write thank you cards

I made a start on this yesterday. I’ve collected a whole year’s worth of thankyous that I plan to work through in one go. I haven’t quite decided yet whether to do it in yearly batches like this or whether just to do them as I go from now.

At any rate, I had fun handmaking another thank you card today. The store-bought ones I have aren’t going to last me long…

I am aware that I have a lot to be grateful for. There are many people who touch my life by sending me beautiful gifts, helping me out when I need it or just being supportive. I always say a mental thank you. Sometime I even write an email. But it’s not really the same, is it?

This year I wanted to start a practice of sending out thank you cards. In fact, I already have a few I need to write. So what is holding me back? I think it has something to do with expressing myself. I’m afraid I don’t have the words to properly express my appreciation, that it will sound stilted or insincere.

But I should not let fear conquer me, especially on such a small issue. I suspect the sheer fact there was appreciation expressed matters more to a person than awkward phrasing.

At any rate, I bought some nice cards today. Time to start using them.

I need to get better at this….i love getting them, i should be better at sending them. Am I the only person who cant ever get something in the mail?

okay, I’ve really been procrastinating when it comes to this. It’s pretty inexcusable and embarrassing. I just need to sit down an bite the damn bullet. The window of this making a real difference has long since closed, but it’s the right thing to do. Just do it already.

After Christmas I ended up just sending e-mails. Kind of like a thank you, but not really.

I have the cards – and I know it doesn’t take long – I just need to do it

I am about ready to pay a life coach to check up with me on my goals. These thank you cards from my JULY wedding are already a little late. In theory I have a year, but in reality this should be done asap. I am embarrassed but I just haven’t been srict enough with myself in getting this to done. grrr! If these are not done by Christmas I am hiring someone to help me…seriously.

and I need to do better to recognize the people who send my boys gifts.

I think I’ll check this off as done. I still have one card that I could write but i feel it’s too late to write it. :/ What do you think?

just when I thought I was close to being done with this goal, I have an entire slew of new thank you’s to write! Guess I should be thankful for that, but it’s a lot of work too!