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Keep a small notepad with you to record all those little notes. Another tip, write every day - it will make your writing better!

I carry a small plain paper journal in my purse every where I go. When my two terrific kiddos say something that makes me smile, I have the paper and pen at the ready to quickly jot it down. I've been doing this for the last 3 years or so. Now, every time my son or daughter do something that makes me laugh, they say, "Are you going to write that down in your journal?" They even remind me to write it down! And they love looking back and their funny statements and things I've written down about them.

I tend to use my photos on my layouts - no matter HOW old they are - to journal about what I am currently feeling and doing and seeing. Rather than obsessing over knowing the details behind each photo and getting caught up in the notion of being "behind" in my scrapbooking, when I make the process more about documenting who I am today, I think the journaling is far less intimidating in the midst of page creation.

Keep a small notepad with you to record all those little notes. Another tip, write every day - it will make your writing better!

I save incoming and outgoing e-mails since those e-mails are generally about something important or amusing. When it comes time to journal, I edit the e-mail or use it as is. Super easy!

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My best advice is to just write from the heart. Generations from now your defendants won't care how witty or humorous your pages are...they'll just want to know the emotions behind the photos.

Journaling is always something that is tough for me, but it's also what I think is most important about scrapping. I find that keeping a little notebook handy where I can jot down stories about the girls, funny situations, touching moments, anything that I would like to incorporate into my pages, than I have an easier time when I sit down to scrap.

If stuck for "the whole story" put it in headline format and get the feeling down - "Kid Awes Parents" "The Dancing Queens" "Joy, joy, joy" Sometimes just beginning with that will help you write more.

I really don't have a certain journaling tip. I just write down what I want to say. I am not worried about someone else seeing it or asking about it. If I have soemthing private, I will put it behind something on the layout. Otherwise I hand write it out on the layout somewhere.

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my tip is ASK THEM - i am currently working on photos from the 40's, 50's and 60's and using journalling from my mum and dad
I gave them copies of the photos - and they wrote stuff down, I never realised mum had such wit - and my Dad is gone now - so his words are priceless

I keep a journal of things that happen or things that my kids say that crack me up. I also take notes while on vacation and include those in my layouts or projects.

When I upload my pictures to my computer I add a few notes to each picture. This helps me to remember specific things going on in the picture or why I took a picture of a specific person, place or thing.

Write every day! It will make you better.

My best advice is to just journal from the heart. Generations from now, our ancestors will want to know the emotions behind the photos more so than our witticisms.

I use a free form for my journaling. I try not to think about it too much and just write. Whatever comes out is what I am feeling at the moment or the memories that comes to me when I look at the pictures.

The thing that makes it easiest for me to remember what I want to put in scrapbooks is by journaling on my blog or on a thread that I chat on every day. That way when I do get around to scrapbooking it with the pictures the story has already been written out and I don't forget any of the details that are important to remember.

If you're in the habit of posting your LOs to online galleries:
Imagine you're writing a description of the LO in the description field of the form you use to submit the LO to the gallery. IOW, you're telling other people what the LO is about. Works for me! :)

I try to blog weekly so I have something to refer to whenever I scrap and journal.

I try to write things on the calendar as they happen - or at least on a slip of paper or in a notebook!