I have a horrible memory. Usually I just laugh off the fact that I can't remember things but lately it's kind of started to bother me.
For example, I can't remember how I felt the day I became a high school graduate. I remember we went to my friend's house to swim afterwards but that's about all I can recall (this is not an alcohol-induced memory lapse, either!). It makes me sad that I can't remember how I really felt at that pivotal point in my life. I knew that my best friends and I would be going our separate ways in the fall and that nothing would ever be the same again...or did I?
Those are the types of things I want to remember. Not only events in my life but also the feelings that come with them...whether they are happy or sad.
Being at such a transitional stage of my life, it is important for me to document the events that happen and the emotions I feel during these years. Most will probably be random, funny events and maybe a few will be serious. I just want to have documentation so in the future I will be able to look back and remember exactly how I felt in that moment instead of having to be told stories from another person's perspective.
