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!

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!

Well September… it’s time to say goodbye! This is the last day of the month and that means it’s a great time to answer a few quick questions and gather your memories. I love Roundup time!

It’s funny how some months seem to have a color theme. Without even trying, I ended up with a lot of photos with yellow and gold in them which happened to work out perfectly with my calendar and month cards. I swear I didn’t plan it that way! Here’s what August looked like in my world:

It’s almost the last day of the month and that means it’s time to take a few minutes and gather up your memories. This is my single most useful memory keeping tool! I’ve been doing this EVERY month since January of 2006. Now if the perfect time to start!

I’m always grateful for my monthly roundup habits and my favorite way to use these prompts is right on a scrapbook page. I love adding details to my THIS MONTH cards and putting them all on a page with photos and a few fun cards to make it complete. Here’s what July looked like:

For a long month, July sure did speed by! I’m getting ready to do my own personal roundup of the month’s events and I wanted to remind you that this is the perfect opportunity to take some time to document your own life. You can start this process at any time and you don’t have to do it every single month - although you will be glad if you are regular about it. Just look over the prompts and answer a few questions. Easy peasy!