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So, fall is here. The temperatures have dropped and the leaves are dying. And, I’m snuggled in my bed writing this blog post after a long day at work. All I need is a nice warm Salted Caramel Mocha and I’d be in heaven. I wanted to push this outfit up because I thought the temperature would at least be in the low 70s for a little while longer. I guess my southern readers can still pair sandals in warm tones with jumpsuits for a transitional summer to fall outfit. I’ll just go ahead and bust out the teddy coat that I got from the NSale 10 years 2 months ago. Anyway, today I’m talking all about leaving the past in the past but holding on to those special memories that just make you smile. Yeah, I know you just thought of one.
Holding On to the Past Isn’t Always Bad.
Bear with me now. [Side note: I had to google the expression bare vs bear with me because I don’t think I’ve ever actually gone to write it down.] Sure, we don’t want to hold on to negativity or things that we cannot actually change. But, no one ever said anything about the things we wouldn’t want to change. The memories that have a special hideaway in your mind that spur the release of endorphins the moment they’re uncovered.
I used to post all my favorite collectibles from shows, events, iconic University games, and conferences on a cork board in my room. Now that my wall space is considerably limited and I’m going for a more sophisticated vibe, I needed to shift to a different way of holding on to all those precious keepsakes.
Jumpsuit | White Tee | Jean Jacket | Sandals | Bracelet | Necklace (similar)
My Memory Box
My memory box is where I keep a ton of different types of keepsakes. Some of my favorite things to save are metro cards, photo booth pictures, museum maps, postcards, and letters. I highly recommend for anyone who is moving to a new city soon and wants to take some familiar trinkets with them. It was really nice to take out some newspapers, pictures, and notes from college recently when I was missing the simple days of undergrad.
It’s also incredibly refreshing to be able to connect special moments to video. For example, I have my ticket from LACMA and my metro card from the crappy Los Angeles metro system. I can also watch back my rookie attempts at vlogging when my friend Sam and I traveled there for a quick weekend while we were interning in California. It’s one of my biggest motivations for vlogging now. It’s even fun to watch back my moving vlog already. These are memories that I get to share with the internet, but I also get to save them for myself.
Sure, they’re great to bookmark if you plan on traveling to NYC anytime soon. Making sure to document my first year here is huge. I’m excited to see how I change with the seasons and become even more well adjusted to the city. Maybe I’ll even feel comfortable upgrading from the phrase “I live here” to call myself a local. We know it’ll take 5-7 years to become a true New Yorker, but I think an intermediate step to that is being a local and can happen as soon as you get through an NYC winter.
Let’s chat.
What’s your favorite way to keep the memories alive? Are you a huge photo taker? Do you have the Instagram stories down? Handwritten letters are my favorite to keep. There’s something so personal and fantastic about re-engaging with them. Call me old-fashioned. Actually, I am a slave to my technology so that’d be false. I do love a sentimental throwback every once and a while though.
Keep on keepin’ on,
