need advice on organizing my scrapbook

[mrsbornkuntry]

Okay, I have my supplies and I was going to sit down tonight and try to work on my first page, at least get a feel for it, but I can't decide how to organize the book. I hope it's okay to post this since it's not a Disney scrapbook. I'm making a scrapbook for my husband primarily for his Army career. Here are my options (although I'm open to other suggestions):

1. scrap only his 3 deployments (Bosnia, Korea, Iraq)
2. scrap chronologically starting when he went active duty, including time in between deployments.
3. same as #2, but with personal pages including some of his interests, but if I did that I don't know exactly where they would fit in. Maybe at the end?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Macca1111]

I chose chronological, but I'm anal retentive like that...it just sounds like the best idea to me.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

How long is his career? Do you have a lot of pics form each deployment? If not then I would say chronological. Did he have any ceremonies, service medals etc...

I don't think I would add personal interests, away from his career, because I don't think it would flow. What about just a military album, adding in his deployments and any work related functions, and leave the time he was home for a family album. I know when DH was in the Navy we did do things with our boat and crew when they were home so those kinds of things I would throw in.

 

[MazdaUK]

I chose chronological, but then I'm still working on pages for 2001 I think it does depend on how long and how many pictures you have for each section of his career - to use Disney trips as an example, I stuck my photos in an ordinary album in chronological order, with bits from my trip reports on each page, but when I came to scrap the photos I did pages for each topic (park, character meal etc.) because I felt it worked better. Spread the photos out and see what you think works best.

 

[VickiV]

I think it depends on what you want the scrapbook to be in the end. Is it a "me" book about his career, or maybe a "this is your life" book? What do you want him to do with the book once you are done? Different approaches for different types of books.

 

[Faerie]

Not sure on your organizing, but a big THANKS to your DH! My BIL is heading to Korea in Jan. He was in Iraq already and my sis likes the thought of Korea better.