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About the ‘author’ Have you ever wondered about your grandfather’s favourite song or about your grandmother’s hopes and dreams?
I have
and this is how I came up with the idea for this book. My name is Lavinia Bakker. I never knew my grandfather. I would have liked to know so much more about him than the few stories my parents told me. Surely, you have a person in your life whose memory (even if it’s your own) you wish to treasure. This book offers space to record beliefs and life lessons, to be cherished forever. If you don’t feel the need to give this journal to someone special, how about bringing it along on a holiday with friends or fill it in yourself! The answers and conversations that this book will spark will brighten your life.
Instructions I’ve left plenty of room to personalize the book to your liking. For example, you can scribble down a thought, add more text to an answer, draw something, or put pictures in.
Always write too much. Always tell the truth. Add ‘because’ to your own liking. Don’t try to write it all down at once. Include all of your life’s best experiences. Use a big black marker to cross out the questions you don’t want to answer. Add dates to the answers that can change over time. Be colourful! Write in different colours to add even more of a personal touch. 3
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General info
8
Childhood
14
High school & Work
40
Happiness & Heartache
52
About me personally
74
Favourites
110
Contradictions
132
What I would like to add
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My name is
My date of birth is
My place of birth is
My parents are/were
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My siblings are/were
My grandparents are/were
ly
Fami
photo
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I am in a onship relati
single
engaged
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divorced
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I have/don’t have kids, and their names are
My name was chosen because
If I was of the other sex, my name would have been
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I grew up in
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ed like this look
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My bedroom
looked like this
The posters on my wall were from
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My favourite cuddly toy was
My favourite children’s book was
My favourite games were
My favourite toy was
My favourite TV show was
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if my life were a song, it would be:
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they were 28
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I really looked up to
Important people in my childhood were
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Lessons I learned were
I was afraid of
I played the following sports
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I am still in contact with him/her -
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yes / no
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The high school I went to was named
When I look back at high school, I think of
Me dur ing
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The best
cheating advice I
have is
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My favourite subjects were
The subject I was best at was
The subject I wasn’t very good at
My best grade was
The diplomas and/or certificates I obtained are
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Places I have been 85
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My favourite holiday memories
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This place in the world is a must-see
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T h i s I am most grateful for
i s
t h e
c r a z i e s
The best compliment I’ve ever been given was
This is what makes me tick
The thing I can’t stand is
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z i e s t
f a c e
I
c a n
m a k e
You can wake me up for
Happiness to me is
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or
or
private scared
public
brave
or
high
or
low
or
ted
complica
or
simple
neat
or
fate
or
save
sloppy coincidence or
spend
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or
sweet
dog
salty
or
or
cat beneath
or
above
or
together
going out
or
even
or
lazy
or
or
alone
staying in
uneven
energetic
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modern city
ned
old-fashio
or
or
countryside
or
optimistic
listen
or
or
future
or
pessimistic
see
past
or
games to win
or
games for fun
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