Your Very Important Notes Board: A Place to Keep the Things That Matter
So much of life goes by quietly. Not in the big celebrations or the milestones, but in the small moments that happen almost without us noticing. A cup of tea made for you without asking. A song that reminds you of who you once were. A walk where someone really listened. A conversation that stayed in your heart long after it ended.
These are the things that shape us. The things we want to remember. The things that would be a loss if they slipped away.
This is why the Very Important Notes Board exists.
We have begun one on Pinterest, filled with gentle inspiration, simple ideas, warm reminders. But the true beauty of this idea is when you make your own. Your board will never be identical to anyone else’s, because it will carry the traces of your life. Your voice. Your people. Your stories.
A Very Important Notes Board can be anything you want it to be. A cork board in the hallway. A page in a scrapbook. A few notes pinned inside a kitchen cupboard. A digital board saved on your phone. The format does not matter. The meaning does.
Here is how to begin, softly and slowly.
1. Choose Your Place
Your board does not need to be grand. Some of the most powerful ones live in private corners.
It could be:
A noticeboard above your desk
A scrapbook page you return to weekly
A folded card kept in a drawer
A digital collage in your photos app
A small square on your kitchen wall
What matters is simply that you see it. That it becomes part of your everyday life.
2. Start With One Note
Just one. Begin small. Begin real.
Your first note might be:
Something you want to remember
Something you wish you had said sooner
Something you want to remind yourself of later
Something you learned the hard way
Something that still feels tender
Write it in your own voice. No polishing. No trying to sound wise. Say it the way you would say it to someone you love.
This note becomes your starting place.
3. Add a Photograph That Means Something
Look for the photographs that make your heart lift a little.
Not the posed ones. Not the perfect ones. The real ones.
You know the ones:
Slightly blurred.
Slightly wonky.
But full of life.
When you add a photo, add a few words beside it or on one of our A6 Photo Memory Notes to say why it matters. Who was there. What was felt. Why this moment is worth holding onto.
So that future you, or future them, will always understand.
4. Collect the Ordinary Moments
A Very Important Notes Board is not about achievements. It is about the everyday. The things that show who you really are.
The best laugh you had this month
A reminder of what truly calms you
A phrase that helped you get through something difficult
A recipe passed down in the kitchen
A handwritten note from someone you love
These notes do not have to be long. One or two sentences is enough.
5. Let the Board Change Over Time
Your board is alive. It is allowed to grow, shift, evolve. You might take some pieces down when you no longer need them. You might add new memories that feel brighter, deeper, more you.
This is not about collecting everything. It is about noticing what is worth keeping.
A Very Important Notes Board is an act of ongoing care.
6. The Most Important Bit
There will be days when you feel unsure. Days when life feels too fast or too heavy. Days when you forget who you are becoming.
On those days, stand in front of your board.
It will remind you.
Here is what you loved.
Here is what shaped you.
Here is what you know to be true.
Here is what continues to matter.
You wrote these notes for the you who would one day need them.
Share Your Board With Us?
We would love to see your Very Important Notes Board, in any stage of its life. From a single note to a full collection.
There is no right or wrong way to make one.
If you feel comfortable, share a photo and tag:
#VeryImportantNotesBoard
and
@VeryImportantNotes
Not to show off. Not to perform.
But because your story might encourage someone else to remember theirs.
A Small Optional VIN Badge
If you would like your board to feel connected to ours, we have created a small gentle VIN sticker that you can print or save digitally.
Completely optional.
No rules.
Just something to place in the corner if it feels right.
Send us a message saying “Sticker please” and we will send it to you with love.
In the End
A Very Important Notes Board is not about being creative or artistic. It is about being present. It is about noticing your life while you are living it. It is about holding onto the bits that are too important to lose.
Your stories matter.
Your memories matter.
You matter.
And this is your way of keeping the good ones safe.
