With Digital Scrapbook Day on Saturday and my new releases, I almost forgot that today was the last day of the month! I’m so glad that the roundup habit is such a part of my life, that I literally can’t forget it. I love jotting down our memories and taking some time to close out the month before I move on to the next one. So let’s roundup September and get ready for a great October!

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 September 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!