The word “save” has many uses in my vocabulary:
It applies to the few dollars I keep in a side pocket for subway fare. It refers to the shoe boxes underneath my bed with pressed flowers, notes, journals and cards from old boyfriends. “Save” is the button that I click when I’m finished writing or uploading photos on my computer.
The word “save” does not mean “to delete, to lose, to rid of.”
But it might as well if you don’t quickly learn the word “organize.”
Before I learned the word “backup” (another good word to master), I had saved five years of pictures, video and written work on my Toshiba laptop. When the hard drive began to groan and sputter out of control, I thought that I was close to losing the last five years of my well-spent life.
This is why printing those snapshots and then organizing them is so important.
1. Gather all your photos lying around – the closet, the desk drawer and even the fridge. Find a place where you can sit comfortably and be able to spray out the photos. Photos in albums can stay where they are as long as you don’t want to downsize.
2. Figure out how you’d like to sort the photos. Either by year, event or milestone works best.
3. Time it. Getting nostalgic and losing focus will make the process taken even longer than it should.
4. Rid your stockpile of photos that are out of focus, fuzzy or are not particularly memorable. The idea is to have images that strike a chord, or showcase a different aspect of the occasion.
5. Make a separate pile for your favorites. These photos will be first to make their rounds on coffee tables and tabletops. The rest should go into decorative photo boxes labeled clearly and distinctly. The photo box can then be placed on an accessible book shelf or side table.
6. After your favorites have enjoyed their tenure, replace them with newer images. Another way to show and tell is by stacking pictures in a clear holder for guests to look through. Or just leave a few colorful photo albums out on a side table.
Let the word “organize” save some of the best moments of your life.
-S. Gonzalez
It applies to the few dollars I keep in a side pocket for subway fare. It refers to the shoe boxes underneath my bed with pressed flowers, notes, journals and cards from old boyfriends. “Save” is the button that I click when I’m finished writing or uploading photos on my computer.
The word “save” does not mean “to delete, to lose, to rid of.”
But it might as well if you don’t quickly learn the word “organize.”
Before I learned the word “backup” (another good word to master), I had saved five years of pictures, video and written work on my Toshiba laptop. When the hard drive began to groan and sputter out of control, I thought that I was close to losing the last five years of my well-spent life.
This is why printing those snapshots and then organizing them is so important.
1. Gather all your photos lying around – the closet, the desk drawer and even the fridge. Find a place where you can sit comfortably and be able to spray out the photos. Photos in albums can stay where they are as long as you don’t want to downsize.
2. Figure out how you’d like to sort the photos. Either by year, event or milestone works best.
3. Time it. Getting nostalgic and losing focus will make the process taken even longer than it should.
4. Rid your stockpile of photos that are out of focus, fuzzy or are not particularly memorable. The idea is to have images that strike a chord, or showcase a different aspect of the occasion.
5. Make a separate pile for your favorites. These photos will be first to make their rounds on coffee tables and tabletops. The rest should go into decorative photo boxes labeled clearly and distinctly. The photo box can then be placed on an accessible book shelf or side table.
6. After your favorites have enjoyed their tenure, replace them with newer images. Another way to show and tell is by stacking pictures in a clear holder for guests to look through. Or just leave a few colorful photo albums out on a side table.
Let the word “organize” save some of the best moments of your life.
-S. Gonzalez
*Photos courtesy of www.kaboodle.com and www.nabookarts.com
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