Did you know that your life experiences, from simple to monumental, are worth gathering, curating and sharing with those that love you? Well, they are! Each week I share bits and bobs from my studio on how I'm working to make it easier for you to find the time, tools and motivation to preserve and share your family stories and photographs.
๐๏ธ Notes from the Studio - November 6, 2026 - ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ
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Hey there friends! Holy moly. I canโt believe we are just a few weeks away from Thanksgiving. I hope everyone had a fun Halloween. We had a prediction of a 40% chance of rain here and the TV weatherman assured viewers that it would just be a drizzle at worst. Whelp, it ended up raining all day - with the heaviest while the little ones were out in their costumes. ๐ณ Despite that, I think they all had fun. Getting free candy can overcome so many obstacles. Remember getting individual school photos taken around this time of year? If you are able to get your hands on yours, they would make a great little memory book. Read more about this below ๐๐ป Happy almost weekend, BEHIND THE SCENES THIS WEEKโ School pictures were so much fun on the day your class walked to the cafeteria where the photographer had set up. You got out of the classroom for a little while! No one even cared if their hair was still brushed or combed nicely like it had been when they arrived at school. You had probably already spent 30 minutes out on the playground for Peteโs sake. But, then part 2 of the school pictures experience rolled around a few weeks later. Thatโs when your teacher starts passing out those little packages. You know the ones. There was a bigger photo behind a clear, crackly cellophane panel. Then inside were the smaller ones with sizes for grandparents and those that could be cut apart to swap with friends. But the reality of a school photo hit a little harder on that day. The photo revealed that your hair was standing up or your eyes were closed. Your clothes might have been messed up from your time on the monkey bars at recess. What was your mom going to say after taking the time to make you presentable before you went to school? Now that Iโm a mom and a grandmother, I know the real truth. She didnโt care! Your parents might have giggled and teased you, but they were just happy to have new photos to send to Grandma. And nowโฆ. those little photos are timeless. I hope you have your own to scan and put into a digital/print booklet with some stories about each grade. I would have treasured something like that from my parents. Iโm not ready to share it with you yet, but Iโm working hard on making a simple template for a digital memory book to share with you very soon. I am creating it in a way that you will be able to have the digital copy for safekeeping while also being able to get a copy or two printed inexpensively. Stay tuned! If you missed these last week, here are my November Journal prompts. Since we are entering the โcozyโ season, I thought you might be writing a bit more. You can download it here.--> November 2026 Journal Guide.pdfโ Take a photo. Write a little bit. Create a legacy story for your family. INTENTIONAL HOME - Decluttering & Curating Memories
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Did you know that your life experiences, from simple to monumental, are worth gathering, curating and sharing with those that love you? Well, they are! Each week I share bits and bobs from my studio on how I'm working to make it easier for you to find the time, tools and motivation to preserve and share your family stories and photographs.
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