My simple Christmas-Card system...
So
many people struggle with trying to get their Christmas cards sent out.
For years I watched my mother labor with a list, checking off cards
received, listing cards sent out... and when I started sending my own
Christmas cards, I did the same. Then came a couple of very busy years
when cards just didn't get sent. Finally I decided to try a different
way of handling this... something that would make it a blessing rather
that a chore, that would keep the enjoyment in this special way of
keeping in touch with friends and family.
I decided
that when we received a card from someone, then I would send that person
a card. It keeps the task very manageable. Writing only a few cards a
day keeps it enjoyable and gives me time to add a little note to the
card if I like. This system is almost foolproof. The only thing that
keeps it from being ideal is that invariably we receive some cards from
people at the very last minute, like the day before or the day after
Christmas. I noticed this the first year, so the next year I bought a
couple of nice New Year's cards to use for those people. (If you are
trying this for the first time, I suggest buying a couple of New Year's
cards right now, to have on hand for this inevitable happening.) By
now, I have it pretty much figured out who is going to be late with
their cards -- in our case, it's only two people -- and I just send
their cards now before we receive one from them.
This
system works beautifully for us. Is it perfect? Of course not. But it
sure beats struggling to get your cards sent out or just giving up on
sending cards entirely, as many people have done. Give it a try and see
what you think!
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