Do you have boxes, piles, bags, tubs and heaps of precious photos of your family and events? Does it feel scary that you might never sit down and scrapbook them all “in time?”
Well, there’s a quick, simple way to take charge of your photos - simply record the memories that go along with them!
Grab an envelope of them, any envelope! and whether you write on the backs, or on a sticky-note and stick it to the appropriate photo, or, put numbers of the backs corresponding to an index card or lined piece of paper, write down who, what, when, etc. for each photo.
If you want your children or other family members to keep and share your photos, don’t wait any longer to just get the basic down. Not only because, you know, someday you won’t be around to tell the stories, but… you too will forget the exact information, in just a year or two!
If they’re digital - title the files correctly, and download events onto CD’s or DVD’s and label as above.
Whatever you do, keep it simple and get it done! Then, make sure to store appropriately so that they don’t get dirty or damaged, and, in a way that others know where they are when they want to see them too.
Have fun!
©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert
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October 28th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I really agree with this one! I did the Creative Memory Scrapbooks for many years but when digital came around I found I didn’t print them near as much anymore so I got into digital scrapbooking.. lots cheaper, less messy and much quicker… I keep my pictures by year, and then by the dates the photo’s were taken or groups like wedding, holidays, summer, vacations. I have some of when my kids were little that I sure wish I would have done then, because now I have no idea who all those cute little face are who were at their birthday parties or in the Christmas play at Church. Thanks for the tips.