I Want A Fun Funeral Blog
Your parting wishes? Don’t worry about the details.
Maire's last wishes. "Cremate me and put my ashes in a boat. I want to go from Lake Michigan to the Atlantic Ocean." – Last wish of a terminally ill 24-year old woman who knew what she wanted, but probably not how great an impact that wish would make on so many...
Your parting wishes? Don't worry about the details.
Maire's last wishes. "Cremate me and put my ashes in a boat. I want to go from Lake Michigan to the Atlantic Ocean." – Last wish of a terminally ill 24-year old woman who knew what she wanted, but probably not how great an impact that wish would make on so many...
A tattoo to remember you by
I'm not a tattoo person myself, but I get that they're a big thing and here to stay. And as little as I contemplate tattoos (which would be very little), even I have thought that since they're so personal and identifiable, you'd think someone would want to save them...
Here's how to honor someone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Qtc_zlGhc I am positively mesmerized by this. The whole student body of Palmerston North Boys' High School (in New Zealand) performed this "haka" for their beloved teacher who died unexpectedly. I had to research what a haka was, and...
Here’s how to honor someone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Qtc_zlGhc I am positively mesmerized by this. The whole student body of Palmerston North Boys' High School (in New Zealand) performed this "haka" for their beloved teacher who died unexpectedly. I had to research what a haka was, and...
And now for something completely different…
A song being found on more and more funeral play lists. For those with the ultimate sense of humor, where the song originated. http://youtu.be/WlBiLNN1NhQ
A "live" green burial experience – watch now
Few people know about the burgeoning green burial movement going on all over the world. A wonderful documentary, A Will for the Woods, is now available for free streaming until March 26, 2015. The movie follows the real-life story of a man dying of cancer, but...
A "live" green burial experience – watch now
Few people know about the burgeoning green burial movement going on all over the world. A wonderful documentary, A Will for the Woods, is now available for free streaming until March 26, 2015. The movie follows the real-life story of a man dying of cancer, but...
And don’t forget a good headstone
Ever thought about how you could make your headstone creative and fun?! Or whatever it is about you that would make it more personal?
And don't forget a good headstone
Ever thought about how you could make your headstone creative and fun?! Or whatever it is about you that would make it more personal?
Highly recommend – Call a funeral home. Call a few funeral homes.
Okay, I did it. I did my very first funeral home shopping for costs. And apparently, for education, since I got that in spades. What I learned very quickly, in the 30 mins it took me to have conversations with three local funeral homes: Prices vary! I knew this was...
PS on the Body Donation… more fun than you thought
Yesterday's post talked about the simplicity of deciding your body's fate after death, with only three real options: burial, cremation, and body donation. But as our vast and seemingly unlimited world is wont to do, even body donation has its options. Ever seen...
Elvis Has Left the Building
Burial. Cremation. Body donation. Those are the three options available for your post-life body. This is an easy place to start for getting your parting wishes down on paper. Don't make your family guess, struggle to remember, or possibly argue over what they thought...
Cartoon casket as a perfect tribute
Here's to following the lead of how we say goodbye to people, no matter how tragic or sad the circumstances. Making something personal and unique is heartfelt and healing.
The pondering of ashes and a giggle
http://youtu.be/009dkARgNHg I love spreading the word about Caitlin Doughty, a Los Angeles mortician, who has a website The Order of the Good Death, a video series, Ask a Mortician, and a new book, Smoke Gets in the Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory....
Somber reflection
I just got home from seeing American Sniper. So many feelings. Can't not contemplate life, and death, vulnerability, fate. Even thinking "I Want a Fun Funeral" seems impossibly wrong. There's nothing amiss with my mission of better funerals, more honest and...