Family: Find Joy in Your Photos Again - Simple Steps to Regain Control

Find Joy in Your Photos Again - Simple Steps to Regain Control

Written by Christine Sutton

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Set mini-goals so that you can feel a sense of accomplishment. Focusing on one theme (such as holiday or vacation photos) will be a lot more manageable than trying to tackle repparttar entire photo collection at one time. Don't sabotage yourself by thinking you need to set aside an entire day for your organizing. Take advantage of small blocks of time – even 15 minutes – and take some action. Small progress is still progress!

4. Purge your photos!

Photographs hold so much meaning and significance for us, and most of us consider our photographs to be among our most prized possessions. Because of this, many of us would never dream of throwing away a photograph. It sounds dreadful doesn't it?

But guess what? You don't have to keep every picture! Don't be afraid to sift through your collection and free yourself of those photographs that don't stir your emotions. For starters, release anything that is dark, blurry, or otherwise unattractive.

If you insist upon keeping every photograph, then your truly special photographs will be lost in repparttar 110769 mass of other photographs. Keep those photos that inspire you, and release repparttar 110770 rest. Purging your photographs is one simple thing you can do to dramatically simplify your organizing.

5. Develop a system for handling just-developed pictures.

We realize that you probably have oodles and oodles of older photographs that need organizing. So, you may think it odd that we’re focusing on handling just-developed pictures. The simple reason for that is that you need to feel a sense of achievement, and this will give you an easy starting point. It may take you a while to go back and organize your older photographs, but at repparttar 110771 very least you’ll feel in control of your pictures from here on out. The system that you create should be simple, so that you’ll use it every time.

6. Capture your memories that go along with your photographs.

Your photographs will hold more meaning, for you and your loved ones, if they know repparttar 110772 story behind them.

As you begin to get your photographs in order, you may be interested in discovering repparttar 110773 joy of scrapbooking! Scrapbooking is repparttar 110774 art of safely and creatively showcasing photos and memorabilia in albums using archival, acid-free albums and products. Pages are embellished with stickers, artwork, and journaling. Scrapbooking is repparttar 110775 fastest growing segment of repparttar 110776 craft industry, with good reason.

“Scrapbooking is truly a magical activity with immeasurable benefits. It allows us to record our family stories and reflect on life’s greatest treasures”.

Whether or not you plan to scrapbook, be sure to take repparttar 110777 time to capture those magical moments in life. You know, those times in life when something wonderful happens and everything seems right with repparttar 110778 world . . . or you're amazed by your child's words of wisdom. Capture those special moments as they happen.

Christine Sutton and her business partner, Tracey DuBois, have helped countless people organize, protect, and enjoy their precious photographs. They co-founded www.organizedphotos.com, where they provide empathy, fun, and completely sane solutions. FREE Photo Organizing Idea Kit, Articles, Step-by-Step Guidelines, E-courses, Creative Projects, Tips, Ideas, and more.

PARENTS: How You Can Win the Battle To Keep Your Child Safe From Strangers This Holiday Season

Written by Michelle Annese

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3.Know what your child is wearing that day, and carry a recent picture with you in your wallet. Most moms and dads have lots of pictures of repparttar

kids, but baby pics are not helpful if your child is lost and security needs to search for them. 4.Teach your child what to do if a stranger approaches them. First – Run away! Second – Tell somebody! 5. Role play with your child ahead of time. Use tactics that some kidnappers have used in repparttar 110768

past and teach your children not to ‘fall for a stranger’s sneaky tricks!” i.e. stranger favorite lures: candy, video games, comic books, toys, telling them “your mommy told me to bring you home etc. 6.Do not have your child wear anything with their name on it – i.e. back packs, purses, and jackets. Child offenders with pick up these clues and use repparttar 110769

child’s name when speaking with them to gain trust. 7.Practice, Practice, Practice! Reviewing these strategies not only will help your child remember, but keep it on your mind as well. We all want our children safe and happy for more holidays to come.

Michelle Annese is a 3rd degree Black Belt with 15 years experience in the martial arts specializing in effective self-defense programs and seminars for women and children. She has extensive training with law enforcement and security experts. Ms. Annese is the author of “The Realtor Survival Guide” and has written many articles on safety awareness. Many of these articles can be seen at www.michelleannese.com.

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