works for me wednesday recording your

Works for Me Wednesday: Recording Your Family History

I have always admired people who kept journals. I, however, am not one

of those people. I am one of those people that will buy a gorgeous

journal, write in it twice, and then putting it away in a drawer to

never see the light of day again.

I took some comfort in the fact that I scrapbook, so my kids, their

kids, etc. will be able to get some glimpse of our life, as seen

through pictures and journaling.

Still...it didn't seem like enough. Well...especially since I often

don't journal on my scrapbook pages.

Then, I started blogging. I started recording little snippets of our

daily life. This blog contains what we eat, cute things the kids say,

family at this moment.

Still -- it's not like I can expect that my great-grandchildren will

be able to check out my blog online. So, I have been having each entry

I make emailed to me (it's an option through Blogger), and I have been

printing most of them out and keeping them all together. This is

finally a journal that I don't stick away in a drawer to never see

again. Sure -- my great-grandchildren may not care what we ate each

week or what "works for me," but, you know what? They might.

Or...if you don't want to print them out, you can always try a book of

your blog entries through Blurb.com. I will admit that I actually got

really behind in printing out my blog entries (though I have them in a

"to print" file in my email). And, so Eric and I discussed it, and

instead of printing all of my posts, I just ordered a hard back book

of the entries from December 2006 (when I started my blog) through

December 2007. I have plans for a 2008 book at the end of the year. My

book is actually set to be delivered on Friday this week!

I know this doesn't work for every blog, but if you record your family

happenings on your blog, you might consider printing them out or even

putting them in a book to record a glimpse of your family for the

future.

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