Up is one of my favourite movies, and aside from the devastating Carl & Ellie life montage at the start, it’s really inspirational.
In UP, Carl thought all along that Ellie’s adventure book was empty because she never got to Paradise Falls but when he opened it he saw it was full of photographs and memories from their life together. Life isn’t about where you go, but how you live it and Ellie lived hers to the fullest.
I started my adventure book way back in 2013. I got the notebook in a market in Spain, and given that I got it while abroad and it has a pirate ship on it, it felt like the perfect Adventure Book . It doesn’t just have travel documented in it, but a few letters from people over the years, stamps, cards from my favourite places at home, and big memories from home such as when I played gigs and recorded a demo, my Deb’s, and yearly updates on my life.
Sometimes I get frustrated that I haven’t done all the things I wanted to by now. I look back on my adventure book and remember that I still have been lucky enough to have had some amazing experiences in my 22 years on this Earth. Hopefully I’ll have many more. I get disillusioned at the fact that my pace is a little slower than my peers, but it’s my life, I’ve said no once in a lifetime opportunities because it wasn’t right for me and that’s okay.
I still have things to look forward to, and I still have fond memories to look back on too. Hopefully I still have My Adventure Book when I’m old, and it’s full of a lifetime of amazing memories.
If you liked this, you might also like my postcard wall and junk journal.
This book is a great idea. I did something similar when I was your age. All concert tickets, pictures of friends, trinkets of places we’d been to together, etc.
I’m 36 now and I still have that book and I cherish it. Looking at all those memories is actually like travelling!
Document it as much as you can!
I was 16/17 when I started it and made sure to put in bits from before then too, so it’s like a cute scrap book of my life
Oh wow. That’s an amazing idea 😆 so inspiring and cute ❤
What a great idea!
Thank you!
This is a very cool idea! Don’t be too hard on yourself, you’re only 22 and have your whole life ahead of you to accomplish all your adventure book goals. xx
Thank you, there’s so much pressure to accomplish everything by 30 but I just have to try live at my own pace.
This is such a sweet idea! I love that you keep all your memories in one place. I have a similar book for travel (postcards, tickets, etc) and another book for gig tickets. It’s such a lovely thing to look back on over the years. Thank you for sharing yours, it looks beautiful 💖 xx
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Great post! What a wonderful book you’ll love looking at it when your older
Thank you
I am a massive fan of anything like this to keep all your memories! I have a small Adventure Book but it’s now turned into a box because I’ve got so much. It’s definitely a great idea and it’s lovely to collect little items from your travels.
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In a few years I might end up having a few books, but it’s nice to have something to look back on
What a great idea. I am hoping to put together a scrap book for my daughter when she is older. Xx love this. http://mummythomas.blog 💚
That’s so cute, I hope she loves it
It is cool that you’ve started your adventure book and kept it going for five years! I’ve started something similar but never really kept it going after a couple of months. It’s okay – take on life at your own pace. No one is required to travel to 50 countries before 30 (though, I’d already lose at this point becuase $$$). Go at your own speed! 🙂
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Thank you, there’s so much pressure to have everything done by 30, but it’s okay to take it a little slower
I’ve always wanted a book like this! I have piles and piles of tickets and memories tucked away in a corner of my room to make something like this but never got around to making it x
Sophie
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It’s such a nice thing to have, it was worth investing time in
Great post and love the idea – you won’t regret putting time in to this! Up is one of my favourite films 🙂
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Thank you!