Comments on: Photographing your mementos http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Unclutterer » Archive » Reader question: How store favorite correspondence? http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-4848 Unclutterer » Archive » Reader question: How store favorite correspondence? Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:30:22 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-4848 [...] stubs, playbills, etc. I’ve written about this idea a few times in the following posts: Photographing your mementos and Paper clutter [...] [...] stubs, playbills, etc. I’ve written about this idea a few times in the following posts: Photographing your mementos and Paper clutter [...]

]]> By: Unclutterer » Archive » Do you feel animosity toward others in your home about their disorganization? http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-4649 Unclutterer » Archive » Do you feel animosity toward others in your home about their disorganization? Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:30:22 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-4649 [...] post “Photographing your mementos” is a confession that I have not always been committed to simple living practices. It’s [...] [...] post “Photographing your mementos” is a confession that I have not always been committed to simple living practices. It’s [...]

]]> By: Nancy http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-310 Nancy Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:30:45 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-310 My husband died suddenly when our daughter was 2 years old...I photographed a lot of his stuff, and journaled why they were important to him. It was a healing process for me, and now she will always know why this stuff is in the box!! In the meantime, she flips thru the album pretty frequently, looking at the pix, and reading the descriptions. I even did some of the things that I have that have a story behind them; I highly suggest it. My husband died suddenly when our daughter was 2 years old…I photographed a lot of his stuff, and journaled why they were important to him. It was a healing process for me, and now she will always know why this stuff is in the box!! In the meantime, she flips thru the album pretty frequently, looking at the pix, and reading the descriptions. I even did some of the things that I have that have a story behind them; I highly suggest it.

]]> By: Amelia http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-309 Amelia Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:16:13 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-309 this is a fantastic idea. Only I think I would use them to make a scrapbook, because I have letters and things too that I would want to keep. I just came across a box that had my junior high trophies in it!! Definitely not something I need to display! A photo would certainly serve the purpose for things like that. this is a fantastic idea. Only I think I would use them to make a scrapbook, because I have letters and things too that I would want to keep.

I just came across a box that had my junior high trophies in it!! Definitely not something I need to display! A photo would certainly serve the purpose for things like that.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-308 Elizabeth Tue, 15 May 2007 01:48:13 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-308 My husband and I are about to move across the country and are doing this exact thing for sentimental items we are letting go, even stuff we are ebaying, putting in the yard sale or just giving away or throwing out. We have made a game out of it and are making two albums, one with the items that have emotional attachments and memories, and one we are just calling "shit we finally got rid of". It is amazing how much junk and even valuable stuff we have kept because we felt obilgated to because of the money we spent on it, it was a gift, a family treasure, or whatever. We are so happy to be doing this, good luck to everyone else! :) My husband and I are about to move across the country and are doing this exact thing for sentimental items we are letting go, even stuff we are ebaying, putting in the yard sale or just giving away or throwing out. We have made a game out of it and are making two albums, one with the items that have emotional attachments and memories, and one we are just calling “shit we finally got rid of”. It is amazing how much junk and even valuable stuff we have kept because we felt obilgated to because of the money we spent on it, it was a gift, a family treasure, or whatever. We are so happy to be doing this, good luck to everyone else! :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-307 Anonymous Mon, 14 May 2007 20:15:11 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-307 I LOVE this idea. I have also used a scanner to archive my childhood "artwork" and such. Some of it I have still kept but I feel better about getting rid of what I can. I LOVE this idea. I have also used a scanner to archive my childhood “artwork” and such. Some of it I have still kept but I feel better about getting rid of what I can.

]]> By: Erin http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-306 Erin Sat, 12 May 2007 16:42:54 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-306 Aegir --When I was going through my memory box, I found that I had put some things that I truly treasured inside of it. So, instead of photographing those items, I brought them out and put them on display in ways that honored the object. (I framed my master's diploma, for example ... I worked hard for that degree! ... and now it hangs in my home office.) My suggestion to you would have been to display the owl and honor it in a way that demonstrates its value to you. Being hidden in a box isn't the best place for valuable things. Aegir –When I was going through my memory box, I found that I had put some things that I truly treasured inside of it. So, instead of photographing those items, I brought them out and put them on display in ways that honored the object. (I framed my master’s diploma, for example … I worked hard for that degree! … and now it hangs in my home office.) My suggestion to you would have been to display the owl and honor it in a way that demonstrates its value to you. Being hidden in a box isn’t the best place for valuable things.

]]> By: Aegir http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-305 Aegir Fri, 11 May 2007 23:49:17 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-305 Works for some things, not for all. At my grandparent's 40th wedding anniversary, my siblings and I were given keepsakes of a tiny ceramic owl, handmade in the workshop next to the venue for the celebration. It was a pleasant tactile piece of ceramic, cool to the touch, and as a young'un I enjoyed holding it and rolling it in my hand. I kept it until I was 28 when I was burgled, and the box it was in was taken. It's a bit of clutter I most definitely want back, and no picture (I have one) will ever replace the object itself. Always consider the *why* of keeping something. Works for some things, not for all. At my grandparent’s 40th wedding anniversary, my siblings and I were given keepsakes of a tiny ceramic owl, handmade in the workshop next to the venue for the celebration. It was a pleasant tactile piece of ceramic, cool to the touch, and as a young’un I enjoyed holding it and rolling it in my hand. I kept it until I was 28 when I was burgled, and the box it was in was taken.

It’s a bit of clutter I most definitely want back, and no picture (I have one) will ever replace the object itself.

Always consider the *why* of keeping something.

]]> By: Rick http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-304 Rick Fri, 11 May 2007 05:01:17 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-304 Thanks for the tip... now I don't feel as odd for doing exactly this a few months ago Thanks for the tip… now I don’t feel as odd for doing exactly this a few months ago

]]> By: Joe http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-303 Joe Fri, 11 May 2007 03:10:30 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-303 Erin - Etsy is a nice suggestion. I may have a few pieces that other people might be interested in. It might even help validate my fine arts education. ;) Thanks! Erin - Etsy is a nice suggestion. I may have a few pieces that other people might be interested in. It might even help validate my fine arts education. ;) Thanks!

]]> By: Erin http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-302 Erin Thu, 10 May 2007 15:09:52 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-302 Joe -- I suggest that you open up an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/how_selling_works.php" rel="nofollow">Etsy</a> shop and sell them. Give yourself a time limit (four months, maybe?) for keeping inventory. After that deadline has passed put the items on super clearance prices. If after that they haven't sold, post the items on craigslist or freecycle or go through with your cremation plan. Someone out there might love to own one of your pieces and display it prominently in their home. Joe — I suggest that you open up an Etsy shop and sell them. Give yourself a time limit (four months, maybe?) for keeping inventory. After that deadline has passed put the items on super clearance prices. If after that they haven’t sold, post the items on craigslist or freecycle or go through with your cremation plan. Someone out there might love to own one of your pieces and display it prominently in their home.

]]> By: Joe http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-301 Joe Thu, 10 May 2007 14:59:59 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-301 I'm a recently-graduated art student, and I've been preparing to do this for my art pieces. The big question is what to do with the things I've photographed and want to be rid of. I can't bring myself to simply throw them in the trash - only because they still feel too important to sit in a landfill for eternity, but not important enough to keep. The only solution I've come up with is burning them. Essentially, cremating my memories. Is this crazy? I’m a recently-graduated art student, and I’ve been preparing to do this for my art pieces.

The big question is what to do with the things I’ve photographed and want to be rid of. I can’t bring myself to simply throw them in the trash - only because they still feel too important to sit in a landfill for eternity, but not important enough to keep.

The only solution I’ve come up with is burning them. Essentially, cremating my memories. Is this crazy?

]]> By: Ryan http://unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-300 Ryan Thu, 10 May 2007 14:51:23 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/05/10/photographing-your-mementos/#comment-300 I have something similar to this. Not necessarily a chest, but a small box of different things I've been hardpressed to get rid of. Notes from relationships, my collection of movie tickets (with the girl's name I took on the back), small toys from my childhood, post cards from friends and family (some living, some not) and other various objects that are important to me. I don't think I could do the same thing. Sure I might be able to snapshot some of the small toys and scan some of the notes and postcards, but to me, it wouldn't be the same. But then again, I don't have any unopened Bud Lights in my box. :) I have something similar to this. Not necessarily a chest, but a small box of different things I’ve been hardpressed to get rid of.

Notes from relationships, my collection of movie tickets (with the girl’s name I took on the back), small toys from my childhood, post cards from friends and family (some living, some not) and other various objects that are important to me.

I don’t think I could do the same thing. Sure I might be able to snapshot some of the small toys and scan some of the notes and postcards, but to me, it wouldn’t be the same.

But then again, I don’t have any unopened Bud Lights in my box. :)

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