Focus on your entire life (basic chronological time periods), or tell just a portion of your personal story (select episodes). Better yet, do a combination of both. While some episodes listed below will naturally come up as we visit about basic time periods in your life, by choosing to focus on specific episodes, you will be able to elaborate on particular aspects of your life.

-Select episodes-

My Lucky Break - A Turning Point
The House That was Home for 50 years
A Career That Chose Me
Surviving the Great Depression (or some other hard time)
Christmases (or other holidays) I Remember
How Pearl Harbor (or some other event) Changed My Life
My Favorite Vacation Place
Sayings My Family Lived By
Background of My Birthplace
My First Six Years
U.S. Presidents I Remember
How I Became a Teacher (or other profession)
Food I Remember in My Family
Our Courtship and Marriage
The Travels in My Life
Favorite Hobbies
Accomplishments I Remember
My Parents and Grandparents
Values My Parents Taught Me
The One Place in My Life I Would Like to Go Back To
My Home Sweet Homes
My Other Mother
My Other Father
Fads I Remember in My Day
Toys I Cherished as a Child
Our Vacation Home
My Second Career
Nicknames I’ve Been Known By
The Career I Sometimes Wish I Had Chosen
My Best Friend
Jobs I Worked at After School
The Teacher That Influenced Me the Most
Athletic Accomplishments
A Personal Trajedy
The Songs That Were Popular Then
How I Learned to Drive a Car
My First Full-Time Job
The Most Difficult Job I Ever Tackled
The Best Present I Ever Received
The Books I Read When I Was Young
The Subjects I Liked Best in School
Games We Children Played
WWII – The War That Changed Our Lives
Meet My Grandparents
My Father as I Remember Him
My Mother as I Remember Her
The House I Was Raised In
My Sisters and Brothers
The Pets I Loved the Most
Our Family’s Health History
My Love Affair With Music (etc.)
Home Remedies Used in My Days
Our First Family Car
Looking Back on 50 Years of Marriage
Our Neighbors
My Experience in the Military
Inventions I Remember or How Technology Changed My Life
Religion/Faith
The Day My Child Was Born (or adopted)
My Struggle With Weight Loss
Ailment Experience
My Most Memorable Birthday
I’m a Cancer Survivor