I know that I am a reformed photo album procrastinator. Yes it is a condition. I googled it.
I know that as a result of this Master O does not have a Baby Album. I know this causes me to loose sleep at night and feel guilty and wonder where it all went wrong. Was it the overwhelming feeling of realising that in his first year thousands of photos were taken and how could I choose which ones to print? Or the fact that now years later they are stored in a multitude of now unknown places? Are they on my old computer, a blank CD in storage or still on the million memory cards in the junk drawer?
I know that when I think about what I would save if the house was on fire, it would be family photos. Except I would not be able to find them oh and of course I would save the kids first and my husband and maybe even my IKEA catalogue.
I know that this year is different. I have photos, printed, organised in an album photos. For the first time EVER. I know that this is purely because of Project Life and I have already expressed my gratitude to it HERE.
I know that yesterday I cried. At a photo of my Nonna wearing one of Little Miss A’s hairbands and making Master O laugh. She is nearly 80. How would I forgive myself I lost that photo. Losing that memory for my children.
I know that m name is Larissa and I am a Photoholic, I reached baby photo album rock bottom, and I am now climbing my way back, one treasured memory at a time.
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Oh I am exactly the same
all my pics are on 2 dead hard drives that my dad is trying to save but taking his time about it and I stress about it at least once every day
I think as silly as it sounds i may print every photo of my babes off over time just so i have a hard copy too because i was absolutly devastated the 1st time it crashed
then it happened again and I am not prepared to lose everything if it happens a 3rd
Im also going to back up my iphone photos
xx
I hadn’t even thought about my iphone pics!!! AHHHH so much to do!!!
It’s great you had been able to get back into making albums. I really should do the same… funny I was thinking of a post along the same lines as I realised all my pictures live on the computer… I don’t even have an album from our wedding 6 years ago yet! One day…
I have a half amateur scrapbook album from our wedding 7 years ago a whole 6 pages!! I am soooo behind!!!
My 7 yo son finally got his baby album completed last year while I was home on mat leave for his baby sister. I’m not planning on having any more kids so I’m not sure his sisters’ albums will ever be completed! This is a timely reminder to sort something out for them – I don’t think it would be particulary easy hauling the desktop computer out of the house in a fire!
So glad I am not the only one!!! And yes the computer would be heavy, perhaps the firefighters could help?
I am guilty of this too; I have tons of pics on the computer, but only a handful of prints. I am guilty of not having a photo of myself with either of the girls when they were babies! I’m with Kirsty here – can’t imagine going back in for the computer if the house was on fire
Isn’t it sad that Mums never get a pic with their babies? I have about two, one with each child. And both are very dodgy!
You’re not alone! I have boxes of photos, many are still to painful to look at right now, let alone put them in albums
I’m totally guilty of this too and we are photographers!!! We are always telling clients to download a copy of the photos!! I really should take my own advice!!
I keep all my photos on an EHD, DVDs and also an online storage place which I haven’t loaded too in months!!
Sounds like you a little more organised than me! I think online storage is a great idea!!!
I have a million photos saved on the computer that I’ve never gotten around to printing. I was a lot more organised when we had to use rolls of film – curse you modern technology!
I agree! I think we took less photos then too as we couldn’t delete them before printing! There were definitely some advantages!
Oh my goodness! ME TOO!! I try to at least have them organised on the computer/EHD. But I totally have the guilts for not printing ANY of Isabelle!
I actually just starting sorting out all my pics on my pc..when we are in our house I will get super organised!!!
I regularly backup everything onto a seperate harddrive, but I haven’t done anything about printing out images! Eeekk! I need to do this. Guess what my job is this weekend?
All of Sienna’s baby photos are on my Mum’s computer, which is about to die. And I have so many of Aidan on my laptop from when he was in hospital and those few weeks he was sick, they aren’t the greatest memories but they’re his journey and I would be devastated if I lost them!
Larissa, I started my kids albums when they were born….but stopped continuing adding photos due to the advent of – DIGITAL CAMERAS!! Yes, I am so lazy at printing photos, that my husband has to continually remind me to burn it onto a CD. Which I don’t. It’s on my HD. Which I know I will regret because one day, something will happen and I will lose all the photos.
Do it now Norlin!!! You won’t regret it! I am making it a priority this weekend!
This is one of the things I just can not seem to get on top of
My oldest has half a baby book but the other 2 dont even have one :-/
My photos are all in one place but in boxes and envelopes – waiting and hoping I scrapbook them some day.
Reading this post & all the comments, all I can say is: “Thank god I’m not alone!” I have bits & bobs EVERYWHERE. 2 hardrives, 2 cameras, iphone, ipad, laptop, USB sticks + some printed. What a fricken mess! My only consolation for the kids is that I had a panic attack about lack of baby albums & made a photo book each for their first year. Plus my most fave pics are loaded on FB & the blog so if the house burns down there is a little salvation! Must investigate Project Life.
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Oh no, I’m a Photoholic too! The only photos of the kids that are in photoframes were taken and printed and framed by a family member, that’s how bad we are!
Ok, this post inspired me, D has annual leave coming in a week, I will print out photos and make sure I have enough back-ups of all digital versions!
Thanks Larissa
I know that I related to every word of this awesome post. I suffer numerous photo disorders as well.