10 Steps to Organized Photos & Memorabilia

For two decades, I have been helping families organize their photos and memorabilia. It is a daunting and overwhelming task for most.

When I started this journey, I was married, without children. I had the advantage of getting all of my photos & our extended older heritage photos organized and in albums before we added kiddos to the mix.

Being a photo consultant, when we did have children, I was able to set up systems to keep my kids’ albums current. Since photos were my “job,” I could take the time and money and get the job done without guilt.

I was also a team leader. I spent my days encouraging my team as well as customers to “just do it!” It was truly a unique situation.

Along the way, I started completing albums for other people as well. Now, as a professional organizer, I see how photos and memorabilia are stored inside the home.

And it ain’t pretty, my friends. When you move into your home, there isn’t a “photo and memorabilia” closet or designated room.

A box gets filled here, a drawer there.

In the past, photos were developed, flipped through and then “stored” -anywhere. End tables, kitchens, desk drawers - you name it.

Now, digital prints are viewed and stored on the computer. And I have seen some great ways people enjoy those. But I am a sentimental, picture-in-hand kinda gal.

I am still making paper albums – except in one category. I just love the feel of that big album and my handwritten words on the page for my children to read.

I was one of my last friends to buy a digital camera, and I would only take the plunge with a digital SLR. Still to this day, all my pictures are taken with that camera.

This book is not for the iPhone generation. It is for those of you struggling to make sense of the physical pieces of paper that make up your heritage and your family’s story.

Just as in my eBook, 10 Steps to Organized Paper, the following chapters are ordered from the easiest to accomplish to the most time-consuming.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Non-Photo Memorabilia
Chapter 1: Letters & Cards
Chapter 2: School Papers & Certificates
Chapter 3: Kids’ Artwork
Chapter 4: A Shadowbox
Part 2: Photos of Your Past & “Life Before Kids”
Chapter 5: The Heritage Album – Your Family’s History
Chapter 6: Your Life in Photos
Part 3: Photos of Life with Kids
Chapter 7: Photo Gifts, Frames & Displays
Chapter 8: Portrait Albums
Chapter 9: Family Life with Kids Displays
Chapter 10: Photo Storage & Protection

Are you ready to tackle your photos & memorabilia?

Then let's get started!