Sort and Classify

Family keepsakes can be classified into one of four Soul Assets Classification Codes; DE – Documents External (published), DI – Documents Internal (not published), PM – Photographic Media, and Prized Possessions.

Common Hobbies over family generations
It’s magic when family hobbies span generations – it gives you a sense of belonging. In this article I’ll share a mini project idea that you can use with the Family Knowledge Process to present and honour family interests for generations to come. A majority of families can find interests spanning […]

Family Hobbies Across Generations

1950s 35mm slide film
My second post on Grampa’s slides months after my first post; yes I did say that dealing with 35mm slides takes time.   A lot has happened since May 2016 but I made time last week to scan the first box of Grampa’s 35mm slide collection. Using the 5 step […]

Grampa’s 1950s Time Capsule #2

Grampa's time capsule
Scanning 35 mm slides needs the same self-motivation as getting out the Christmas decorations from storage.     I’ve had this multi-media article in my thoughts for three months and finally I’m starting it. I’ve been using the 5 step knowledge process for my family mementos for 2 years now, […]

Grampa’s 1950s Time Capsule #1

Wild Pets That Hang Around
Do you have wildlife around your home? Do these creatures become your wild pets?  You know, those you give a nickname too but admire from a safe distance. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/262612606″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Over the years we’ve had creatures hang around our place long enough to give them […]

Wild Pets, Those That Hang Around

The Iconic Family Photo
What makes an iconic family photo? So what do I mean by iconic, well to quote an Australian film about family and the home: The Castle (1997). “It’s the vibe of the thing, your Honour. “ The iconic family photo has a subject that makes it special.  To be an […]

The Iconic Family Photo

Sorting by printrun keeps family events grouped by film batch and time
As I’ve aged I’ve discovered my mind delivers memories like a poker dealer, shuffling them around into different seasons and years. So when it comes to sorting out your own family photos I’ve found, if the photos not dated, I can shuffle the events better than any poker dealer on […]

Sort Photos by Print Run: Turn Them Over

Family Letters and Documents
Consider the time taken to write and post a letter; you’re keeping family knowledge when you group and scan letters.     Writing a letter can take 15 minutes or longer. If your letters dated and addressed then you have a  GPS time capsule in your hands. Look, I understand the […]

How to KEEP Letters Sent From Friends and Family

Minolta SRT 100x images
Can you remember the day when you received your first camera? Do you still have your first, second and third camera – and have you thought of writing a journal sentence or two explaining how these prized possessions came to you? Did you go on to take lots of photos […]

Your First Camera, Remember?

Follow a routine and keep knowing
Have you blurted out sentences at work and they’ve come out back to front? Thank goodness I don’t have the problem when I write. At least I can try editing my mistakes, although if you’ve been reading my blog I’m sure you’re not surprised that I blurt out grammatical errors […]

KEEP In Step and Up To Date

Family Mementos, photos, documents, and prized possessions. Over 3000 items ready to scanned.
Do you work in retail? Or maybe you’re a farmer or a nurse. Jobs that serve others have one important task that needs to be performed regularly, a good old fashioned stocktake. My first job was a cadet accountant at the State Railways of N.S.W and I remember the one task […]

Above all else, Take Stock

Pinterest How to
Remember it’s only clutter if it’s not wanted, not displayed, not used and brings negative energy to your life. I’ve often wondered if a minimalist person loves a sandy desert more than a lush green tropical rain forest? The point is that you can have a room full of prized […]
WW1 Family Keepsake
Lest we forget Marking the 97th anniversary of the First World War in 1918. A war that changed families and communities with the crippling and loss of lives. If you’ve read Digital Dreaming you’ll understand the  honouring of the keepsakes handed down as these mementos near the 100th year being […]

Remembrance Day 2015

When it works treasure it
Bazinga! You’ve Gotta Love a Good Classification System I’ve created a new board on Pinterest and this education pin gives you the information on how to make your own Family Group Code. When this code is used in partnership with the six principles of outlined in Digital Dreaming you’ll be able […]

Grouping Systems – Love’m

Internal and External Documents
With only six months to live Dad started jotting on the backs of photos, tagging notes to articles he’d published and putting prized paper keepsakes in envelopes with a note on the front. He didn’t have a family classification scheme and for months after his death I’d come across keepsake […]

Envelopes, Parents, Notes and Document Keepsakes

Classification systems do they last?
People have misunderstood the Family Knowledge Process as being a software package to manage your family mementos. I’m not worried by the mistake as it allows me to explain the benefits behind Soul Assets and Digital Dreaming. Soul Assets is based on a grouping and classification scheme and not just […]

Classification Systems – Do They Have Staying Power?

Remember when you first entered a school library? Were you like me; overwhelmed by the books crammed in shelves and wondering how you would find what you needed to know? Finding a book in a library is a life skill, and it’s a classification scheme that’s behind it all. You’re reading […]

Your Education and Teachers Making Life Great

It takes time to deal with inherited keepsakes.
Having a knowledge process provides a rich framework to enable you and your family to deal with change. This article is a great reminder that dealing with keepsakes takes time.  Having a knowledge process, is an important step in confronting inherited family keepsakes. Sydney Morning Herald – How to Cope

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