Documenting family memories. So many family memories are collected as the years go by. In an instant we have those memories in our phones to view and look back on. And then they accumulate with all the other 4,587 images. Barely do they get looked at again, just stored up in the cloud. Unless these moments are also documented in writing you also think you will remember all the details, but the time goes by and you forget things you would have never thought would slip your mind. Brain overload I like to call it.
I remember being young and could not contain the excitement of a trip to the Kodak shop with mum to drop off the film. Every picture taken was considered, you could not waste the film - it was too expensive. And it was also too expensive to be developed. I remember the disappointment of picking up my $24.95 order – a lot like 20 years ago right… and only 10 images working out. Our kids give us the strangest look when we explain this process!
We have designed a range of family journals to document these special moments. It doesn’t have to take ages, it doesn’t have to feel like a huge job or something else you need to do. Your words don’t have to be well thought out. It is taking 10 minutes to update and record these special memories creating family heirlooms to look back on. Another of my favourite childhood memories is looking through photo albums. Mum had like 25 all lined up on the bookshelf. We would spend hours and hours pouring over all the good times, laughing, crying, remembering. This is what we want for you. This is how we want our journals to make you feel. To bring you together as a family and relive the times spent together.
Handwriting makes time stand still, keeps people with you and memories alive. Here are our titles to start your family library of memories.
- Christmas Keep your yearly memories to look back on each year.
- Family Family moments, past or present. Family tree stories or perhaps documenting one event, adventure, home build or story to tell.
- Halloween A place to keep all the spooky, dressed up memories.
- Thanksgiving Celebrations of yearly thanksgiving time together.
- Our travels Family adventures documented in words and pictures.
- Grandparents Time together or a grandparent life to record.
- Easter For all the cute chocolate filled hunting memories.
- Family Gratitude Sit with your family and record your daily gratitude.
- Recipes Passed Down A place to keep all your cherished family recipes.
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Tails A journal to document the adventures of your furry family members.
To shop our range of family journals, click here.
A baby journal becomes a special story to share and be passed down with moments and details that will never go forgotten. Handwriting is a priceless gift to an adult child so taking the time to write about the little details will one day be really treasured.
A new parent is so busy. Between looking after a new baby, cooking, household chores, life admin, trying to shower and getting out for some exercise or a catch up with friends or family – the days are certainly full! However, keeping a baby journal doesn’t have to be a huge overwhelming task.
Here are some of our tips to hopefully help keep a baby journal:
- See Keep the journal in a place where it can be seen eg. Coffee table, or nursery shelf. This is a good reminder to fill it out.
- Notes Have a post it note block handy or use the notes in your phone to jot down the things you want to record. This way when you are feeling less rushed you can sit and transfer these details.
- Plan Block out 1 hour in your calendar/planner at the end of each month to fill out the month passed. Like everything if you plan for it, make time for it then it will happen. This will keep a baby journal up to date.
- Photos Mark your favourite photos and put in a folder as you take them, that way when you go to selecting your chosen prints it won’t be such a time consuming task. Order your photos in three or four month blocks and then stick them in at one time.
To shop our collection of baby journals click here.
Images from @thesegratefuldays & @mylittlejoy_
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Wallpaper
Can't go past it. Wallpaper brightens a room, can create a room and can give it a life of it's own. Just like this enchanted land by @fleurharris
Bassinet
Even if you only get a few months out of it how can you not resist a bassinet? The beauty of a bassinet is it is not only a beautiful addition to a nursery, but it can also move around the house with you. This would be my choice by @incyinteriors
Chair
Somewhere comfy to sit is a high priority right? We love this one from @hobbeaustralia With all the time you spend sitting and feeding you deserve a throne.
Artwork
Something a little different but I love the artwork on this page @jumbledonline You can go a little left of field and choose artwork that is not so traditionally nursery. Babies love colour so it will keep you both happy!
Rug
Rugs are like something that cuddles a room. A rug makes a room cosy and keeps your feet warm in the middle of the night! Love this look by @misskyreeloves from @rugsofbeauty
Raising money and awareness for all the important women in our lives.
This year we are making a donation with the help of your purchases of our 2021 Daily Hustle planners to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
I would say many of us are connected to a special person in our lives that has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
I would say many of us are connected to a special person in our lives that has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
This year we lost two very special family members to breast cancer. Along with this, my dearest childhood friend Anita has just completed a year of treatment . It is the second time she has fought breast cancer. Anita has an important story to tell and awareness that we can share. She was first diagnosed at 35 years old with her doctor thinking pain was probably a blocked milk duct. Her doctor however was very thorough and sent her for a breast scan which saved her life as the news was unfortunately an aggressive form of breast cancer. Anita will share more of her story in the near future.
Breast cancer affects the grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters and dear friends in our lives. National Breast Cancer Foundation are there for our loved ones during time of diagnosis and beyond. We will be donating much needed funds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. They are working towards one goal: zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030.
We have pledged to donate $10,000 by December 2020. Proceeds from our 2021 Daily Hustle Planner will be going towards this great goal that will help save the lives of the women we love so much.
To shop our 2021 Daily Hustle planners click here.
As our baby journal range grows so do the choices. If you are finding it hard to choose which journal is right for you hopefully this table we have put together will allow you to see all their features to compare in one glance. If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to email us. We hope you enjoy the process of putting together all your baby memories to look back on in all the years to come.
See our collection of baby journals here.
... a message from Anna (Co-Director)
Oprah has inspired me my whole life. I grew up watching The Oprah Winfrey Show. It gave me insights into the experiences of people all over the world and taught me life lessons. There were many days spent watching episodes with a box of tissues and many days feeling inspired with success stories and new ideas of how to live a better life. Days alone as a new mother were lunchtimes daily on the couch with Oprah and a cup of tea - the highlight of my day. I think you get the idea – I love Oprah.
She gave me the love of books with Oprah’s Book Club. The joy of watching people ecstatically win giveaways or being in the audience of Oprah’s Favourite Things. Wildest Dreams would constantly turn on the waterworks, with people being gifted houses or meeting people that inspired them. The segments that included Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz were both a highlight as no one on TV was giving people the opportunity to learn more about their health or mental health. These were new concepts to TV and was google even around then? Remembering Your Spirit was one of the segments that moved me the most with stories that would have me on the edge of my seat. Oprah also introduced me to mindfulness and spirituality long before they were buzz words.
When she announced the end of her show, I was devastated at the thought of no longer having Oprah in my life. She had been in my whole life. I sound like a crazy fan girl, but if you would ask me who has had a profound impact on my life other than my parents, and grandmother I would without hesitation say Ms Oprah Winfrey.
The inspiration continued to grow deeper as I grew older even after her show was over with her own network launching Super Soul Sunday and Oprah’s Masterclass and Lifeclass. Not to mention the handful of books on our bookshelves. Her philanthropy work and the way she uses her wealth to pay it forward and help people makes me love her even more.
When she announced her Australian tour my sister was quick to buy me a ticket even though money was tight. “You can’t miss Oprah – you need to be there” We left the show that night full of hope for our business. Pushing our fear aside on the way home we decided we would try our luck at going to the USA to market our products. We walked over a bridge imagining one day we would create a journal collaboration with Oprah – we laughed about this. But we manifested it.
It was while in the USA at a trade fair we met her lovely editor who fell in love with our journals. We were asked to deliver a selection to the Hearst Tower on 8th Avenue filming a little boomerang out the front and crossing our fingers for a little editorial. Never in our wildest dreams years later we would be approached to actually work in collaboration with Oprah herself. Top of my life’s pinch me moments. But I am a huge believer – we put it out there, we did. We worked our hearts out on our business to achieve our dreams, arriving in New York crippled with anxiety about the money we spent to get there and would people even want our products?
I feel like you needed to understand her impact in my life to also understand the absolute unbelievable gratitude and honour we feel to be asked to celebrate 20 years of O, The Oprah Magazine with her. To produce products that inspire people to write their lives, dreams, goals, gratitude, blessings, mindset to live their best lives. To have all these beautiful moments handwritten in our Oprah journals to read back on, treasure and pass down to loved ones full of life lessons to be retold. To provide a way of recording your very own personal life memories.
Happy 20 years Oprah, here’s to many, many more. We are so thrilled to celebrate with you.
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