I keep 2 Buttoned Up Do&Delegate.list notebooks – one in my car and the other at home on my desk. Crossing off a completed chore is a joy for me! The book that I keep in the car goes with me when I am waiting for things like a car wash, appointment ,etc, so that I can add additional items or cross things off the list during this extra time.
For most of her adult life, Susan considered herself very organized, efficiently running a household with four children. But recently, Susan found herself divorced after 38 years of marriage and realized that she was completely lost when it came to knowing anything about her finances or legal documents. On her own for the first time ever, Lerner struggled to get all of the disparate parts of her life in order. Happily, she has come out the other side with her sunny disposition in place and a firm grip on all of the critical areas of her life.
Prior to co-founding Buttoned Up with her sisters and Sarah in 2004, Susan worked in the jewelry department of Christie’s auction house. Now, in addition to her role at Buttoned Up, Inc., Susan, a Registered Nurse, is a tireless volunteer in the area of medical research. She is on the board of trustees for the National Jewish Health center in Denver, the board of the Semel institute at UCLA for neuropshychiatric diseases and Women’s guild of Cedar’s Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
Susan has four grown children and eight grandchildren. Lerner currently resides in Beverly Hills, California, but has lived in many cities across the globe, including London, Boston and New York. Lerner says, “I have learned so much being a part of Buttoned Up. When we first started the business I did not know a thing about my finances, my insurance coverage or my health records. Everything was all over the place and I just was not sure what I had and what I needed to do to get organized. Life.doc is a tool I used to get prepared. Now I am ready no matter what comes my way.”
Susan can be reached at susan@getbuttonedup.com
For baby items for my house & for my children.
For gifts and gift certificates.
It organizes all my mail.
I keep all my car papers like registration and insurance all together and I feel good about being prepared for a fender-bender.
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— Ted of Baltimore, MD
46 YO SAHM Needs Organizational Help
— Janet of Carmel, IN
— Mona
I live in a big city, and big city people tend to be aggressive drivers – too bad I’m not! I am more careful than most, but I sure feel better knowing that I’ve got a Collision.kit in my glove compartment. If I am ever in a fender-bender, I know it will enable me to remain calm and collected, and that I’ll walk away with the information I need to file an insurance claim.
Over the years, I’ve lived in some pretty exciting places, like London, England and New York City, and in that time I collected a lot of things that are now near and dear to my heart. I now live in California, the land of earthquakes and fires, and I take great comfort in knowing that I’ve carefully recorded my most treasured possessions along with the rest of my household items in my Valuables.log. I’m ready for anything California throws my way!
In between my board work for various hospitals and medical research firms, my eight grandchildren who like to send me things, bills, and everyday junk, I have to really fight to stay on top of the mail. If I’m not careful, it can easily take over my entire desk. Happily, ever since I put our Mail.sorter to work, it’s been much easier to corral it all. The simple, no-nonsense labels like “read me” or “pay me” tell me or my assistant exactly where to put things.
A few years ago, I was in the sad position of having to pick myself up from a divorce after 38 years of marriage. I was the caretaker of the family, not the financial manager, so when it came to knowing anything about our finances or legal documents, I was completely lost. Happily, I got my bearings and quickly learned the benefits of getting my important information squared away. My Life.doc represents to me my hard-won independence and gives me a sense of confidence. I’m on my own, and even though I never expected it, I’ve never been better!
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