Instax at Events: My Kit and 3 Ways to Keep the Photos
I've used Instax at baby showers, a bridal shower, a 90th birthday, and a bachelorette in Hawaii. Here's the kit I bring, three ways to keep the photos afterward, and why I don't treat these as heirlooms.
My Memory-Keeping System (And What I Haven't Figured Out)
After four years and twenty thousand photos on my phone, I realized what I was doing wasn't going to last. This is the whole system I’m building — the trunk I use as a limit, three albums covering birth through eighteen, and the video problem I still haven't solved.
My Memory-Keeping Toolkit: The Tools I Use to Make the Memories + Keep the Story
If you've ever looked at your camera roll and thought I should really do something with all this, this is the whole system I use. Four categories, the tools that go with each one, the trunk I bought to stop myself from keeping everything, and the backup setup I put in place after losing every photo I had.
What My Mom Taught Me About Memory-Keeping — A Conversation With Donna
My mom, Donna, on scrapbooking, memory-keeping, and what she's learned helping clean out the homes of people who've passed. Episode 10 of Postcards for Posterity.
I Ordered 111 Prints From 10 Photo Companies — Here's What I Found
If you've ever stood in front of the CVS photo kiosk wondering whether it actually matters where you print, this post is for you.
I finally started my daughter's photo album this spring. And because I apparently cannot do anything the simple way, "starting her album" turned into ordering 111 prints from ten different photo printing companies so I could figure out — once and for all — where those photos deserved to be printed.
Becoming the Memory Architect: Holding Your Child's Memories Until They Can Hold Them Themselves
I recently finished The Art of Making Memories by happiness researcher Meik Wiking — and this episode is about the ideas that hit hardest as a parent of a young child. The reminiscence bump, what the science says about baby memories, and the family story I had to rewrite as an adult. Plus: why "they won't remember it" isn't the point.
8 Ways to Make Memories That Actually Stick (Based on the Science of Happiness)
I just finished reading The Art of Making Memories by Meik Wiking — the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and one of the world's leading researchers on happiness.
This book made me rethink some things.
15 Moms Night Out Ideas (Plus the Cozy At-Home Versions)
15 moms night out ideas with at-home and going-out versions. New experiences and recurring rituals for building friendship. Sober-friendly, South Bay spots included.