After taking a little break for the holidays, I'm ready to start Memory Monday up again. I have a lot of fun ideas for this regular blog feature so I thought this would be a good time to take an inventory to see what themes I have already posted in this series. The idea behind the Memory Monday weekly prompts is to motivate me (and my readers) to dig up some past memories and record them in some way (blog, journal, scrapbook, etc.)
- Take an old photo and journal about it like it happened today. A great little trick to fight writer's block.
- Pick one word and let it inspire you to create a scrapbook page. Also a good way to document the one little word challenge that Ali Edwards does each year.
- Scan something. Chances are you have a lot of photos that are not in digital format. I know I do!
- What are you doing today? Document the details of an ordinary day.
- Someone who made a difference. Write about someone who has made an impact in your world.
- Where is your memory? What would happen if you lost your computer? What if you lost your old box of photos?
- Idea Notebook part 1 - how do you keep track of your inspiration? Also see part 2.
- Talk to your subject. One of my favorite journaling tricks.
- What can you stop? Make a list of things you DON'T need to do.
- Unfinished. Document the process of making something.
- Top Five. Use social media and quizzes to help you record your memories.
- Making Comparisons. This is one of my favorite Memory Monday posts!
- I love lilacs - smells trigger memories.
- Pictures I have never seen before. Ask (or even beg) your relatives to share their photos with you!
- Muffin Tin Monday. A fun memory and a new tradition.
- A visit from my parents. Where are your parents right now?
- Mysteries, I love to read them!
- My hubby's birthday. Write about someone you love's birthday.
- For Today. A prompt borrowed from Ali Edwards.
- Since High School. A year by year recap of life since high school.
- 15 books that will always stick with you. A great tool to think about how influential books are.
- The missing pieces. Stuff I don't remember.
- Have you ever met an online friend in real life? I have.
- Scrapping School Memorabilia and a FREE GIFT!
- Where does your family live?
- Marking Milestones. Documenting the big milestones.
- Enjoy each age of your life.
- It's ok to use "bad" pictures. One of my favorite layouts from a photo that didn't turn out.
- One picture pages. Don't feel bad about putting on one photo on a scrapbook page.
- Scrapbook random pictures together. Great way to use up those extras that don't fit anywhere else.
- Important Stories. Tell them.
- Record Voices. An important part of documenting memories.
- Backward 365 project Tell the stories of your older photos.
- 1000 Awesome Things Little things that really are awesome!
- Handwritten Letters There are some things a computer just can't do
- I love stickers! A nearly life-long passion of mine.
- Laughing so hard your face hurts! What makes you laugh?
- Short Stories. Tell me a story.
- 12 in 12. Borrowing a prompt from Stacy Julian.
- Scan a note. Are you saving handwritten gems?
- 5 sources of creative inspiration. Where do you get your inspiration?
- Teenage walls. Who was on your walls?
- Movie Remakes. Do you like the original or the remake better?
- Wearing White after Labor Day. Seasonal "rules" for clothing.
- This time last year. What was your life like last year?
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updated 09/20/2010









