print it off shaking i have mums copy pinned on my wall in my workroom, if you feel you can not deal with your mums stuff pack it into boxes and store it in your loft until you feel ready my mum has been gone 7 years and it is only these past few months that i have felt ready to start sorting through her bits and pieces do not go by what other people tell you about getting on and clearing out do it when you are ready it wont come to any harm if packed away my mum lived with us for 11 years before she passed away and up until the last year was as fit and healthy as me, we used to love popping to the garden centers and having little trips out ,after she died it was 2 years before i went to our local garden center it just was not right to go with out her ,she spent the last 3 weeks of her life in a home as she was to ill for me to look after but if i had known she was that close to leaving me i would never have let her go there, but hindsite is a wonderful thing isnt it ,you did your best for your mum as did i ,so do everything in your own time and let the tears flow when ever they come on that note i now need the tissues as writing this has started me off love ruth