Digitizing all your old photos is a great goal, but there are good ways and bad ways to go about it. Here’s a scanning mistake I see all too often that you’ll really want to avoid. Passing down a digital … Read More
What is the best way to organize family documents like a marriage certificate, or a diploma, or even a book contract? I’m going to share the question I ask myself that has never failed to give me enough clarity to make … Read More
In a major disaster medical personnel must use a method called triage to determine who should be treated first and in what order. So let’s find out exactly what triage means and how we can apply that to our boxes … Read More
As I write this post, America, and a lot of the rest of the world, is experiencing something I’ve never seen before in my lifetime—the threat of a pandemic and the request from government to stay home except for necessary … Read More
You wouldn’t think storing your old photos and memorabilia would be that difficult, but unless you’re Marie Kondo it’s surprising how disorganized they can get. So let’s talk about a simple, no-nonsense way to start organizing—and get it right the … Read More