Shutterfly<\/a> to label, or just write on the back. Who, what, when, where. And please, print those candid pictures. Don’t just leave them on a computer or phone (also, make sure someone knows your computer password so they can get them!).<\/p>\r\n\r\n3.Videos are amazing, but only if you can see them<\/h3>\r\n\r\n This goes along with the pictures – videos are such an amazing gift for your family members. You can hear family members’ voices, see hugs, experience what life was like. It is such a great time capsule to have. But most likely, your videos aren’t in a medium that is easy to view now. They likely need special technology to play them, and even if you have access to that, it’s still not always straight-forward. I would love to watch the videos my dad made, but first I will need to find someone I trust to transfer them to digital format. And pay for it, which let’s be honest, can be a huge expense. There are also the small clips that are on his phone, which I need to go through and put together in a format that I can play easily.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Again, labeling your videos is a huge help. Who, what, when, where. A better help would be to have them transferred over to digital format now. If you can’t do them all, do some. Maybe it would make a great Christmas gift for your family, to have digital copies of these cherished videos? Go through the videos on your phone and put the ones you’d like to save together. If you have an iPhone, you can use the iMovie app that comes with it to merge videos together.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
4.List sentimental items, and explain them<\/h3>\r\n\r\n The last thing I’ve found is that there are some things that are sentimental, that your family members might really care about if only they knew. As I said before, my dad had so many things in his little apartment that had stories behind them. Some I knew, but others I didn’t. I couldn’t keep everything, so I chose a few items that had a lot of meaning behind them. One of those things I would easily have thrown away, had it not been for my aunt telling me what it was. You see, other than a photographer, my dad was a crafter. He created all sorts of things out on his patio, on this old metal table that was covered in paint and resin and who knows what else. That table, I came to learn was made by him in junior high. I don’t know where it was when I was growing up! I am going to repaint it, and put a new tabletop on it that isn’t covered in resin. But I never would have given it a second glance if my aunt hadn’t pointed it out to me. Now, it’s one of my most special keepsakes of him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As I said, my dad had a LOT of things he kept. Furniture that was his growing up, hand painted or hand stitched items that celebrated his birth, or Christmas, or were simply gifts to him. Some were signed, but others weren’t. And they meant something to him, because they were prominently displayed in his living room. I didn’t want to keep everything, and I know he wouldn’t want or expect me to. But, it was so helpful to know what they were, who made them, or what their significance was.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It would have been great to have a list. Especially if it was handwritten(legibly), because seeing handwriting is so sweet. The list could have had the item, and a short little description about it. Or even a video! You could have someone record you as you go through your house and point out different things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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