MEMORY PLANNING: THE ART OF DOCUMENTING YOUR FAMILY VACATION by Colleen Langenfeld
You have saved and planned for your family
vacation.
You are drooling with anticipation.
You dream of idyllic time spent with your spouse
and children.
Of course, you'll be taking photos to remember
this great time spent together.
Maybe using a video camera, too!
Would you consider doing one more thing?
Locking in those great moments forever with a
little 'memory planning'?
What's that, you say?
Memory planning. Simply put, plan the 'taking'
of your memories and you will end up with a
more vibrant and satisfying collection of
momentos. Much better than just a few rolls of
film or cassettes of videotape.
Intrigued?
It's easy!
- Start by collecting brochures, postcards,
ticket stubs.
- Keep a small notebook or assign a family
member to take notes. At moments when someone
says 'this is the best time ever' ask him or her
to describe their feelings & jot down the details.
- If using a video camera, narrate what was
exciting or compelling about the event you are
taping.
- Try to identify scents and sounds with events
as well as visual clues. Write these things down
in your notebook and collect samples when possible.
- Be a reporter; always ask yourself and others
'why' when they say they love something. Identifying
the why helps to stamp the event firmly in our memory.
Doing these steps faithfully will really help later
on when you are pulling all of these independent
parts together. Your accurate journalizing will make
all the difference, says Lygia Brown, Independent
Scrapbook Consultant:
'After safely preserving our photos, the most
important part of scrapbooking is journalizing. Compare
a beautifully decorated album with no words, to one
with words and you will see the value of documenting
events, people and places. Journalizing adds meaning.
Use the questions of a journalist as a guide. (Who,
what, when, where, or why?). Journalizing is a
priceless enhancement.'
( For scrapbooking questions Lygia can be reached
at Lygiabrown@yahoo.com )
So make sure you plan your memories this vacation
with as much care as you plan your route. Pack a
small bag designed to hold the memorabilia you will
collect plus your journal. Schedule the time now
that you will need after your trip to complete the
archiving of your vacation memories.
You'll be so glad you did!
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