On a day to day basis; I do many things. I make arrangements with the family, and this is probably one of the toughest aspects. What i mean by toughest is the emotion that is present. I sit down with the family and go over all of the details for the funeral. Visiting hours, church services, cemetery etc. I also go to the place of death; hospital, nursing home, house, me office etc, and take the body back to the funeral home. I also prepare the body by way of embalming which is basically replacing the blood with embalming fluid(formaldehyde) Once that is finished the body is dressed, and then i apply make up and do hair. The body is then placed in the casket and set up in the viewing room. I also direct the funeral at the church or funeral home, and also direct at the cemetery. There is a lot of behind the scenes work as well. Contacting the doctor to sign a death certificate, and filling out the certificate with the vitals. Filing the certificate with the neccessary township for burial. Contacting the cemetery to locate a family plot or grave site. Contacting the church and arranging the dates and times etc. There is a lot to arrange for and NO mistakes can be made. The smallest of errors can turn a very pleasant family into a very angry family. Attention to detail is very very important; from hair,cosmetics,timing,spelling mistakes on a death certificate,a late limousine,etc etc can make for a disaster.