I've noticed this year that Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have started earlier than ever. I like to keep up with financial news, and current reports say that last year's shipping and supply chain issues created so many shortages that retailers have stocked up for this year, only to find that inflation has slowed spending. Now there are surpluses. The good news is that we are getting a lot more sales!

I've struggled with a swollen ankle since I stepped off my porch wrong in June of 2021. Now, I have finally found an answer (hopefully!) after 18 months, six different doctors, boots, canes, physical therapy, cortisone shots, multiple MRIs and x-rays, and an EMG test.

While working on my September roundup, I also decided to get going on my October recap. It's often easier to keep the momentum rather than stop and start again. It's good to remember that when you are being creative. So take advantage of those times when you feel ready to create!

It can be tricky to go back in time and reconstruct the events for a scrapbook page. However, my memory roundup routine has taught me to look through my calendars and monthly notes to easily jog my memory. As a result, I was able to put together this two-page spread about September, even though we are well into November now.

The end of the month is here, so it’s time to do a month-in-review roundup. I love to take a memory inventory at the end of the month and document it all to add to our family albums.

I share several prompt images each month on the last day of the month. I’m also including a link to my video walkthrough of how to document your life month by month and a demonstration of how I do my own roundups.

I need to remember that sometimes the simplest of projects can be the most rewarding. Our daughter Riley wanted to put together a photo book for her sweet 2-month-old baby Calvin so he could begin to recognize the faces of family members, even though he can't be around them every day. You can imagine that I was more than happy to offer my help with this!

October ends in one week and I wanted to give you a friendly reminder to think about your roundup.

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I've been collecting some fun links to share, so let's take a few minutes and catch up on the good stuff around the internet right now.