A creative way to save memories is with a personal story journal.

This could be a reflection of your past, note taking of present day, future goals, or a combination of all three.

You could either have multiple journals or get have one large notebook divided in to multiple sections.

I personally enjoy Bullet Journal* notebooks for memory keeping. They are quite sturdy with over 200 pages and have bookmark ribbons.

But no matter what type of book you choose, any option is a great start!

So let’s get in to some ideas.

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Design your Personal Journal

When creating your notebook, you have lots of options to choose from.

You could do all written entries, incorporate pictures like a scrapbook, or you can make a junk journal.(link to a blog about those below!)

Here are some more ideas to get started:

• Daily diary entries
• Write excerpts of past experiences
• Create a scrapbook with pictures, notes, and mementos
• Start a life story photo album*
• Design a junk journal
• Get a bullet journal* and create pages with various writing prompts and trackers
• Decide on a theme of focusing on the past, present, future, or all 3
• Another theme option is a goals/accomplishments tracker
• Create a journal to glue or tape in cards or letters
• Start a family history book *focused on your genealogy (ancestors/family tree)

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Writing Prompts

You may be wondering where you should get started.

Creating a journal all about you and your life may seem like an overwhelming task.

But it doesn’t need to be and I really encourage you to simply have fun with this project.

So here are some writing prompts or ideas to start the process:

• Get out a piece of paper and brainstorm all the general concepts of what memories you would like to save
• In another section note special memories that you want to elaborate on
• Once you begin thinking of ideas you will likely quickly think of more
• Write about people that influenced you (family, friends, teachers, mentors, even pets!)
• If you are thinking of journaling in a timeline, try to break down memories by age or year. Which ever is easier.
• Think back to your personal family history but also of family stories, legends, and heritage you know from others
• Write about your proudest moments or accomplishments
• What makes you who you are: personality, hobbies, interests, etc.

Like I said earlier, once you get the ball rolling, chances are more and more ideas, concepts, and memories will come to you for your personal story journal.

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Conclusion

Once you start thinking of ideas for creating your personal story journal, more creative concepts will follow!

Another extra thought, is maybe use a voice recording device like your phone to ramble off ideas you want to journal about.

Sometimes ideas and memories come to us faster than we can write.

I hope this article was a helpful starting point to begin preserving your unique life story.

Happy Journaling!

Rebekka

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