Here we are...already a month into 2019...can you even believe it?
The older I get, the faster time flies...and it's gotten to the point where I find myself saying, "That was (blank) many years ago???" on a regular basis.
Ugh.
And, although, I can't slow the passage of time (I've been working on it, believe me...), I can do my best to try to remember the lives we're living...to try to "stop the blur" a bit.
That's where my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner comes in.
Here's where I take just a few minutes every day (or every few days) to jot down a few things that happened...big & small things...important & seemingly mundane things. Things I want to remember.
My process is pretty simple.
I keep our everyday lives scheduled on a large monthly calendar in my kitchen. All of our appointments, practices, obligations & excursions are listed here.
And, I occasionally add things I want to make sure I remember on post it notes stuck to individual days.
When I have a few spare moments, I take the calendar off the wall & bring it to my craft area where I'll transfer any important information into my Memory Planner.
This is how my pages will look at the end of the week.
Nothing too crazy...just words on the page.
Larger stories get documented in scrapbook pages or traveler's notebooks...this book is simply used for recording our every day lives.
Next, I'll go back, Mildliners & Gel Pens in hand, and add accents to certain words to make them stand out.
I love how doing this adds color to our memories...and I think it makes the pages look so full & fun.
Finally, I will print out photos from the week & add them into my planner.
I don't usually have a ton of pictures if we've just been living our ordinary lives...so I'll make sure to fill in the empty gaps with stickers, stamps & other embellishments.
Random photos & stories from the month are documented in the month-at-a-glance section of my planner.
There's no rhyme or reason to how I lay these pages out...I just sort of find room & add the pics & words.
Now here's a look at how January came together...week by week.
And that's it!
January is now recorded.
And, not only does working in my planner give me a chance to slow down and create, it also provides a way for me to see how far we've come...how much we've accomplished...and how full our lives really are.
Just seeing these completed weeks gives me a sense of peace and happiness.
Thank you so much for stopping by...I hope I've inspired you to take some time to document the things that are important to you.
Supplies | Color Fresh Memory Planner - Spiral Box Kit, Clear Stamps, Icon Sticker Book, Alpha Sticker Book, Washi, Neon Gel Pens