Making Memories Last!

C'mon, admit it! We all know each of us have a box somewhere in that storage room, that has made its move to every living space with us since we turned 18 and moved out. Or since your parents decided to turn your bedroom into their theater/exercise room/craft room and your mom said "here, do something with this, it's yours now." Well, then what are supposed to do with all the 4-H trophies, competition ribbons & medals, t-shirts from every camp you ever attended, and of course not to forget those heavy yearbooks you really never look at again?

Solution: Take a picture of the trophies and medals, maybe you already have a pic with you holding it when the event actually happened. Let's face it, none of us are proudly displaying all of the little league sportsmanship trophies we won, because we lost every game that 1986 season. So what to do with the little gems after, giving to goodwill sounds okay, or I have another funny story. Regift to your kids replacing the plaque with their name on it for something amazing they have done. Our 6 year old still has the one we gave him on top of his dresser for being the 2nd best Red Rover player in Preschool after mom of course, because he wished he could be as good as mom and have his own trophy. Still laughing at that one, but cheapest, best then 4 year old birthday present ever!

And how about all the t-shirts you've collected over the years from every camp or college or souvenir from traveling? Why not keep them and turn it into a quilt? Easy tutorial here: http://www.goosetracks.com/.

Such a fun and blissful way to still have those memories for you, and to have proof to your kids that you were cool once!
 As for the yearbooks, if you are not so attached and don't have that wishful library room in your house yet, maybe consider ripping out the pages carefully with an exacto knife that mean the most to you, and tucking inside some acid-free sheet protectors, and scrapbook them with the pics of the trophies. I recently had a friend tell me she widdled down a huge tote, to 1 scrapbook, making her life and storage more blissful!