by Caitlin D | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m a self proclaimed geek. Admittedly, the area that I get really geeky is in a topic that most people recoil from, but for me, there is something fascinating to me about the logistics and environmental impacts of death care. See? Right there! Total geek. The... by Caitlin D | Jul 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
For years, I’ve had friends prodding me to chronicle my experiences in the funeral profession. To highlight the ups and downs of serving families and the toils and laughs that comes with it. I’ve always hedged, hesitated, hemmed, and hawed at the... by Caitlin D | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
I couldn’t tell you why I’ve received an abundance of requests to offer pre-arrangements, pre-paying for funeral, in the past week. I couldn’t tell you why a desire to plan one’s own funeral comes in waves any more that I can explain why Thanksgiving... by Caitlin D | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
I was reminded recently that there really isn’t a convenient time for death. When you think about it though, there really isn’t a convenient time for anything that doesn’t occur on a daily or weekly schedule. Even those things that are on the scale... by Caitlin D | Jun 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
I received an email the other day from a lady that wanted to know if there were any tips that I might have on how to further the death talk with her mom and dad. Identifying burial or cremation, or what types of services they would want – memorial, funeral,... 