Hello and a happy September! Hope you had a nice summer. The kids (and I) are back in school. After a summer of making memories, I’m trying to catch up on recording some of the fun stuff we did. While I’m at it, I thought I’d share how I’m keeping our family memories this year […]
6 tips for beginner memory-keepers
September 29, 2018 By 4 Comments
Whether you’re a new mum who wants to get a handle on things before they get out of hand, or you have years’ worth of photos clogging up your devices, memory-keeping can be scary if you’ve never done it before. I get it. It seems like there are a million different ways to keep memories, […]
Why memory-keeping matters
September 21, 2018 By 2 Comments
We live in a time when memory-keeping is easier than ever. We can share the stories of our lives in ways previous generations never could. Notebooks are relatively cheap and easily available; most of us carry cameras in our pockets and can take photos and videos of every aspect of our lives; we can share […]
How monthly highlights can help you see your life in a new light
June 9, 2014 By 8 Comments
I have been making monthly highlights pages for nearly a year and a half now and absolutely love them. I really enjoy taking some time out each month to reflect on the goodness of the month just gone. They started as an extension to the gratitude journal I began in 2012. I LOVED that journal, but it was kind […]
7 easy tips for getting started with kids scrapbooks
May 22, 2014 By 6 Comments
The kids started their own scrapbooks last year after I saw the idea over at Pink Ronnie and was reminded of my own childhood scrapbooks. Both kids absolutely love it. I knew Aoife would, but I thought Kirby was too young to get it. It turns out I was wrong! He LOVES it! Aoife loves having somewhere […]
Celebrating 2013: 10 journaling prompts to wrap up last year
January 16, 2014 By 3 Comments
I like taking some time out at the end of the year to reflect on the year that just has just gone by. But last year, December went by in a flash. And as much as I love riding the high energy wave of the new year, I needed a couple of weeks to get settled […]
10 memory-keeping prompts
August 1, 2013 By 6 Comments
I mentioned last week that I sometimes use prompts when I’m brainstorming ideas. I have to admit. I resisted prompts for a long time after I started art journaling, thinking they were a form of cheating. I had enough ideas of my own thankyouverymuch. Then I realised that they’re actually great starting points. Whether a […]
Artful memory-keeping: brainstorming ideas
July 25, 2013 By 10 Comments
When I share memory-keeping projects, I often get questions like “How do you even get started on something like that?”, or “Where do you get all your ideas from?”. So today I thought I’d share a little bit about the early stages of my process. Much of my art process is intuitive, but when it […]
