This one is tough for me. I’m not really a keepsake person. I guess I’m not very sentimental. But, I get it. Mementos of moments in time that are important. I’ve kept some of my kids baby clothes. I still have my high school gymnastics team leotard tucked in a drawer. I have a shirt that is in tatters that I bought when I lived in Salamanca, Spain for 6 weeks. I kept a scrap of a towel that my husband cut up for me years and years ago when I wasn’t feeling well. He cut the towel up and wet a piece of it and microwaved it. I can’t find it now, but I kept it for a LONG time.
There are many things in the house that remind me of people and places. But, mostly, I find myself thinking about how to make the present moment memorable. I don’t live too far in the future and I definitely don’t live in the past. I just do my best to make a happy life for my family. I don’t always succeed; I don’t even always do my best, but my my intentions are always good.