As soon as I get my photos developed, I either put them away in a book, put it in a frame, or send my duplicates to relatives. There are some photos, however, that have been placed in a box. This box is sitting in one of the cabinets of my entertainment center overflowing with duplicate pictures! I have tried to make an effort to organize these photos in the past, but now I have more reason to do something with them, now that baby Nicholas, nearly two years old, has learned to open cabinets and has reached his "search and destroy" mode!
I have lots of photo albums; all of which are filled with many memorable photos; mostly pictures of my babies, vacation trips, Christmas, wedding pictures...etc..., etc. But, the photos that have reached the "box", are the photos that never made it to the album. I also have pictures that my husband had accumalted. So, I am now on a mission: to place all photos in albums!
I went off to the store and bought 4 albums so far, and I still need more albums!
As I rummage through the pictures I'm coming up with a dilemna. Should I place the photos of former inlaws, or people I don't know, or worse yet, what should I do with the pictures that have my ex-husband in them, and the ones with my husband's ex-wife, for example? Do I just slip her photo next to my picture where I am 9 months pregnant, or do I put it by the pictures taken at the zoo? Okay, there only a few pictures on her that I have, and the only reason I have them is because they are family photos with my step-son in them, and I really should include them, but it's a little weird. To balance it, I put a few of my ex-husband in there, near those photos of Sumo the whale.
I'm also discovering WHY some of these photos ended in the box. I have what seems hundreds of photos of zoo pictures. Okay, I know it seems like the right thing to do when at the zoo, to take pictures of the polar bear and the monkey, BUT, one can have just a little too many pictures of them. I also have photos where heads have been chopped off by the camera, and some really unattractive pictures of myself. Boy, I was really fat in some of them. I'm seeing a transition of myself in the photos; the photos that were taken in my 20's I look particulary overweight and unhappy in most of them; something that I really had never noticed before. Makes you wonder--the camera NEVER lies. Some of the pictures however are going to STAY in the box-they are better left unseen.
Four albums later, I've made a big dent in my pursuit, but I'm still not done. It may take another album or two.. Wish me luck!
4 comments:
I recommend you get a scanner. Scan the zoo pics and the more, er, questionable ones. Put the scanned images on a CD and write the contents on the CD with a permanent marker and put THAT in the box. It takes up less room. LOL Then you can toss all those photos.
Hmm...scan pictures...good idea! I just have to find the time!! Wish me luck!
Here is what I did with some of my my photos too........each kid got their own personal photo album of nothing but pictures featuring the growing up years.....photo's of the Hubby and Wife #1 went to the Daughter they produced...after all they still mean something to that child. My favorite photos get there turn in the many favorite frames I have scattered around my house....I change pictures a couple of times a year.....some pictures have more sentimental value as the kids get older. and my personal favorites are all matted and framed (black on white) and are featured in the entry hall.......hope this helps! lol
Good idea...about the separate albums....a very good idea. Thanks! I have a box of frames in a closet waiting for pictures.. I'm slowly wondering where I should put the holes in the wall for those favorite pictures... :)
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