Project Life | Organizing memorabilia

I talk about memorabilia a lot on this blog because it such an integral part of my memory keeping.

If you remember, I shared 10 types of memorabilia that you can include in Project Life back in May. And earlier this year, I also chatted about including memorabilia in my Project Life album in my post for the Life Documented Manila blog.

Today, I decided to bring it altogether with a detailed look at how I organize all my memorabilia until I’m ready to scrapbook or include them in my albums.

My system is neither novel nor complicated. But it’s simple and easy enough to help me keep track of all the memorabilia I tend to hoard collect, even when I’m weeks behind on Project Life.

Here’s how I do it:

1. Set up your Project Life.

I’ve got my pockets for the entire year laid out and labeled. The biggest thing about this system is setting up my Project Life album for the entire year. (You can see how I set mine up in this post.)

2. Slip memorabilia into your Project Life pockets.

   When you collect any memorabilia, slip them into the Project Life pockets for the corresponding week so you don’t lose those precious collections of paper! I like to slot in my memorabilia in the corresponding week of Project Life right after I get home so I don’t get confused as to where it should go.

3. For bigger trips where I collect a thicker stack of memorabilia, I stick everything I’ve collected into a manila folder, label it with the trip name and dates, and hold it together with a rubber band. Because my album is stored lying down, paper that doesn’t fit into the album just lies between the page protectors

You could totally adapt this system to work for your Project Life album if you do yours on a monthly or event-basis. Either way, this system ensures that all the memorabilia are easily accessible when I’m ready to document.

Now it’s your turn – how do you organize and keep track of all the memorabilia you collect for your albums and projects?