Stacey’s question:
I purchased Life.doc about 3 years ago and have finally started working on completing it. For the life of me, I can’t find the CD!! Is it possible to get another one? I bought it from See Jane Work.

Thank you!

Stacey – We are so happy that you are starting to use your Life.doc. We know you will find it easy to use and it will give you peace of mind when filled in completely. Please contact me at annemarie@getbuttonedup.com and I will see that you get what you need.
AMF

“I am of the age that frequent visits to new Doctors require that I complete medical history. I recently came accross an article in womens day mag. about a Pocket.doc that could be the answer to my concern.
Do you have info on this product—such as how do you transfer your history to the card.”

A. Believe me Ted, I do know what you are talking about. The older we get, the more history we have and the more we simply just forget to tell the doctor or write it on the medical history form. The Pocket.doc is ideal for having immediate information right at your fingertips – information such as your primary physician and contact info, allergies, medications, insurance, immunizations, important contacts and who to contact in case of an emergency. It’s simple to fill in, just fill in the blanks – nothing complicated.

However, if your physician requires a lengthy health history, we suggest you look into our Life.doc (where you can track your history and just bring that section with you to to the Doctor’s office) or for long term or chronic illness the Medical.doc would be ideal (details of the illness, insurance, correspondence, treatments, medications, tests, etc.)

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Collette – you should be able to go back into your saved Word document and fill in any blanks with information prior to, or after, printing on the pages included in your binder. I also have my Life.doc saved to my hard drive and I went back in and can change all the information fields. Did you save as a Read-Only file or do you have it locked? I would verify that first. If you still have problems, let me know at annemarie@getbuttonedup.com and I can send you electronic files that should help you.
And you are correct, we do not have auto insurance in the insurance section! Good catch! The legal side of cars is under the legal section (leases, etc.).
Hope this helps! – Anne Marie Furie

Yolanda:

Try and open the CD Rom files from Word – you must have Word to work the CD.  If that doesn’t work, please contact me directly at annemarie@getbuttonedup.com and I’ll make sure you are taken care of! – AMF

Hi Lily, Thanks for coming to Buttoned Up for your organizing advice! Here at Buttoned Up we believe in three basic principles that will help you get over the organizing inertia and keep you feeling less chaotic. These concepts can be applied to all areas of organizing:

1. Ditch Perfection:
The pursuit of perfection takes a superhuman effort to achieve and a superhuman effort to maintain. You have enough work on your plate already; you don’t need another full time job of attaining impossible standards. So encourage yourself to let go of the need to achieve perfection.

2. Focus on the 20% of tasks that are critical:
The 80/20 rule states that in any pursuit, if you take care of a few important things (20%), you will solve 80% of your problem. The most efficient way forward is to focus on the 20% that is vital to success and spend less time on the rest. If you delegate the some of the not so important priorities, you will actually perform better on your most

3. Delegation:
Once you’ve ditched the need for perfection – it becomes much easier to delegate. Too often, we carry an unnecessarily heavy burden – holding on to and yes, controlling, everything. We know that letting go enough to delegate effectively can be a tough challenge – but it is one worth overcoming. If you don’t learn, you’ll never have a lighter load.

If you have any other questions feel free to let us know! Thanks again for your support of Buttoned Up!

Happy Organizing!
Anne Marie

Hi Leah,
First and foremost it is great that you and your husband are thinking about writing a Will and I understand your concern with the cost of using a Lawyer to create one. Unfortunately it is not in your family’s best interest to create one yourself for two reasons: Time & Your relative’s finances.

Creating a Will on your own is extremely time consuming. There are many laws to research and formats to follow. You can buy a “Will Kit” at an office supply store, but it won’t be tailored to all of your family’s needs or the local laws. By going through a lawyer, the Will is certain contain all of the necessary legal parts to ensure your family and belongings are taken care of exactly how you want.

In addition to your own time, creating a Will on your own will most likely cost your extended family or friends who you delegate in your Will money. Why? Because if you the Will doesn’t follow the correct format and rules, it will not stand up in court and they will have to hire lawyers annd spend time in court trying to fight for your wishes. Even more upsetting is that your Will may not even hold up in court at all.

I want you to know I am not trying to scare you and admire that you are wanting to get prepared for the unexpected. So here are some ideas for finding a reasonable lawyer:

Speak with your local county court to see if there are any non-profit agencies that can help you find a lawyer with little or no fees.

If you are close enough to a family member or friend, you can ask them to trade off help from them to pay for the legal fees in exchange for a service you can provide them. For example, if you or your husband is an amazing handyman, gardener or computer wiz , maybe he can help them put up that fence, install electrical wiring, plant their new landscaping, or fix their computer. If you can’t find a family member or friend to trade with, you can also check the “barter” section of www.craigslist.org.

Shop Around! Especially in this economy, even lawyers are struggling and any clients are valued clients. Get on Yelp.com, CitySearch.com, or just your yellow pages to compare rates of multiple lawyer pricing. You can also ask around with friends for referrals. They may have friends or family who are lawyers that can give you a discounted rate!

I hope this is helpful and I wish you all the best!

We love you suggestion and will look into making those changes in the next run of Medical.doc! We love getting consumer input on our products so that we can make them the best that the can be. Thank you so much for your support of Buttoned Up and if you have any other suggestions, please do not hesitate to let us know!

Best, Susan

I know – my passwords are like bunny rabbits – I looked up and had a hundred of them in the span of a few weeks! Start by creating 2 easy to remember “Master Words” to use for every login and password (Example: Ernie and Bert). Then, in a notebook like CrossItOff.list, list the sites you visit followed by the different variations of the login/passwords, using letters for your master words. (Example: X21 and M57). Just don’t forget your master words!!!

-Ashleigh