I am sorry for your loss.
It is easy to underestimate all the emotional issues,
especially finding “good homes” for the items your mother felt special about
and your gut will tell you she would be unhappy about not going to a friend or relative.
Do not beat yourself up about not being perfect at sorting out every thing.
Yes, its the personal items I'm really (already) struggling with.
For me, what's making it difficult too is that I moved in with her, so this is where I live now. Not having a place of my own, I have no way to give myself some distance from the emotions I'm feeling. I hardly slept last night.
Thank you everybody for the kind words.
