need time to scrapbook?

I speak with many people about photos, albums, and scrapbooking.  One of the big reasons people don't do anything with their photos is time.  

I am being completely honest when I say it breaks my heart a little when I hear people say that.  Anything you don't record becomes lost.  Irreplaceably lost!  When the moment is past, your memory fades, no matter how much you think it won't.  The details, the passion, the memories, the feelings... gone. 

So take my new 90 Minutes for Life challenge!!!  You can change course and become a Heritage MAKER not a Photo Keeper.  Give yourself and your family that gift!

And maybe start by thinking about time a little differently. 

For more time tips and ideas, see the "don't have time?" tab.

Now do yourself a favor.  If you don't already have one, open your free memory-keeping account here and start uploading pictures.  It will give them a safe digital place to be.  (They're saved in full resolution so you can download them back from your account at any time!  For free!  Most companies aren't that way.)  

If you need help organizing your photos before you can make something meaningful with them, check out my three-part Photo Organization and Preservation series.  There's SO MUCH helpful information there!  You will come away with so much knowledge and so many tools!

It can take a while to organize photos, but don't give up.  Just give it 15 minutes at a time.  Start small.  Start organizing just one year and moving on from there.  Manageable increments--15 minutes 6 days a week, or 90 minutes one day a week.

Next, decide how you want to preserve your photos and their stories.  A hardbound book?  A softbound books?  Individual scrap pages?

I recommend grabbing something you love to drink and sitting down for 20 minutes to learn about these three heirloom-quality options for putting your photos and memories on pages so they can be preserved.  There's an "easy button" option, a quick and simple template option, and a fully creative digital scrapbooking option with complete flexibility.  

Whatever fits you best is what you should do because they are all top-quality products from a company with a photo privacy promise (which is more unique and special than it really should be)!

Keep going!  90 Minutes for Life!  You can do this.  

You can't not do this.  Your memories are depending on it!  Be the hero of your family.

Get started right here, right now!  If it's easier to do with a friend, pass this post on and find strength in numbers!  Or join one of my memory-keeping events--find what's coming up next right here.

Thanks to fellow Heritage Makers consultant Debbie Rasmussen for the 90 Minutes for Life idea!

This post was updated in 2022.