Organizing Decades of Family Photos: How To Organize Printed Photos and Sentimental Items

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[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Hello friends! I truly enjoyed the process of organizing my grandmother’s photos! I hope you enjoyed the peak into my childhood and family photos as well. I rocked that curled under bang in the ‘90’s! 😉 I forgot to mention in the video, but this process took me several months, it’s a lot to tackle- so don’t feel badly if your own process is drawn out too. ☺️ Thank you for watching! 💕💕

[@AngelA-pv2hi]

Thank u for thinking of your subscribers 😊 My husband always asks me why do I want to watch other people clean, organize, decorate etc. I tell him because they talk to us like we're there😁 and it's nice to "talk" to someone with the same interests as me🤷‍♀️🙂

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

That’s my thought exactly! I truly do love to “chat” with you all! I love that we have so much in common! 🥰 Thank you for watching!

[@Justme-dl4hf]

Rachel, I purposely did not watch several of your videos, so I can watch all together. I am 51 years old, work full time, and have a 1 year old granddaughter living with us. Plus, everything going on in the world, my anxiety is on high. So having several of your videos to watch at once, was a definite stress releaser. Thank you!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

You are so sweet, thank you! I’m glad I can bring some calm to your days. Hang in there! 💕

[@Bethechange197]

There are many reasons why I watch your channel. I find you voice soothing (and, who among us doesn't need that NOW), I love your vintage style, I love that you talk about decorating as a way to care for your family. But, most Al all, I am moved by the fact that your creativity is always somehow a labor of love. Thank you. Your channel IS a respite. I'm so grateful G d made you. You are quite special, thoughtful, and best of all - kind. ❤️

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you so much for this kind comment. There are days I truly struggle to put videos out as my heart is heavy and it’s hard to push through it all to create. I’m glad to hear my videos can do something good for others in a difficult time. Thank you for watching! 💕💕

[@pipersmith1531]

What a huge, labor of love, that was. It was so nice of you to do for your grandmother. I love the way you went about it, too. Excellent job!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you so much! It was an honor to handle my grandma’s treasures. She loves having her loved one’s photos where she can see them and appreciate them. I’m so happy she’s happy! 🥰💕

[@shelleemoore5775]

I am so much older than you at 56 but our loves and commonalities and hobbies and collections are so similar! I think it is the way we were both raised! You're channel is a peaceful place to be!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you Shellee! It’s fun to share a love of collecting and other hobbies. Thank you so much for watching! ☺️💕

[@judyg7485]

I too recently organized all pictures of my boys and grandchildren it took me five days but i loved looking and remembering those by gone days as they are all grown now. What i found sad was there were not many paper photos since digital cameras. Guess i need to get a stick for newer ones. Great video i enjoyed sharing your

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I admit I’m not very good at printing photos nowadays. I need to think about how to do that better. ☺️ Thank you for watching and well done with your project!

[@larag1764]

Wow what a huge task you performed - and with so much love for your Grandma. Thanks for sharing those gorgeous photos and memories of you and your family. I have several photo albums up to 40 years old which are precious to me. (I've stopped watching, listening or reading news at the moment as I was feeling distressed and overwhelmed. Self-preservation). I enjoy your videos. Love your hair pulled up in this one 🤗 Best wishes from Australia :))

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Lara I have stopped engaging in news and certain social media too. It’s all too much and I have to take breaks so I completely understand. I’m glad you enjoyed seeing the photos. ☺️

[@ivyheathermcdonald3502]

I love this video. I have a photo box for each of my 3 adult children. But I still have tons and tons of pictures! Thank you for you lovely words! I’m in Canada but I’m watching the situation in both countries. My grandsons ( 6 year old twins) are African Nova Scotian through their dad, so I worry more about them , than their Caucasian brother of 12. God bless you!💖💖

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

So many pictures! 🙃 I’m glad this was helpful. These days it’s hard not to worry, I pray your grandchildren are well and safe and know just how loved and cherished they are. 💕 Thank you for watching!

[@pamlong448]

Thank you for asking us to share how we are doing and also for praying for us. Now that the weather is consistently warmer and sunnier… I am enjoying being able to be outside more and more…it truly is good for my soul.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m glad the weather is warming up for you. It’s amazing how enjoying a fresh breeze encourages our hearts. Do take care and thank you for watching! ☺️

[@Debbiesdilemmas]

I have hundreds of photos that I plan on scrapbooking. I use to keep on top of it but I’ve let years pass without doing anything. It is very stressful but I just need to start somewhere. As soon as I start I know I will find the motivation that I need.😊❤️🙏

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Getting started is often the hardest part! I’m cheering you on! 👏🏻🙌🏻 📣 💕☺️

[@dawnnestor8012]

I am so happy I found your channel. What a sweet spirit you have. God Bless You!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you so much! 💕 I’m glad you found my channel too. Welcome! 💕

[@11thofnovember]

You are so sweet to do this for your Grams. Thanks for the great tips.

[@lyndabrown3402]

When I retired I went thru all my photos. Before digital days we used to get duplicates of developed photos. I had lots of duplicates and it was hard to throw them away, so I made albums for my three remaining siblings and album for the children who parents had passed. They all really appreciated these albums.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

What a lovely idea! I am sure your family really appreciated it too!

[@rebeccar4026]

I loved this video. My 80 year old Grandad has always kept photos from throughout his life and organised them into photo albums. This is something I have carried on as I make copies of his photos to curate an album for me to keep and pass on to my children. It’s so important to me to have images from years gone by and put faces to names of family members.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

It is so very important to preserve family history! I knew that this project would bless the whole family. I’m so grateful I got to show my kids photos of all my cousins- they have never met many of my cousins. Thank you so much for watching! ☺️💕

[@DDRounds]

How timely this is! I saved it to view this weekend when I could focus on your method and tips. I have decades to work through and this is the impetus I needed. Thank you!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so glad this was helpful! My process took a couple months, so don’t worry about your pace once you start. Getting started is always the hardest part. ☺️

[@dawnszymanski9019]

Listening to videos while I was cleaning organizing, I had to stop … your voice and Demeanor is so soft and pure . Thank you for helping others organize 🙏❤️

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you! That is so kind of you to say! 😊

[@qormi1000]

Love your Memory Bin idea. Thank you. xxx

[@jenniferb.7250]

Rachel, this was so timely. I’ve been going through sentimental items and I have it down to two boxes for each member of the family. We just bought bookshelves for our living room so I decided to display some of the photo albums and some of my treasured books and I love it. Having them accessible will help me to enjoy them more. My summer project is tackling both physical and digital photos and figuring out how best to organize them. These tips are great! Thank you!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

What a great idea to place your meaningful items where you can enjoy them more. ☺️ Best of luck with all your photos!

[@d.watkins8302]

Another sweet, restful video💕🌸thank you so much for sharing.... while times are really heavy right now we really need balance to keep ourselves mentally healthy and your videos fit that need🌷

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you so much! I agree with you that finding things to take a mental break from the heaviness is so important! There are days I’m just too overwhelmed to film and just need to be with my family or just sit and craft without the camera rolling. I’m glad my content can be of some service to you during these difficult days! Do take care! 💕

[@cosycuratedcottage681]

What a gift you’ve given your grandmother! x

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

It was a very enjoyable project to do. 💕

[@shirleywilliams-hall1132]

Hi Rachel I am in the midst of organizing all of my mother and father and my old photos that were created before I phones. Thank you for your advice. I love everything vintage. Just met you today!!

[@shirleywilliams-hall1132]

By the way my photos are from the 40s, 50, 60s and beyond!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

How lovely! I love looking at photos from the 40’s and 50’s. ☺️ I’m so glad you found my channel! Welcome! I hope you enjoy your photo project- it is an amazing experience organizing family history. 💕

[@lauriel.86]

I love your blouse and hairdo. Very 40s!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you so much! My top is actually a dress I found at a yard sale for $1! I still have not figured out how to do a wet set-- my hair looked terrible on both my tries. I've been pulling back the front of my hair like this to get an "inspired by the 40's" look since I cannot figure out the true style! (Haha!) Thank you for the compliment! I do enjoy this style and the dress!

[@debrtx]

Thank you so much for creating a peaceful and loving atmosphere. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. I live in the desert, its in the triple digits already. Its too early. I dim my room and enjoy listening to you. Great topic! I have a vary large bin with so many photos, pre-digital, old photo albums, etc. I really need to streamline. So true about pre-digital cameras and also have the negative strips. Thank you so much for sharing your process.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

There were so many photos of the same thing and I completely understand why- you want to make sure you got at least one good shot. ☺️ I’m sorry it’s so hot for you! I live in the PNW, but the desert portion of Washington! It’s warm here, but not hot. 80’s today which to me, is perfect! ☺️ I hope you stay cool! ☺️

[@louisedillon2413]

Thanks so much for this video, as I have been wanting to organize our photos etc. for such a long time.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so glad this video was helpful! ☺️ Thank you for watching!

[@kellistickels7965]

Hi Rachel! You’re so sweet to ask how everyone is doing. We have been staying out since mid-March in our CT home and doing just fine. Adjusting to a different way of living the best we can and thanking God everyday. I’m lucky enough to work from home for now and happy to be getting some projects done around the house while helping kids with school work and a husband who gets easily distracted. 🙃 Continue to be safe and your videos are, as always, awesome. Give that Gram of yours an extra hug....mine was my best friend and I miss her dearly but so happy that I had her in my life until she was 93. Many blessings to you and your fam. ~Kelli

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Kelli I love your approach- thanking God everyday! This is a new way of life for many of us and being grateful is so good for us. 💕 Thank you for sharing how you’re doing!

[@qtluvBilly3]

I love these organizational ideas! The boxes and labeling make looking through them non-overwhelming. I have 3 scrapbooks each for my 3 boys. (Total 9) They each have some memorbelia as well. The boxes you made with their letters for their names was a great tip!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you so much! I admit I never made a scrapbook for my sons. 🙃 I’d love to make one for each of them. Thank you for watching! ☺️💕

[@iriswelch3553]

Thanks! I was just trying to get started on my box of old photos. I appreciate your suggestions!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so glad this was helpful! Enjoy revisiting all your photos! ☺️

[@gingram110]

You’re so sweet to do this for your grandma. So much thought and care were put into this project! Before we moved 15 years ago, I sorted all our photos chronologically and put them in photo boxes. Plus we had quite a few albums. At some point I’ll have to go through everything again, but as I listened to you talking about your grandfather’s passing and allowing time before you could tackle your project, I realized I’m not ready to go through our photos, even though it’s been 6 years since my husband died. It’s funny how some things were so easy to let go of, but others I still can’t deal with. I think some of that is that he died when I was just 53. He battled cancer for 8 years and when the Lord finally took him home, I was exhausted from caregiving. (I didn’t mean to share all that, but I won’t erase it as it might help someone else.) This has been such a difficult time for our country. As if the virus weren’t enough, now we have to deal with these other issues. We had looting and other mischief in our city of 201,000 people and it breaks my heart. I live in the suburbs and not much happened here, but I still feel horrible for store owners who were days from re-opening and now their stores are empty due to looting. I’ve never been afraid living in our small town, but I have been fearful over the past week. I guess it’s good that I don’t have to go out much, even though I long to get out and do something. I’m watching the number of new diagnoses and if they stay relatively stable, I’ll try to see my grandkids, outside and me wearing a mask. My granddaughter is learning to ride a two wheeler and my grandson gets on the tricycle. I’ve missed it all. I saw a bit in our last FaceTime chat, which was nice. I so appreciate your channel. You are calm, quiet, and encouraging. The world needs more people like you. Most of all, it needs Jesus. God bless.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so sorry your going through so much. Our country is really hurting on so many levels. It is heart breaking. Your grandkids know how much you love them! Thank you for your very sweet comment and do take care! 💕

[@Lifeinthe10.40Window]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I so needed this video. I don’t even want to tell you how many decades of pictures I have between my grandmother, my mother, and my years of being married and raising three children. It’s been on my project to do list for years and I just keep putting it off. This gives me a place to start. I am a grandma but your channel is a breath of fresh air to me. 💕

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so glad to hear this was helpful to you! The hardest part is starting. Once you get started, it’s a matter of making time to return to it as you can. It took me a few months but I’m glad I stuck to it! You can do it too!!!

[@cindyneel328]

Such a fantastic job you did for your Grandma!! It will be appreciated in further generations too!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so happy she’s happy and now the whole family has better access to memories. 🥰💕

[@CountryLissa]

I used to scrapbook a lot too! I worked with a woman who sold Creative Memories scrapbooks and supplies. She would host fun workshops in her home. I haven't done it much lately, but I did do the first 2 years of Katie's life. I helped my mom organize the family photos many years ago. It was always helpful when the date was printed on the back of the picture, either by the photo company or a person. I print a lot of photos off Shutterfly and that's one of my favorite things about their site. I really enjoyed seeing a peek into your scrapbooks!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m glad you enjoyed seeing my scrapbooks! It was my creative outlet before KZbin. ☺️ I am not very good at ordering prints now, but I at least try to stay organized digitally. 🙃 Thank you for watching!

[@tammyroyal7547]

This is a project that I really need to tackle!! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

You’re so welcome! Have fun with your project! ☺️💕

[@aprilmaxwell6524]

Awesome! This was my 2020 goal. Truthfully it’s been my goal since 2010 lol. Thank you for your thoughts and ideas on how to deal with photos😊

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Haha! I know the feeling! I wish you all best in achieving your goal! ☺️💕

[@darnitthelma4247]

Same April! Did you start yet? Me neither lol😅

[@megan2176]

Thanks for the motivation! It's a project I'm sure most of us have been meaning to tackle for awhile (years!). I recently saw another video about photo organization (was it Minimal Mom?), and they spoke about letting the album be the guide to how many photos to keep. I thought that was brilliant- only keep as many as an album can hold... though I suppose that could just lead to multiple albums! Maybe I'll start tomorrow. ;)

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

That is a nice approach! I know when I had two 100 page albums, that helped me decide how many pages of each grandchild and whatnot I could include. I know with photos, it’s so overwhelming to tackle a project because there’s so many options for what to do with your photos. My mom told me when I started this project that anything I did was better than the nothing that was now happening. ☺️

[@megan2176]

@@SweetAndSimpleHome Yes! Totally agree - if photos aren't being enjoyed and are just sitting in a jumbled disorganized mess in a box (like most of mine currently are!), some kind of organization is better than nothing! :)

[@nellstreasurebox]

Also good idea to add an index or a printed label to identify each person in the photo. Will help future generations and also (thinking of grandparents with memory loss, an ID will help ease their anxiety over not recognizing the people right away)

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Each grandchild and child had their name and birthdate on their page. I didn’t show that part for privacy reasons. ☺️

[@barbarap6851]

Great job, Rachael! This is such a monumental undertaking. As you know, I did the same recently! Phew! Feels so good to have it completed and in a way we can now enjoy!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Yes! It really does feel so good to have this project done! Kudos to you as well for tackling your photos! ☺️💕

[@frankiedickens1212]

Great job on organizing your grandmothers photos. I watched your video when decluttering is painful. My mother passed away last October. Her house still sits just as she left it. Thankfully there is no timeline to clean it out. I have gotten a few things but the majority of it is still there. Hopefully some day this will be a job I’m ready to tackle. Thank you so much for your sweet, caring words. You spoke directly to my heart. God bless you and your precious family.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother. I can only imagine what you must be going through. I’m glad the video I shared was in some way encouraging to you. I hope when the time comes, that you find peace in caring for her space and things. 💕💕

[@lisamcfarland5751]

I found your channel by chance when it was suggested by another home improvement youtuber I watch. I really hope you do more videos sometime. Not only is your content really helpful, but your voice and demeanor are so calming and genuine. 😊 🙏🏼

[@lynnehampton1777]

Hi Rachel. I love old photos and memories. Thank you for sharing this with us. Take care. God Bless You and your sweet family.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you! You too! :)

[@TarnishedTreasures1]

What a task. So kind of you to do it.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m grateful I could be helpful to my grandma and I truly enjoyed looking at all the memories. 💕

[@barbkrieser8972]

Thank you.... just watched this video and want to start the same project as soon as possible.... you helped me with the details of organization... also - new subscriber...♥️🥰

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Welcome to my channel! ☺️💕 Thank you for subscribing! I’m so glad this video was helpful. Enjoy your project!

[@nancymorrissey4467]

Thank you thank you thank you! I have storage boxes of photos and memory papers. This helped me.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I’m so glad this was helpful! As I was making this video I kept saying “I really hope this helps people because this is hard work!” I wish you all the best with your project!

[@JVSimoneau]

This video is just what I needed right now!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Oh yay! I’m so glad to hear that! 🥰☺️

[@KristynLorraine]

💞💞💞 God bless you, Rachel!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you! 🥰💕

[@evansbowen6897]

Another timely video. I’ve done many big photo projects over the years for my mother in law And mother included if thousands of slides to be digitized. But the process is worthwhile even if it is tedious. Really unorganized photos are best placed in categories rather than chronologically. You did a great job just doing a highlights album. Most people have way too many photos to enjoy. My sister and I made highlight albums for each set of grandchildren for my mother-so much better than disorganized bins. As my in-laws lives faded we would watch the dvd of all their slides and relive their remarkable lives which made all my hard work pay off.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

What a great idea to make a dvd from the slides. My grandma didn’t have any slides, but digital is a great option for preservation. I’m glad you preserved family history! 💕💕

[@mehrit1648]

Thanks for sharing.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you for watching! ☺️💕

[@maryc5421]

Great video......I keep saying I'll get to it...... Thanks for sharing

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Photo projects are often so hard to start so I totally understand. ☺️ Thank you for watching!

[@annetteramsey4627]

This was a great video !!!

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you! ☺️

[@noraarnott5481]

Thank you for the great ideas. I hope to organize my mom's photos first and then mine.😊

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

You can do it! It's such a rewarding experience. I hope you enjoy your project!

[@donnagrifford7142]

Sweet! 💕

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you! ☺️💕

[@beverlyschroeder5573]

Great video

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@living_life_randamyly]

I have a Winnie the Pooh circular box with all of daughter's stuff. I wish I had done more with her as a child. Like the clay handprint etc. I never did that.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

My son’s amazing teacher did those crafts for Christmas! 🥰 I love them. I’m a sucker for anything handprints from my babies. Thank you for watching! 💕

[@colleenfromnh5860]

Heading in to organize photos. My dad just passed unexpectedly. No time like now to get to it while I wait for arrangement details.

[@janetrichardson2644]

Very inspirational video. This was a project that I planned to tackle while we were on stay at home orders. I started organizing my mom and dad’s letters and planned to progress to the photos but I messed up my foot and have a hairline fracture and sprained ankle. I am on the first floor and all the photos are on the second floor, so it will have to wait for a few more weeks. Nice system.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Oh I’m so sorry about your injury! What a total bummer. You rest up- projects can wait. ☺️ Thank you for watching and I hope your recovery goes well! 💕

[@cherylsalinas1548]

Great video. I don't have many photos left as I placed them all on discs. It makes it much easier for me. I still have several old ones. It was very sweet of you to organize your grandmothers pics for her. I know she appreciates it greatly. I'm glad you and your family are safe. It is very uncertain days and we just must cling to Jesus and our faith. So many people don't know him. The amount of evil in this world is alarming. We all need Jesus. Praying for you and your family sweet Rachel. Keep doing what you are doing. ❤️❤️

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

These are very difficult days we are walking through-- I pray daily for our country and all the people who are so hurt by all this. I felt physically ill after seeing a clip off of twitter with all the violence. I don't have it in me to understand that level of hatred for another Image Bearer of God. We pray, we hope, we know that Christ has defeated sin and death and we have victory in Him! :) Thank you for praying for us-- being in ministry/education right now is a very challenging place to be. We need all the prayers we can get!

[@cherylsalinas1548]

Sweet And Simple Home sweet Rachel just know you and your family will always be in my prayers. Always. ❤️❤️❤️

[@lambchop206]

omg i still have all my creative memories stuff. I used to love to scrap with friends. now it sits and collects dust.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I had a whole closet full before we moved! I got rid of a lot but I still enjoy paper crafting. I just don’t scrapbook much at all anymore. 🙃 Thank you for watching! 💕

[@FloresitaDeDios]

This is awesome💞 I am dreading to go through my paper fotos🤦

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Photo projects can feel super overwhelming so I completely understand that! ☺️ This did take me months to finish because of that, so I hope you can feel encouraged. Getting started is the hardest part. Thank you so much for watching! 💕

[@clarisahernandez5280]

What did you do with the negatives? I made it through the heght of the pandemic.

[@abiering]

Would you be willing to talk about how to organize digitally? I have scanned in most all of our family’s photos, though some still need to be cropped apart. I go back and forth on how to store them. By topic, by person, or by year and folders within each year for the event? I have 50 year’s worth of stuff plus our own childhoods to figure out how to keep. Most all has been scanned to preserve it from further deterioration.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

My approach for my own family with digital photos has been to have one folder of photos per year, though I'd love to go into each year and designate folders for special events where I took a ton of photos like 2015 birthdays or 2017 Disney trip kind of thing. I've yet to do that. :) For decades worth of photos, I find it more helpful to organize by the decade. When you have big amounts of photos, it's good to have bigger categories and then as you can, break down the categories as it works for you and your purposes. If you'd like a folder of just one of each of the kids, you can create those once you've put all the photos into the decade (or year groupings) and pull them out easily since you know which years or decades they were alive and whatnot. I love being able to make those smaller categories after I have the big categories finished. I hope that was helpful and not too all over the place to understand. :)

[@joannescollectiveco.4240]

🥰❤️🥰

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

Thank you for watching! 💕

[@staciaholmes8373]

Now I want to scrapbook! It’s been too long

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I was so into it back in the day! I need to finish our Disney trip scrapbook from 3 years ago. 🙃 Thank you for watching!

[@dianepedersen8651]

I want to downsize my photos. There’s nobody to pass them to in my ever smaller family so I decided to take pictures of special/important photos (digitize) and then shred the physical photos. It’s a tough decision but necessary.

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

You are wise to digitize and share! My grandma wants me to share the historical family photos too. I think you made a good decision even though it was tough. 💕💕

[@xdrive300011]

whenever i look at old photos, i am sad. i can't touch them. i dont look at them. so they occupy space and become clutter. how can i declutter if i do not dare to look at them? u see my delima?

[@SweetAndSimpleHome]

I'm sorry for your sadness. My recommendation is to wait for the day you no longer feel sad. If you're able to put them all in a large tote all together, at least they are all in the same place and tucked away. If you have someone in your life who can walk through the sadness with you, it may make it easier to not approach the photos alone. It's okay to set projects aside for a better time.

[@xdrive300011]

@@SweetAndSimpleHome thank you i agree. i set it aside for 6 months alrrady. and i could not stand it no more. since it makes me sad, i dont look at it anyways. its wasting space. but after struggle, i did knock off 1 album! i will do it step by step little by little. im envious that u have so manny happy memories.

[@scotlovejoy8502]

So you know absolutely nothing about preserving photographs for the long term, or you never would have chosen ‘Magnetic” albums which will destroy photographs over time and are one of the most difficult albums to remove them from when they get old.