I have always admired people who kept journals. I, however, am not one of those people. I am one of those people that will buy a gorgeous journal, write in it twice, and then putting it away in a drawer to never see the light of day again.
I took some comfort in the fact that I scrapbook, so my kids, their kids, etc. will be able to get some glimpse of our life, as seen through pictures and journaling.
Still…it didn’t seem like enough. Well…especially since I often don’t journal on my scrapbook pages.
Then, I started blogging. I started recording little snippets of our daily life. This blog contains what we eat, cute things the kids say, illnesses, gifts given, school struggles — it is a portrait of our family at this moment.
Still — it’s not like I can expect that my great-grandchildren will be able to check out my blog online. So, I have been having each entry I make emailed to me (it’s an option through Blogger), and I have been printing most of them out and keeping them all together. This is finally a journal that I don’t stick away in a drawer to never see again. Sure — my great-grandchildren may not care what we ate each week or what “works for me,” but, you know what? They might.
Or…if you don’t want to print them out, you can always try a book of your blog entries through Blurb.com. I will admit that I actually got really behind in printing out my blog entries (though I have them in a “to print” file in my email). And, so Eric and I discussed it, and instead of printing all of my posts, I just ordered a hard back book of the entries from December 2006 (when I started my blog) through December 2007. I have plans for a 2008 book at the end of the year. My book is actually set to be delivered on Friday this week!
I know this doesn’t work for every blog, but if you record your family happenings on your blog, you might consider printing them out or even putting them in a book to record a glimpse of your family for the future.
For more tips and ideas, be sure to check out Works for Me Wednesday on Rocks In My Dryer!
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