I remember being 18 and when I left home, my mom handed me this box of my cherished keepsakes.
My mom didn't make scrapbooks or keep individual albums for us. I keep thinking I have to do this, but then I give myself a break and realize if I hand my kid a box, that's fine too.
So anything beyond that I do only for fun. Because otherwise it's a labor of love, it's just labor.
One idea I really like is what my sister did with her girls when they were teens. They went through their boxes of keepsakes, and they scrapbooked together - just their top memories. Best friends on one page, sports on another, recitals on another, etc. It was a lot of fun, and they treated it like a getaway weekend.
I think I'm going to try that. I don't have time at the moment and it would be more fun to have them participate if they want to later on.
One year for fun, I did a DVD movie of their favorite pictures from birth up to their age (I did for each of their birthdays). It wasn't perfect, and it wasn't even in chronological order - I just took an afternoon and whatever I came up with was good enough. They loved it. Set to their favorite music. I had fun with that. But it was just pictures off the computer - if I had to scan, or really think about it, I would never have started.
So I agree - if it's not fun, leave it for now. Some day it might be. Or break it into small fun projects. I love the getaway idea (my sister does that with friends, goes scrapbooking).
Good luck :) glad I'm not the only one!!