There are lots of ways to manage a child’s memorabilia. As a scrapbooker, I’ve been a bit torn. Do I scrapbook all the artwork? Do I scan it and create a photobook and then toss it? Do I just throw … Continue reading
When I first read this post about sentimental clutter on Unclutterer, I felt somewhat defensive. What troubled me the most was point 2: You should focus on living, not preserving. Only hold onto sentimental items that you can find a … Continue reading
This entry is part 17 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I write a post based on my study on scrapbookers. As a person becomes a scrapbooker, they have a tendency to begin keeping their camera with … Continue reading
This entry is part 3 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. Scrapbooks contain narratives about the past. These narratives to some extent “must be fictionalized in order for us to … Continue reading
Scrapbookers often include other people’s words in their scrapbooks. If you are also a mom, for instance, you are probably writing down all the cute things your kid says. Do you ever include their photos that they took? I bought … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I asked my facebook fans what sorts of topics they would like to read about and one fan wanted to learn more about how to select photos for a scrapbook page. I start by taking a … Continue reading
“One More Christmas” Almost anyone who scrapbooks for any length of time, comes to the conclusion that they just can not scrapbook “one more Christmas” or “one more birthday.” The claim is that chronological scrapbookers have this problem. Therefore, you … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Last week, I told you about how industry workers are a source of scrapbook norms. Scrapbook manufacturers are a type of industry worker, but are different in that they … Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of facebook is not a scrapbooker at all. Or is he? I picked up Time’s Person of the Year issue because I love year-end lists and recaps like this issue. I was skeptical about their choice … Continue reading
In the December 2010 issue of Real Simple, they have an article called “5 Things to Save for Your Kids.” I though the article is very applicable to scrapbookers with or without kids. Please visit the link to the article … Continue reading
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
