October 2021 felt like one of the fastest months I’ve experienced in a long time. Seriously, where did the time go? I truly love October so I’m kind of sad to say goodbye to it. I’m hoping November will let us keep some fall weather for a while before we head into winter.

Here it is in written list form in case you would rather copy and paste this for your own use.

Take time to document the month of October and fill in the following:

• Holidays, celebrations, special occasions,

• What you watched - shows, movies, plays, performances, etc.

• What you listened to - music, podcasts, audiobooks, etc.

• Books you read and things you learned

• News - personal, local, national, international

• Other ideas - weather events, favorite finds, foods you ate, memes & humor

You can do daily, weekly, or monthly recaps - it’s totally up to you. I like to make sure I don’t go any longer than a month without recording these details or it just gets too hard to remember. I’ve been doing monthly roundups each month since January of 2006. It’s my most useful memory-keeping tool!

And here’s a fun little GIF-ready template to use for Instagram stories if you want to play along. I’ll be sharing mine in my Instagram stories today and will also save it to my highlights. If you need tips for how to use this template, check out this previous post.

Have fun doing your roundup!

Katie the Creative Lady