A “You can Do It” Strategy for Organizing and Permanently Storing Your Photos, Videos and More
Begin organizing and storing your photos, videos, and other memories with this important principle: aim for peace of mind and not perfection. Let’s say you come across a box full of old photos and letters in a closet or an attic. You didn’t know they existed but you look more closely and see that these […]
How to Easily Know What Photos and Videos You Have Stored … and What You Need
Do you ever wonder what types of photos and videos you’ve already taken? Keeping an inventory of your memories is tough if one of the kids or grandparents hasn’t recently been in person at a holiday, like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or the 4th of July. Even if your kids are still young in middle […]
5 Reasons to Use FOREVER® for Family Research and Photo Storage
Researching your family’s history and photo storage are related. The task can begin with simple questions. Who are those people in the photos you found buried in a box in your closet or your attic? Are they cousins of your parents or grandparents … and if you learn something about them, then will that fill […]
Look into Photo Coaching: an In-Demand Business Opportunity to Make Memories Last
Here are 2 important reasons to consider photo coaching as a home-based business or addition to your professional service portfolio. But first, my story. I was a young married mother stepping out of the corporate world with a toddler and preschooler at home. I loved my kids, of course, and was glad to stay home […]
Teaching Future Generations Your Family’s Identity through Stored Family Stories
Remember struggling through a job transition or wondering how you were going to graduate from college or raise a family? You did it—with some bumps and bruises along the way. You’ve certainly learned important life lessons that you’d like to pass on to future generations if you’re a great-grandparent, grandparent, or parent. How did you […]
Trusted, Permanent Storage for Photos, Videos, Letters, and More
A friend of mine was visiting his childhood home and was cleaning an upstairs attic that his elderly father could no longer clean. He found a shoebox covered with dust, opened the lid, and saw it stuffed with letters. He pulled one out and saw dozens more letters his deceased mother had written to his […]
Researching Family History to Meet the Needs of Your Family
Every family’s story is unique and that becomes apparent through family research. Look up immigration records, military service, or letters describing their travels from one part of Canada or the U.S. to another. You’ll see hopes, dreams, and challenges unique to them. I’m passionate that families chronicle their past and present stories to preserve their […]
Reasons to Digitize Old Memories like Postcards, Letters, and Awards
You find a postcard from your trip to the Grand Canyon or that special vacation you took to Italy decades ago. And you want to save it for your grandkids and their grandkids. How do you safely store it? That’s what I’m tackling this week. Postcards from the past are memories worth saving just like […]
How to Easily Delete Duplicate Photos and Organize Your Memories Using the FOREVER® platform
Let’s play “how many photos are on your smartphone?” The higher the number, the more duplicate photos you’re going to have, and the more photos you’ll need to delete. How do you organize them? I’m stating the obvious, but imagine it this way—graduation season is coming up. If you have someone who’s a graduate or […]
2 Questions You Need to ask about Storing Your Photos, Videos, and Other Memories
Imagine your wedding photos and videos being available for a great-great-grandchild and their children to view in a hundred years or more from now. It’s possible with the right kind of digital storage. The digital age is awesome. Look how easy it is to send files through text messaging and email, upload photos and videos […]