Hello Friends! My kids say funny things. My second DSS used to call a gallon of milk, a “pack”. “Hey Chelle, we need a new pack of milk!” As a 5 year old, my dd15 was convinced her name was EmilyAnne5. I don’t remember these things because I have a fabulous memory, I remember them because I wrote it down. Most of us aren’t scrapping those memories on the very day they happened. Making a collection of those stories can help when you are ready to scrap. In this digital age there are lots of resources for remembering your stories. All you need is a place to jot down the details:
- Oh Life: http://ohlife.com/ — Oh life sends you an email each day asking how your day went. You can ignore it, or if you have a story you want to remember, just reply to the email. You can search your email/stories on the website.
- There are several online journals. Don’t be intimidated into thinking you have to actually keep a journal. Just use it when you need a place to save your stories.
- Day One Journal (mac) http://dayoneapp.com/
- The Journal (android/pc) http://www.davidrm.com/
- Trip Journal http://www.trip-journal.com/
- Text yourself/spouse — maybe you don’t want anything formal…and you can’t keep track of a notebook.
- (I’m certainly not speaking from experience.) When I need to remember something I’ll just text the main points to my husband (my old phone would let me text myself…but not this one). Then when I have my computer handy I can transcribe the texts.
- Mini notebook – a simple little notebook and pencil to write it down when it happens.