If you are having a problem getting started I would encourage you to make a list or time line. Think about the different periods of your life. Start by listing important events that have occurred during your lifetime.
- Birth
- Kindergarten
- Grade School
- High School
- Graduation
- First Job
- Military Service
- First Date
- Marriage
- Birth of children
Make a list of other events that happened during your lifetime.
- Your first pet
- The first time you went camping or on a family trip
- Places you have traveled to
- Places you have lived
- Your favorite book or comic book
- First movie that you saw
- First TV program that you saw
- Your first car
![]() Shirley G. Hodges |
Use family albums to jog your memory. With age our memories can get a little fuzzy. When we look at old photos it helps us to remember events as they were. You might find one of yourself with your favorite outfit. I was pleased to find one of me carrying a purse that my parents had given me. I find it interesting to see how I delighted in things that made me feel grown up. Some things marked a real passage for us. I remember the first time I was able to wear nylon stockings. It was for my brother's wedding. I felt absolutely grown up at the advanced age of eleven.






