If you're one of the millions of people taking pictures but need help truly enjoying them, this book is for you! Are your photos and memories important to you? They are to me. They help see where I came from and help me identify myself. So, if they're that important, why aren't they being honored by given a special place in your home? Learn how you can enjoy your photos and memories and preserve them for the future. "Read the first chapter, 'Every Picture Tells a Story, ' and you're hooked. The author's personal tone gives you comfort, as though having a conversation with a friend. Her experience with digital photography put in easy to understand terms, gives a comfort level to explore this new way of collecting memories. She used her organizational skills to create worksheets within the book that guide you through some of the most difficult tasks. Recommended to anyone who has pictures they would rescue from a burning building." GFH It's All About the Memories is an informative how-to book, focused on helping everyone organize and enjoy their most prized possessions: their memories. This book has been written for anyone who takes pictures. What's one of the first things most of us would take from our house in an emergency? Photos Yet, what's one of the last things most of us organize? Photos Most books available up until now have been focused on scrapbooking or organizing other parts of our homes and lives. This book is meant to eliminate this gap. There's no other book like this available! "I'm so glad I came across this book! I've always had tons of photos from over the years lying around, with no particular organization method. It wasn't until I became a parent and began taking thousands (literally, thousands!) of digital photos that I realized how desperately I needed this book and the advice of Gretchen Fatouros. Reading the book made me think, "Why am I taking all these photos but not doing anything with them?" I want my children to be able to look back on our photographs and know the stories behind them, and that's what the author shows you how to do. Her many ideas and solutions for organizing and storing not only photos but important memorabilia are practical, useful and fun! In addition, she provides lots of great advice for preserving memories for future generations -- something that as a parent, I want to be able to do for my own children! I especially love her advice for what to do with collections, trophies, and other sentimental memorabilia. We have a lot of that, and the book made me realize that we don't need to hang on to all the "stuff" in order to preserve the memories that go along with them! Organizing and preserving all these memories can be a daunting task, but Fatouros breaks it down into different steps that are manageable and very doable for anyone, regardless of how little time you have. Fatouros fills the book with plenty of examples and photos so that you can see what she's talking about, and the layout of the book makes it very easy to read and understand. The glossary in the back is also extremely helpful and informative. Overall, this is a must-have book, regardless of the size of your family, and I will definitely be recommending it to others!" KF
Author, Gretchen M. Fatouros, is a Professional Organizer and founder of the company: From Clutter to WOW! She worked in the computer industry as an Information Technology (IT) Engineer until she retired to start a family. With roots in the Rochester, NY area, the backyard of Kodak, it's difficult not to be interested in photography and memories. Gretchen has been teaching people how to preserve their precious memories for years. She knows that the true value of pictures is found in enjoying them. If you enjoy this book, please purchase her other book "Creating Your Own Action Paper File System: How to create and use your own Action Paper File System to manage piles of incoming paper." She is a proud member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), and Faithful Organizers.
