We want to save memories, but a scrapbook can be expensive and maybe we don't feel artistic. Meanwhile a journal seems like a demanding commitment.
So, what about a keepsake journal?
The best keepsake journals have spaces for writing — but not long blank pages insisting on words. They have spaces to paste a photo or a card you love, but doesn't include dozens of slots like a photo album.
Keepsake journals are just for those unique memories; that one photo you love; that date you want to remember; the name of the restaurant where you took the grandkids.
It's simple.
You can make your own keepsake journal from any of the bound paper books available at hobby and craft stores.
Just find a bound book with relatively heavy paper that will accept paste or tape. Then do as little or as much scribbling and pasting as you wish.
The key is that it doesn't have to be a showpiece, it is just a place to park those times and places you want to remember.
According to happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, recalling happy past memories can boost your happiness in the present.
You can actually find pre-printed keepsake journals such as the Memento Keepsake Journal. Unlike big scrapbook projects, this wire bound keepsake journal is small, just 12 pages and 12 pockets with a pretty fabric cover.
See it at the-happiness-project.com
