I’ll admit that the news has me a bit spooked right now. This week has brought a rapid spread of Coronavirus cases throughout the world and the Dow Jones had it’s biggest drop in history yesterday. I’ve always been one who believes in including the details of the world around me in our family documenting, but I have to admit that this is no fun to report on!

Have you ever wondered if famous people scrapbook? Have you ever looked through any historical scrapbook albums? Scrapbooking is a way to document history - your own personal history as well as events going on around you.

I started doing monthly roundups in January of 2006 and I’ve been going strong ever since! This tool is easy to use and is the most useful way to keep track of everyday life. Think about all that has happened in the last month. Do you really think you will be able to remember it all? I always kid myself by thinking that I can remember such details, but it just isn’t possible. I’m always amazed when I read back through my past roundups to realize how many tidbits would have been forgotten if I hadn’t written them down.

Do yourself a favor and start (or continue!) to do a monthly roundup this year. You will be so happy with the end result!

Can you believe we are almost done with 2019? Crazy! Roundup time is a great way to reflect back on the memories of the holidays and the entire month. I also love looking over all of the roundups for the year to do a full recap for our scrapbooks. This is when regular documenting really pays off!

It’s been at least a month since I’ve created any sort of scrapbook page and I felt a bit rusty when I first opened up Photoshop Elements. It only took a few minutes to get back in the groove though and I just added and subtracted layers until I ended up with this fun spread.

If you’ve been following my Instagram account, you will know that I went to Belgium last week and came back with a bad bout of bronchitis. That means I’m behind on everything - including own personal roundup of the month’s events. I didn’t even remember to post the prompt! That is the first time I’ve skipped that since I started this little routine in January of 2006! I hope the faithful roundup followers went ahead without me.

Before you get caught up in Halloween celebrations tomorrow, take a few minutes and start your memory roundup for the month. Just copy and paste my simple questions and you will thank yourself later! This is such a great way to keep track of your life. I refer back to my own roundups all the time!

I’m on the road right now so my mind is on documenting travels. A big part of the travel experience for me is food. Ok, a big part of everyday life for me is food! I do love to eat! When I plan our trips, I spend a lot of time reading restaurant reviews to find out the best local food.

I had some fun playing around with digital mixed media to create another 2 page spread for my in-progress art journaling photobook. I love the sewing theme of this one as I used to do quite a bit of sewing in my early motherhood days.