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Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, "For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned." Sign me up for extra hours in the day! Butterflies surely know instinctively not to waste a minute as they typically live from 2 to 6 short weeks and they have much to accomplish. That's a good example to follow. Mark scheduling sessions on your calendar and stick to them. You'll save time later when … [Read more...]

Butterflies are also known for being bright splashes of color, often looking brilliant against a drab, ordinary object. You can bring more color to your life by printing and framing some of your favorite memories to scatter about your home. Every time you pass the happy memory or grand adventure, you'll have the joy of remembering. Change out the framed photos regularly so you don't get blind to … [Read more...]

It won't matter how well organized you are, if you lose all your photos and videos. Most of us have backup systems for our computer files, but oftentimes, we fail to back up our phones. It is absolutely mandatory to establish a secure backup system for your digital photo collection. Even if it is a mess, backup your precious memories against disasters. I always recommend the 3, 2, 1 backup rule. … [Read more...]

Have you read “The Happiness Advantage” by Shawn Achor? It is full of so many nuggets of goodness that I find useful in organizing. I love this one: “Just as our brains can be wired in ways to hold us back, we can retrain them to scan for the good things in life – to help us see more possibility, to feel more energy, and to succeed at higher levels." In other words, if you stick with a new … [Read more...]

A flower garden can quickly be strangled by weeds if you don't keep the weeds pulled. The same is true for our photo collections. We often take dozens of shots of the same thing in order to capture a really good shot, but we neglect deleting all except the one or two keepers. Fellow photo organizer Holly Corbid of Capture Your Photos offers this tool to help us decide which photos are keepers. Ask … [Read more...]

Dads are notorious for reminding us to stay the course and remain on task. That important advice is also applicable when organizing your photos (or anything else). Rather than jumping around, choose one area to organize from start to finish. If you constantly flit from one batch of photos to another, you'll end up doing a little bit in a lot of different places. As a result, no one job is ever … [Read more...]