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Choosing Joy

January 14, 2021

Marie Kondo's famous organizing system, the KonMari Method, started with her bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Many of her principles can be applied to photo organizing. (In fact, she discusses photo organizing in her work.) Here are two of my favorites from Marie: 1.) Ask yourself: "Does this spark joy?" If it does, keep it. If it doesn't, dispose of it. 2.) Tidy in the … [Read more...]

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Time Traveling

January 12, 2021

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, "For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned." Sign me up for extra hours in the day! That sounds almost like time traveling. Start the new year with a renewed determination to get your photos organized. Mark scheduling sessions on your calendar and stick to them. While you are earning those hours with a more efficient, accessible photo collection, … [Read more...]

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Technology Traps

January 7, 2021

Shawn Achor, the author of “The Happiness Advantage” offers this good habit reminder: “Do you feel like you are always working, but hardly working? Technology may make it easier for us to save time, but it also makes it a whole lot easier for us to waste it. In short, distraction is always one click away." Make it hard to succumb to bad habits (e.g., checking email or social media every 5 minutes) … [Read more...]

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Get Comfortable with Delete

January 5, 2021

I loved this image from fellow photo organizer Paul Einarsen of Bluewater Imaging. He spilled this tidbit in his newsletter: "It’s the little secret of most professional photographers that for every awesome shot of theirs you see, there are huge (digital) trash bins of photos that never made the cut." Start the new year with a new taking-out-the-trash habit. Take 5 minutes a day to go through your … [Read more...]

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Your Storybook

December 22, 2020

Each life is precious, unique, and a story worth preserving. Have you documented your own story for your kids and grandkids? I design beautiful custom photo books to revive, relive and share photographic memories. You can also create them yourself online. Or you might consider a more in-depth, professionally written personal biography. I recommend Nora Kerr of Memoir For Me or Ellyn Hoffman of … [Read more...]

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Preserve Handwritten History

December 17, 2020

Many of us have family member’s handwritten recipes that we use over the holiday season. It is touching to see the handwriting of our loved ones, as we recreate our favorite childhood dishes. Unfortunately, time is not kind to paper and ink! Now we can take digital photographs of these beloved recipes in their original form. In addition, our Senior loved ones often have beautifully handwritten … [Read more...]

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