More than ever before, I’m grateful for my routine of rounding up the month. Although I have to admit that this one is going to be a doozy! I’m going to use the resources I posted about yesterday to help me recap the news.

I usually love the month of March because it’s my birthday and wedding anniversary month as well as the start of spring. This year March brought a lot of terrible news as well. Nothing like a worldwide pandemic to scare us all! That’s definitely worth mentioning as you document this month. I also have my usual list of prompts to help you record the events of your everyday life. I call it a roundup, but you can call whatever you want. Here are the details:

MARCH MEMORIES:

• What did you watch? TV, Movies, Netflix, Plays, etc.

• What did you listen to? Podcasts, music, etc.

• What did you read? Books, Kindle, online, etc.

• What did you learn? Life lessons, classes, new skills and ideas, etc.

• What did you celebrate? Birthdays, holidays, accomplishments, etc.

• What was newsworthy? Personal and family news, world and nation news, etc.

HOW TO GATHER MARCH MEMORIES:

• Review calendars, social media posts, journal entries, etc. - I use the Momento app to keep everything in one place and then look back through my online calendar.

• Make sure all your photos are uploaded and backed up to at least 3 places. If you use Google Photos, your photos will already be sorted by date. I like to search the month (March 2020) and then select all of those photos and create an album for them in Google Photos called March 2020. It’s not necessary, but I find it useful.

• Gather any memorabilia from the month such as ticket stubs, invitations, programs etc. Scan or photograph them if desired and then upload them with your photos for the month. And/or put them in a file marked March 2020 if you plan to save the physical copies for scrapbooking or memory boxes.

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR ROUNDUP?

• Make a list of your answers to the prompts.

• Put them in a blog or social media post, in your journal, on the last day of the calendar for that month, or on a scrapbook or photobook page. You can even email them to yourself and keep them in a folder for later reference or use a notes app on your phone. Just find a routine that works for you.

• If you share your roundup in any form on Instagram, use the hashtag #roundupyourmemories if you want to share with others.

• The more roundups you do, the more you will appreciate this simple way to document your everyday life!