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Sending Holiday Cards on Time

Q:

"I have trouble remembering to send birthday and holiday cards. When I do remember, I usually send them late. Any suggestions?"

A:

Stock up on a year's worth of cards, and set aside one weekend to address and stamp them. Leave the cards unsealed, so you can add personalized last-minute notes, and stash them in an accordion folder with dividers for each month.

On the first of each month, take out all the cards for that month. Add your messages, sign the cards, and seal the envelopes. Then label each envelope with a sticky note indicating the date on which it should be mailed, and put them all in the box where you leave your outgoing mail.

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1 Comments:

  • Posted by Susan - Dec 12 2007 @ 12:06 AM
    Sending cards on time
    Someone told me about a site called Birthdayalarm.com that will remind you. They will even send an email to people for you to request their birthday information. The trouble with the filing is that some dates are early in the month (say the 1st) so it is already too late to mail when you pull it out of the box- not to mention the money, time, and planning needed to go to the store and buy a years worth of cards for every person and holiday (ca-ching $$$). That would overwhelm me. I prefer sending/receiving email cards because several sites will let me set the date to be sent making it possible to prepare for the whole year in advance, for free, - without going to the store! These cards are good to get too because it means fewer stacks of paper needing to be sorted. I love that I can "read'em and delete'em."
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