204-The A-B-Cs For Happy Memories

This is a fun idea.  Who doesn’t love the ABC’s?   

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I was listening to the Gretchen Rubin podcast and they shared a letter from a listener about her hack to remember their vacation memories. What they do, as she said, either in the car on the way to the airport or while traveling home or shortly after returning home, they come up with the ABC’s of their trip. 

 

So, we’ve all played this game in one form or another.  You start with A and go through the alphabet coming up with some memory from the trip.  This mom was pretty funny, she shared “S” was for spilled sunflower seeds, specifically the package that spilled all over the back seat on a particularly long car drive and then, getting creative, “V” was for vacuum, for vacuuming up said sunflower seeds.  So creative right? 

 

The writer said that it accomplishes a lot for their family.  It gives them something to do, it helps them recall fun small but special family moments.  It also helps solidify the memories.  

 

I think I might try to adopt this in my own family.  I think it’s such a great idea.  What do you think?  Have you ever done something like this before?  Share your ideas so that your ideas can inspire others.  

 

Inspiration was taken from the Gretchen Rubin Happier podcast episode 356.

 

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