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Resources for year-end recaps

I happen to love year-end reviews because they give me so much material to use for recording our memories of the year. Of course, they are a lot more fun to read when the news is better than it has been over the past year, but it’s still important to take some time to reflect on what has been happening around us in the world. It’s also a great way to jog your memory to think about what was happening in your own life that coincided with these events. I’ve been saving links to some great resources as I find them, and I will continue to update this list if I see anything else worth adding.

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How to make New Year’s celebrations fun and memorable

What do you do to celebrate New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day? We don’t usually do anything too major, but I kind of enjoy that. Our big focus is mostly on having good food to eat. lol! Since New Year’s is just a few days way, it seems like a good day for a blog post all about how to make New Year’s celebration fun and memorable!

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My November 2021 roundup

November seemed to go by fast this year for our family. We were lucky to have a visit from Riley & Ryan and their dog Piper. We got our booster shots, decorated our house for the holidays, and enjoyed the warm weather. We even ate outside on November 30th - very unusual for Utah!

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November Roundup prompt

November 2021 has been our busiest month since the pandemic started. We aren’t back to pre-pandemic levels of socializing yet, but we did host a few small dinner gatherings and attended a play in the theater. We also had a visit from our daughter and son-in-law and their doggy and enjoyed some movie nights with my parents. Our house is all decorated for Christmas and we even got our booster shots. Pretty good stuff overall.

Now I’m ready to use my roundup prompts to document the month. I also love creating scrapbook layouts using these topics, but there is no right or wrong way to do this. Just record the main events of November and find somewhere to share and enjoy them!

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Are you ready to capture Thanksgiving memories?

No matter what your Thanksgiving celebration will look like this year, it’s worth documenting. Make sure you have your camera and take photos of everyone you spend the day with. Document where you ate the Thanksgiving feast and who was there to celebrate with you. We already had our Thanksgiving feast in October so we are planning to order takeout Chinese food, and watch some shows and movies. That’s worth documenting also!

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Thinking about documenting December

I’ve never done a full December Daily album or made it through a daily documenting of the month of December. I have definitely created a lot of holiday layouts with plenty of December pages. I’m honestly happy with the approach I’ve taken over the years and I’m grateful for all of the December memories I have taken the time to document. Even if I don’t totally follow along with the full December Daily idea, I get a TON of inspiration from watching what others are doing.

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