Comments on: Take Pictures Of Your Mementos To Reduce Clutter. http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:46:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-6537 Rachel Mon, 17 May 2010 14:57:24 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=36#comment-6537 Excellent tip. I admit, I thought this idea was not likely to be useful to me... until I got down to some sentimental things that I owned, and suddenly this became the key to letting it go. Excellent tip. I admit, I thought this idea was not likely to be useful to me… until I got down to some sentimental things that I owned, and suddenly this became the key to letting it go.

]]> By: Annie http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-5690 Annie Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:09:35 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=36#comment-5690 Great tip! I take pictures of my kid's creations and such, and am working on doing this with things that will fade over the years like old photo albums. I plan to eventually pass the originals on, but I will keep scanned copies of the photos and even photos of the actual album itself... Great tip! I take pictures of my kid’s creations and such, and am working on doing this with things that will fade over the years like old photo albums. I plan to eventually pass the originals on, but I will keep scanned copies of the photos and even photos of the actual album itself…

]]> By: David http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-35 David Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:30:56 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=36#comment-35 Another great idea, thanks for sharing Slackerjo! Another great idea, thanks for sharing Slackerjo!

]]> By: Slackerjo http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Slackerjo Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:47:48 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=36#comment-32 I go one step further. I read a lot (1-5 books a week) so I get my books from the library. I could never afford my book habit or have the space to store the books (apt = small 1 bedroom). Also my dirty secret; I am terrible with book titles. I can summarize the plot, name all the characters, but the title draws a frustrating blank. So I write a short review of each book and assign a grade to each book. My reviews are nothing fancy and often are disorganized and I tend ramble. So I have a reminder of the book without keeping a copy.Plus I can look up the damn title! I go one step further. I read a lot (1-5 books a week) so I get my books from the library. I could never afford my book habit or have the space to store the books (apt = small 1 bedroom). Also my dirty secret; I am terrible with book titles. I can summarize the plot, name all the characters, but the title draws a frustrating blank. So I write a short review of each book and assign a grade to each book. My reviews are nothing fancy and often are disorganized and I tend ramble. So I have a reminder of the book without keeping a copy.Plus I can look up the damn title!

]]> By: David http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-19 David Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:23:16 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=36#comment-19 True, but one book instead of a million stacks of paper would certainly help reduce the clutter! True, but one book instead of a million stacks of paper would certainly help reduce the clutter!

]]> By: SavvyChristine http://simpleorganizedlife.com/take-pictures-of-your-mementos-to-reduce-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-18 SavvyChristine Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:25:01 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=36#comment-18 I imagine you'd have to have good digital photo organizing habits to really get into this tip. If I were to do this, I think I'd make sure to label everything right away. Otherwise, the photos will sit in their numbered folder for all eternity with names like "2008 12 06 005." You could take it one step further and create a memory book with all the saved scans and images -- say on Snapfish or one of those other photo websites. That sounds like a nice way to feature your kids' art projects and things. Of course, it's time consuming and can add to the clutter.... I imagine you’d have to have good digital photo organizing habits to really get into this tip. If I were to do this, I think I’d make sure to label everything right away. Otherwise, the photos will sit in their numbered folder for all eternity with names like “2008 12 06 005.”

You could take it one step further and create a memory book with all the saved scans and images — say on Snapfish or one of those other photo websites. That sounds like a nice way to feature your kids’ art projects and things. Of course, it’s time consuming and can add to the clutter….

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