We all have memorabilia of some sort; These are collections or objects that remind us of important people or events in our lives.
Does This Item Spark Joy?
- Lay all your items or like you did with other collections.
- Look at each item and ask if it sparks joy or makes you happy. Does it remind you of a certain event or person? Does it give you happy memories?
- If there are items you no longer want, see if you can hand these down to someone else. If it is from a collection, put them on eBay or trade them so you get a return on their worth.
- Keep track of items you have if you want to stay on top of your collection. I like using a spreadsheet to write all items in a collecting. Using a tool like Airtable is a good idea. For photos, keep backups of old photos by scanning them digitally.
- Display your items. Memorabilia can be great to display. Photos can be put in scrapbooks. Collections can be displayed creatively.
What Collections Do You Keep?
One collection that is important to me is a glass frog collection from my grandmother. I like to display it on a shelf, but I could find a better way to display it. The glass frogs were originally in a glass case which is a nice way to keep them protected. Right now, the glass frogs sit on a glass lily pad. I am not sure if the glass lily pad was my grandmother’s, but it works perfectly for the glass frogs and helps give the collection a story.
Some other things I collect include autographed items and ticket stubs. I will do a longer blog post with my collections.
How do you store your memorabilia?
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