About This Website

Hello, my name is Devon Aragona. Welcome to An Aide-Memoire. A place where I hope to inspire people to step back and look at the world around them and also to spark people's imaginations. I have a passion for words and for the visual arts that I hope will be felt by all those who visit.Whether it is through my experiences, short stories, recipes, quotes, crafts, fashion tips or photography, I aim to help remind people of what is important in life and inspire you to be the person they have always wanted to be. And also, to try new things.

The Thought that Counted

It was a cold and blustery Tuesday afternoon. The weather was very much reflecting my current mood and outlook on life. The morning had begun at the predawn hour of 5:30, and with only 4 hours of sleep for the second day in a row I was running on fumes. This pre-finals week was testing me both emotionally and mentally in every way possible. (Continue Reading)

"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different"

-Coco Chanel

"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

-R.W. Emerson

"Set wide the window. Let me drink the day"

-Edith Wharton

Quote Corner

For Desire or for Dough?

Are you working for a passion or for the pay?

Today I was doing the daily Facebook check-in. That one where you don't post anything, you just sort of look around and see if anyone has posted anything interesting lately. Well I stumbled across a link that one of my best friends, Keren, had just posted from Zen Pencils, a website that gives inspiration through the form of cartoons. (Continue Reading)