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.
