>>>
>>> IT
>>> IT IS
>>> IT IS THE DARK SECRET IN OUR CLOSETS AND GARAGES.
THE THOUGHT OF WHAT TO KEEP AND
WHAT TO THROW AWAY WE OFTEN
JUST PUT IT MOLLY IS HERE AND
SHE'S AN ORGANIZED NINJA.
YOU KNOW WHY WE GET STUCK AND
HOW TO GET US GOING.
WHAT SHOULD WE BE THINKING
ABOUT TO GET STARTED?
>> I THINK WE NEED TO ACCEPT
THAT THIS IS NOT AN EASY
PROJECT.
PROJECT.
PROJECT. WE ARE GOING BACK IN TIME GOING
THROUGH EVERYTHING.
THROUGH EVERYTHING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN
EMOTIONAL ORGANIZING PROJECT.
WE NEED TO TAKE IT IN STEPS AND
ACKNOWLEDGE MAYBE THE PICTURES
ON TV IS NOT REALITY FOR YOU.
THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE. >> THAT'S OKAY.
WE CAN DO THIS IN STAGES,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVEN'T
DONE THIS UNTIL THEY RETIRED.
>> AND WE LIVE IN SEATTLE AND
IT RAINS OFTEN.
IF IT'S SUNNY OUTSIDE, WE
SHOULD BE OUTSIDE.
SO WE CAN START BUT FIND A
LOCATION WITHIN YOUR HOUSE THAT
YOU CAN LEAVE, SO YOU CAN WORK
ON IT THEN COME BACK TO IT.
THINGS COME UP, SO HAVING A
NICE SPACE THAT YOU CAN LEAVE
THE MATERIALS IS ACTUALLY STEP
NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER ONE. >> SO LET'S SAY WE HAVE DONE
THIS, AND WE ARE IN THE GUEST
ROOM OR GARAGE.
HOW DO WE START SORTING THINGS
OUT?
OUT?
OUT? >>
OUT? >> FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD THINK
EVERYONE SHOULD IDEALIZE WHAT
YOUR END GOAL SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
MAYBE ORGANIZED YOUR PROJECT IS
THE END FOR YOU.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE GONE
THROUGH AND LABELED ALL YOUR
MATERIALS, AND THAT'S ENOUGH.
THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE DIGITIZE
IT, THEN PRESERVE IT.
>> WE WANT TO KEEP THESE.
BUT I HAVE OLD SLIDES,
NEGATIVES, OLD PRINTS, ROLLS OF
FILM THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
DEVELOPED, AND DIGITAL
MATERIALS.
MATERIALS. >> SO EACH OF THOSE, WE HAVE
EXAMPLES HERE.
EXAMPLES HERE. ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAPES
AND PHOTOS.
AND PHOTOS. ALL OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY IN
THE DIGITAL WORLD.
EACH OF THEM ARE REPRESENTED
THE SAME.
THE SAME.
THE SAME. >> A VIDEOTAPE THAT'S
DIGITIZED?
DIGITIZED? >> JUST LIKE A PHOTO FILE.
AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND
SORTING, LET'S GET STARTED.
THESE ARE THE SUPPLIES YOU
NEED: POST-IT, SHARPIES, FILE
FOLDERS, AND A BOX.
I START WITH THE IDEA THAT THE
ANCESTRY PHOTOS WILL BE MY SIDE
OF THE FAMILY AND MY PARTNER'S
SIDE OF THE FAMILY.
WITHIN THAT, THERE ARE
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. FOR ANCESTRY AND DOING FAMILY
RESEARCH, IT'S NICE TO ORGANIZE
BY THE PERSON.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. MAYBE INDIVIDUAL FILES FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. BUT TO START WITH THIS MESS,
THE STAGING AREAS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
PILES.
PILES.
PILES. I
PILES. I CAN DO THAT.
>> THE NICE THING ABOUT IT, YOU
HAVE THESE FILE FOLDERS THAT
ARE LABELED, THEN IT'S MUSCLE
MEMORY.
MEMORY.
MEMORY. >> VERY GOOD, ALL THAT STUFF.
>> AND THESE NEGATIVES, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S ON THEM.
>> WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THEN WE HAVE MY FAMILY.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF MY
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. >> WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE AND A
HALF.
HALF.
HALF. ONCE WE HAVE THE THINGS STAGED,
HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE THINGS
WE DON'T WANT.
NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
>> TAKE FOR EXAMPLE THE
ANCESTRY BOOK.
ANCESTRY BOOK. WE HAVE NOW ALL OUR ANCESTRY IN
THIS FOLDER, WHICH CAN BE
SCANNED.
SCANNED.
SCANNED. THE REASON I LIKE FILE FOLDERS,
IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS
BECOMING A DIGITAL FOLDER.
>> I GET IT.
THAT HELPS.
THAT HELPS. >> IT'S CLEAR SO WHEN YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH KIND OF THE OLD
SCHOOL CABINET, YOU'LL MIRROR
THAT ON THE DIGITAL.
>> AND WE'LL HAVE OTHER TIPS
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. I
ONLINE. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
CLASSES.
CLASSES.
CLASSES. >> I OFFER CLASSES THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE ON PRINT
ORGANIZING, DIGITAL ORGANIZING
FOR PC AND MAC.
AND I HAVE A PRINT ORGANIZING
BOOT CAMP.
BOOT CAMP. >> WHAT ABOUT OLD VHS TAPES,
THAT KIND OF THING?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. TO GET THE OLD ARCHIVES
DIGITAL, STABLE AND SHAREABLE,
THIS BECOMES FUN.
>> AND KEEP IT IN THE CLOUD AND
ON A HARD DRIVE SO YOU HAVE A
BACKUP?
BACKUP?
BACKUP? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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>> THANK YOU.
>> I FEEL INSPIRED.
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