Let’s talk about getting in shape for the holidays by decluttering your smartphone of all the photos and videos you don’t need. We roll through the year taking photo after photo and taking videos of important moments. But we get so overwhelmed with all the files that it’s tough to know what you’ve taken and…
Here’s why organizing your family’s photos and other memories is so important. A friend of mine went to his childhood home and helped his father, a widower, clean out his attic and he came across a dusty shoebox. Toss it, right? But he opened the lid and saw dozens of envelopes packed together. He pulled…
Decluttering your home is never a one-and-done task, is it? The right tools and an organizing system will help you corral the stuff you gather and keep your home feeling comfortable and keep you distressed. How many times have you seen bills, sticky notes, and other papers scattered across your home office desktop but figured…
Decluttering and organizing your home reduces your stress and boosts your personal quality of life. Clean up clutter and you’ll reduce stress and boost your self-esteem, as noted by a New York mental health expert, linked to in the article at the end of this post. Closets, garages, and family rooms or spare bedrooms get…
Here’s why I chose photo coaching as a home business that’s been profitable for me and my family: I remember the feeling of leaving the corporate world with its structure and entering the new world of being a stay-at-home mom with my toddlers. My husband and I knew the arrangement would be best for our…
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…
Make organizing and storing your photos a family-wide project, and enjoy doing it during special times like anniversaries along with special observances and holidays. It’s a year-round activity that can draw you closer together with others. I’ve been writing a lot about researching your family’s history by journaling photos, interviewing family members, and using free…
Researching your family history goes hand-in-hand with organizing family photos, home movies, and your other media files. Various tools are useful in researching your family history but how do you store the information as you find it? Here’s a strategy for uncovering the people and stories in your family line while also organizing your most…
Did you capture some photos and videos of the eventful 2022 holiday season with exceptionally snowy and icy weather in places like Buffalo and Seattle? It wasn’t all fun and sleigh rides with flights delayed around the country and drivers getting stuck in snow drifts. In my previous home of Pasadena, the Rose Parade was…
In the hectic pace of daily life, we often overlook the importance of soaking up meaningful memories with family photos and videos. Until a time of personal crisis strikes and we long for photos and videos to remember the face and voice we knew. Amy Vanden Berg is a good friend and colleague with personal…