Comments on: Life memories http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/ blog designer Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carrie Wigal http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Carrie Wigal Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:03:25 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1098 I think its a GREAT idea. I started a website around the subject a few years ago but have been toying with the blog concept for quite some time. I've just been trying to figure out how to make it happen. I thought about doing my own blog about my own life and encouraging others to start their own blogs and helping them get started. It's exciting to hear there is interest here in the subject. Unfortunately people think the only time to record your life memories are when you're "old" (of course, how old is old?)...we should be writing them throughout our life, while the memories are sharp. I've found writing "reflectively" very inspiring & insightful...and you don't have to be "old" to reflect on your life, just older than what you were. Thanks for your post. I enjoyed stumbling across it. I think its a GREAT idea. I started a website around the subject a few years ago but have been toying with the blog concept for quite some time. I’ve just been trying to figure out how to make it happen.
I thought about doing my own blog about my own life and encouraging others to start their own blogs and helping them get started. It’s exciting to hear there is interest here in the subject. Unfortunately people think the only time to record your life memories are when you’re “old” (of course, how old is old?)…we should be writing them throughout our life, while the memories are sharp. I’ve found writing “reflectively” very inspiring & insightful…and you don’t have to be “old” to reflect on your life, just older than what you were.
Thanks for your post. I enjoyed stumbling across it.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Veronica Sat, 13 May 2006 14:44:33 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1097 P.S. I came here bacause of your tutorial on how to install wordpress. I'd actually already done it, but I thought that your explanation was great and I'd highly recommend it to anyone. P.S. I came here bacause of your tutorial on how to install wordpress. I’d actually already done it, but I thought that your explanation was great and I’d highly recommend it to anyone.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Veronica Sat, 13 May 2006 14:43:16 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1096 Actually the ONLY reason I wanted to start a blog was to write up things from my life retrospectively. And yes, I had the idea that comments could be used by my friends and family to get to know what I had been up, ask questions, give their own side of the story... I'm starting by posting strange and funny stories from my past two years in India because I wanted it to be a lighthearted, funny look at some of the struggles and challenges of studying in a developing country without sounding whiny. I think my friends abroad have no clue why I haven't been in touch, or what I've been up to so this fills them in all and one go. And yes, I'm backdating the posts so that people can find out when they actually happen; I don't expect people to think that's when they were actually published. I am also thinking about putting up some memoirs about my experiences in foster care, my year abroad in Spain, and my time as a nanny in Paris as well. I think all these things are interesting topics that people might be interested in and I think that talking about them retrospectively helps edit out the rambling and provide perspective on what I've experienced. So, um...yeah. I think it's a great idea. The problem I have with the way blogging tools work, though, is that I don't like the way most of them automatically organize posts in reverse chronological order. I want my blog to read like chapters so that people can put each post in perspective. I really believe that they're are situations I've been in and things I've done that are nearly incomprehensible without some background understanding of how I got there. Interesting topic. I'm glad that other people are thinking about this as well. Actually the ONLY reason I wanted to start a blog was to write up things from my life retrospectively. And yes, I had the idea that comments could be used by my friends and family to get to know what I had been up, ask questions, give their own side of the story… I’m starting by posting strange and funny stories from my past two years in India because I wanted it to be a lighthearted, funny look at some of the struggles and challenges of studying in a developing country without sounding whiny. I think my friends abroad have no clue why I haven’t been in touch, or what I’ve been up to so this fills them in all and one go. And yes, I’m backdating the posts so that people can find out when they actually happen; I don’t expect people to think that’s when they were actually published.

I am also thinking about putting up some memoirs about my experiences in foster care, my year abroad in Spain, and my time as a nanny in Paris as well. I think all these things are interesting topics that people might be interested in and I think that talking about them retrospectively helps edit out the rambling and provide perspective on what I’ve experienced.

So, um…yeah. I think it’s a great idea. The problem I have with the way blogging tools work, though, is that I don’t like the way most of them automatically organize posts in reverse chronological order. I want my blog to read like chapters so that people can put each post in perspective. I really believe that they’re are situations I’ve been in and things I’ve done that are nearly incomprehensible without some background understanding of how I got there.

Interesting topic. I’m glad that other people are thinking about this as well.

]]> By: leisa http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 leisa Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:12:47 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1092 your post made me think of the initiative, a few years back, for local libraries (in NSW, Australia this is) to promote and capture oral histories of people in the local community. I'm not sure whether this has died away... It never really seemed to get off the ground in a big way, although the stories that were captured were amazing. One of the problems was that capturing and transcribing these histories was time consuming and sometimes technically challenging, and required equipment that wasn't exactly cheap. Perhaps if they shifted focus to promoting capturing history via blogging, they'd be more successful. The libraries already have a 'free' internet infrastructure, so a blogging platform that made the process simple and helped link all the stories together would be amazing. Actually... now that I think of it some more. I'm sure I saw something like this on a library site in Queensland (can't find the link now unfortunately). They were using video as well. your post made me think of the initiative, a few years back, for local libraries (in NSW, Australia this is) to promote and capture oral histories of people in the local community.

I’m not sure whether this has died away… It never really seemed to get off the ground in a big way, although the stories that were captured were amazing.

One of the problems was that capturing and transcribing these histories was time consuming and sometimes technically challenging, and required equipment that wasn’t exactly cheap.

Perhaps if they shifted focus to promoting capturing history via blogging, they’d be more successful. The libraries already have a ‘free’ internet infrastructure, so a blogging platform that made the process simple and helped link all the stories together would be amazing.

Actually… now that I think of it some more. I’m sure I saw something like this on a library site in Queensland (can’t find the link now unfortunately). They were using video as well.

]]> By: Serge Lescouarnec http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Serge Lescouarnec Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:52:25 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1095 Rachel Condoleances I sometime write about things I have fond memories of not just current events. I also just uploaded a logo I had someone design for my blog. After that I played with the color theme. Not sure it will stay like that. Feel free to share your comments on these experiments. Take care Serge Biz: http://www.njconcierges.com Blog: http://www.sergetheconcierge.com Rachel

Condoleances

I sometime write about things I have fond memories of not just current events.

I also just uploaded a logo I had someone design for my blog.

After that I played with the color theme. Not sure it will stay like that.

Feel free to share your comments on these experiments.

Take care

Serge
Biz:
http://www.njconcierges.com
Blog:
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com

]]> By: Anne http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Anne Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:49:30 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1094 That's a terrific idea. I understand that life review/therapeutic reminiscence is quite popular with those who work with older people and people close to death. I would love to read a retrospective blog-style memoir by my grandmother but she is far gone with Alzheimer's and many of her precious memories and stories are now lost. I imagine when the baby boomers get closer to their final goodbye they will spend lots of time and money telling their life stories. That’s a terrific idea. I understand that life review/therapeutic reminiscence is quite popular with those who work with older people and people close to death. I would love to read a retrospective blog-style memoir by my grandmother but she is far gone with Alzheimer’s and many of her precious memories and stories are now lost.

I imagine when the baby boomers get closer to their final goodbye they will spend lots of time and money telling their life stories.

]]> By: Darren http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/04/life-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Darren Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:48:26 +0000 http://www.cre8d-design.com/wordpress/2006/04/25/life-memories/#comment-1093 one of the ideas I've had for a year or so now is putting together a blogging tool to offer to aged care homes that would help their residents to do just this. it's always been in the 'one day basket' but I think it could be an interesting project. one of the ideas I’ve had for a year or so now is putting together a blogging tool to offer to aged care homes that would help their residents to do just this.

it’s always been in the ‘one day basket’ but I think it could be an interesting project.

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