An article I read suggested “Instead of starting out chronologically stating your life events (year by year that is), try compiling stories by topic.” It then goes on to make numerous suggestions of topics to write on. http://www.familyhistoryquickstart.com/writing-your-personal-history/

Suddenly a light went on! My attempts to keep a journal or personal history have always failed. I think a year and a half is the maximum I have ever maintained any sort of journal. It tends to degenerate into a boring sameness. Much of my life is very routine and I am (by and large) very comfortable with that. People whose lives are full of danger and excitement tend to come to a short if dramatic end. I have things I still want to accomplish before departing this life. Incurring danger deliberately just so that I can tell everyone that I live dangerously seems rather pointless to me. I get more satisfaction from being in a situation where I can help people in various ways.

Writing my personal history by topic seems more interesting because after a page or two, my reader is introduced to a different aspect of my life’s experience.

I started off with the topics suggested in the link above, then added and removed topics to fit my situation. I encourage you to look at the article. (I checked and it is still available.) I also used Google images to find photos of certain things. e.g models of automobile I used to own