I keep photo albums and journals of recipes, but I have been thinking about this a lot, too. especially in this video age, where there are now SO MANY videos on my phone. I use external storage, but even that's still a little too digitized for me. I do like the idea of burning DVDs (and buying physical copies of movies and shows you enjoy!).
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I’ve spent the last several days going through my 15,000+ TikTok saves and writing down every bit of information I can. Frantically trying to preserve years worth of books, movies, restaurant, recipes, and tutorials. (not to mention my precious dancing cowboy videos. losing those is still a sensitive subject for me.)
Jan 14, 2025
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not to icloud, but to a flashdrive. a longer dirtier process to archive your life in this way, but i am dedicated to the project of documenting my life. i imagine myself decades from now, old and infirm, bedridden, finally scrolling back through the folders of old hangouts, vacations, walks to the park, exes, friends long past, and being delighted to relive my youth through my own eyes. i imagine the effort will be somehow worth it to be remembered and witnessed in this way, even if i am the only one witnessing and remembering
May 16, 2024
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I'm not that into documenting life through photographs - how I really like to do it is through the jokes/bits my friends and I come up with. Keeping a paper record on my fridge of the many characters and jokes we've developed over the year means that hilarious bits that would usually be forgotten now get to be woven into new jokes. As a real comedy nerd, this brings nothing but joy into my life.
Jan 18, 2024
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I know it sounds crazy, but trust me it's so good! All you need is radishes (sliced into however you want! or keep them whole, that's totally fine!), and just roll them into the butter or use a knife to spread it, and a sprinkle of sea salt, and enjoy! it's so simple, and the flavor and texture combo is out of this world good. delicious thinly sliced radishes with a knife on a mandolin (but be careful!!!) with proscuitto and parsley in a sandwich (or on a flatbread/cracker) as well
Also check out Ploughman's lunches!! it's basically that exact vibe and I'm sure there's some inspo on pinterest!
Apr 25, 2024
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I can't tell you how much I love this app. It's a note taking app, but everytime you enter it, it creates a blank document. it makes it seamless to get thoughts out asap!!! It's super basic and bare bones, but having a blank digital document ready as soon as you click the app seriously makes all the difference! They automatically save and sync to your computer if you have the app on your desktop too, so it's easy to sort through and find things.
Apr 17, 2024
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one of my favorite journals is my cooking journal! I have one for each specific year and I write in it monthly, in real time. it consists of my grocery lists, farmers market lists, seasonal produce, meal plans for the week, recipe development (i also have a website i'm working on and a future goal is cookbooks so i'm always journaling this as I work on my recipes!!), meals I had out, dishes from cookbooks catching my eye, recipes i want to try... etc. really, everything food and cooking! it's more of a commonplace book of everything food related where I can develop and create recipes! it's fun to write the recipes out, and you have a place to make notes on what works, what didn't work, what to try, etc. Sometimes I even like to journal what playlists are going with the week - it's fun to see it along side all the cooking. it's always a fun look into the seasons too!
You can also use it to keep track on recipes / traditions you want to remember!
Apr 18, 2024