Show 'n' Tell- Greeting Cards

Jeremy's Grandmother sends my kids something in the mail every month. Sometimes it's a postcard from their latest travels, a holiday card, a magazine, or a birthday card. The kids get really excited when we open the mailbox and there is something just for them. It's such a thoughtful gesture.

I've always been really good at sending emails or e-cards for my friends and family. I enjoy getting these as well, but there really is nothing like getting something in the mail. So my 2008 resolution was to mail out more greeting cards. I decided to start with just birthdays for my immediate family members and 'thank you' cards whenever needed. I sent out birthday cards every month all the way up to September. That was pretty good I think, but that left out 2 birthdays....sorry Jason and Rob (and I should probably apologize in advance to Terri). However, I totally sucked at the 'thank you' cards...many were deserving, none were received.

Next year, I'm going to give it another shot. So if you suddenly start getting cards from me when you've never received them before...no I'm not dying, and no I don't want to borrow money (but will willingly accept it). I'm just trying to be a more thoughtful person. I'm realizing that the older I get, the more considerate I get of other people and the less I think of myself. I was so selfish in my 20's...but that's a completely different post in itself- back to my Show 'n' Tell.

In an attempt to get better at sending the cards, I figured that I just needed to be a little more prepared. So I came up with an easy way to store the cards so they will be ready and available to send out. For about 5 bucks I purchased an expanding file folder. Okay, actually Jeremy purchased it for his business, but never used it...finders keepers.


Then I purchased a bunch of cards; some were just generic for any occasion, but most were hand-picked with people in mind. I labeled each slot and filed the cards and now they are ready to signed and sent out.



One last "Mini Show n' Tell", I also subscribe to a free service called Birthday Alarm. It sends me email alerts when someone's birthday is coming up.