2016 Memory Keeping Plans

Can you believe we’re already more than halfway through January?

It’s easy to let the days slip by, and before you know it, we’ve circled the sun yet another time and stand at the beginning of another brand-new year.

Before that happens again, I knew I wanted to capture the memories and moments of 2016 and document them somehow (in addition to the work-in-progress albums from 2014 and 2015). But I also truly wanted to make this year the one where I hold a complete album at the end of 2016.

I loved reading about different plans that fellow bloggers had for documenting 2016  – from notebooks, to photobooks and stories, to sticking to good ol’ Project Life whether in 6×12, 9×12 or 12×12 size.

After contemplating various ideas, I eventually came up with my memory-keeping plan for 2016.

Here we go!

1. Stick with 12×12 and Design A page protectors.

   Originally, I contemplated downsizing my Project Life album for 2016. But since I am hoping to use up my stash instead of getting new supplies, I decided to stick with the 12×12 size, of which I have plenty of supplies for.

2. Document weekly with one page a week (for a start).

   I contemplated going monthly, but I truly enjoy the structure that weekly documenting gives me. So I’m sticking with weekly 12×12 spreads and using one side per page instead.  This removes the stress of having to complete two whole 12×12 spreads and reduces bulk (I have limited real estate to store my albums!). Since I started working this year, I anticipate my everyday not being super exciting, so I think one 12×12 spread per week will be good enough. If I need to, I’ll include inserts for times that need it.

3. Go with the flow.

   This is a big part of my plan since I don’t have anything mind-blowing or innovative in my 2016 plan.

4. Consistently document and prepare photos for printing.

Most of my memory keeping plan this year is similar to what I did last year, which I shared in much more detail here.

This is just the plan so far, because honestly, I’m not sure if I have enough oomph or excitement to keep up with this project. But since I want to have some sort of structure, coupled with flexibility, in my memory-keeping, I’m sticking with Project Life in the hopes of helping me to actually get it done..

I’m totally open to switching things up along the way this year if I need to, especially if I eventually come up with something better as the year progresses. And with the Project Life app for Android finally being released next month, my memory keeping method may be completely revolutionized this year, you never know.

But for now, I’m ready to document 2016.

How are you approaching memory-keeping in 2016?

P.S. Unsure where to even start documenting your year? Check out my All the Memories series and other memory keeping posts here.