This is a guest contribution by Bonnie Shay of Mariposa Creative Solutions
1. They are overwhelmed with the quantity of printed photos they have.
2. They are embarrassed because they never did anything with the photos while their kids were young.
3. They expect it to be a bittersweet process seeing people who have passed away or who they used to be married to, etc.
4. They think they will get to it someday when life gets back to “normal.”
5. They don’t have the time.
6. They don’t have the computer skills to deal with digital photos.
7. They can’t remember what cloud/online sites they have their photos stored on or what their login ids and passwords are.
8. Their digital photos are scattered over all multiple computers, phones, tablets, hard drives and more.
9. They can’t choose what app or photo management software program to use.
10. They don’t know a Photo Organizer like me that can help them.
Come back next week to see Bonnie’s Top 10 Reasons why people don’t organize their [specifically] printed photo collections!
When I was a little girl, my idea of a fun activity was to organize my family’s kitchen pantry, cabinets and drawers. I discovered many years later that it wasn’t every girls’ idea of a good time. Who knew? But it planted the seed of an idea that underlies Mariposa Creative Solutions: that each of us loves and excels at different things and if we recognize that and do what we do best, we can make a difference in other people’s lives.
My clients often say that at the beginning of our work together they feel like some or all of their home is chaotic. The great filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola said, “Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.” And so it goes whether you have built a family, a career, friendships or a beautiful garden, a certain amount of “chaos” has been part of the process while you’ve been living life.
And if you’re reading this, my guess is you’re not like me — one whose passion it is to make order. The important thing for you is to stop feeling bad about that. It’s about recognizing what you’re good at, what you enjoy, and how to relieve that which weighs on you.
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