless: peace.

If you care about the people you love, don’t leave them in the dark.

Clarity is an act of love.

I Made the Arrangements

12/12/2025

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