I’ve been seeing this on Pinterest but in different versions of the same idea– a diary on index cards. Each consecutive year on the very same calendar day, you write underneath what you wrote the previous year on that day. At the end of a few years, you’ve got a collection to pass down in your family. Trust me, someone will want to read them, your daily events, things that meant something to you– and it can turn out to be a neat thing that centers around your loved ones– the good stuff. There will be someone who will treasure what you wrote. A fruit box with a handle for a rustic look and use is ideal. It can fit perfectly on a closet shelf when it’s complete for a keepsake. I like it big enough to fit the large-size index cards so there’s more room for writing. As more cards are needed, to whatever amount wanted, decide as you go along.
A vintage scarf lining the bottom not only looks good but it keeps the cards from sliding. A paper weight also adds to the charm and holds the cards in place.
To give it more sentimental worth, something that your children make for you can be part of the box of cards that you want them to have someday. My daughter’s friendship pins gathered on a wire that she gave me is precious and priceless to me. I’ve got it around one of the sides of the handle.
A decorative button on a bobby pin can mark a beginning, a special day, or the slot of another section.
This memory box is not only for my daily happenings but also for my husband and our two younger children. They’ve got theirs written within the cards, too.
This is the necklace Cris gave me on the day we were married. He had it from a few overseas tours ago, actually long before he met me. He never had a person in mind when he purchased it from Italy but thought it was kind of cool, so it turned out that the first time I saw this painted stone, it was on our day. I wore it until part of the string broke, then it kept getting shorter around my neck to where it no longer fit. I don’t want anything replaced on it, it wouldn’t be the same. Now it overlaps on the first card of his pages in this box of daily writings that our daughter will inherit eventually. It’s the tiny things that mean more than the large items. When this one is filled up, the next one will go to our son, then to our other son… It’s just something different for us to do.
A scarf wrapped, tied and knotted securely on the sides gives this its own uniqueness. Not getting it even on the length on both ends is better. Sometimes not having a balance IS a balance, makes it just right. This is my version of my daily diary on index cards. I hope our children will treasure them, and our grandchildren. Leave something behind in words that you want them to remember, to read again.
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