I kept a journal from ages 13 to about 22. I used it to write my biography and then threw it away. I keep what I call a timeline in an Excel spreadsheet. It seems to me something everyone would want to do. For each year it list significant events. Each column has births, deaths, significant events, vacations taken, place of residence, employer, what car or motorcycle I owned, health notes and financial milestones.
I fleshed this all out when I wrote my biography, the one no one will probably even read, but that I enjoyed writing after I retired.
For all our recent vacations, I write those up individually so I can relive the events.
As far as the car notes, I'm a car guy, so I always would wonder what year I owned that E36 M3 or Ford Econoline. This just keeps my basic records.
We also moved a lot and changed jobs and it's nice to have that information organized. But that's just me...
I fleshed this all out when I wrote my biography, the one no one will probably even read, but that I enjoyed writing after I retired.
For all our recent vacations, I write those up individually so I can relive the events.
As far as the car notes, I'm a car guy, so I always would wonder what year I owned that E36 M3 or Ford Econoline. This just keeps my basic records.
We also moved a lot and changed jobs and it's nice to have that information organized. But that's just me...
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