Ideally, I would post 2-3x per week. This keeps the blog interesting and prevents it from becoming stagnant. Is it do-able? It certainly is as I managed to do that for the first few months of offering my thoughts on letter writing. In a matter of weeks, TLWR will be celebrating it's 1st blogiversary. Hard to believe that almost an entire year has passed since I started out on this blogging journey to encourage the masses to write letters.
My kitchen table is a disaster right now as I get caught up on various letter writing projects. I have the "Must Reply Now" pile and the "Letters to Write But Not Urgent" pile and this week, I have been working on writing Thank You Letters as opposed to thank you cards to my friends who helped me celebrate my 40th birthday and to those who sent gifts/cards/letters. Receiving the Letters for a Birthday was so heart warming and spirit lifting, that I thought I would return the feeling and write a letter back to each one. This is proving to take some time and my "free" time is limited. I hope to finish them all today. That is my goal anyway.
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| A corner of my kitchen table. |
I wonder how many letters continue to get written. Has the enthusiasm worn off? Is the novelty of letter writing a thing of the past? Do you continue to write letters?
I posted 20 thank you cards today, written by my 19-year old stepdaughter! Not exactly letters, but handwritten just the same...and so much better than a thank you email.
ReplyDeleteAnd now that we have a new baby in our family, I may just write HER a letter, to be opened at a future birthday....
I wrote a letter to my mother this week and popped it in the mail. Although I see her on a weekly basis it is ALWAYS special receiving a handwritten note. She has been helping me so much since Josh has been overseas and I wanted to extend my appreciation to her in more than just spoken words! I also wrote a handwritten "love letter" to Josh and popped it into his care package this week. We send e-mails on a daily basis but I like knowing that he will open up that particular piece of paper that I was touching/holding and that may even smell a little like "me". I am certain he will appreciate it and maybe even carry it around in his uniform pocket - you can't do that with an e-mail!
ReplyDeleteI write because I must. :) I write almost every day. It can be a thank-you note, a sorry-I-haven't-called note, a postcard, but especially a letter. I even write to authors, and most of them write back.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to write to you, except I know you're too busy to write back, and I don't want you to feel obligated. :D
My birthday is next week. Last year I didn't even get a card from my mom. I didn't get a card at all, now that I think about it. So, expecting a letter from anyone in my huge family is akin to expecting a call from ET :)
(Name withheld due to shame, and not wanting to sound pathetic.) I'm glad your mailbox was full of Happy Birthday wishes.
Letter writing has become more of a regular occurrence in our house...I have a few people I write to, and a drawer full of stationery, stamps, etc. all ready for use. Love to send mail, love to receive it!
ReplyDeleteI have not been able to interest my friends in letter writing, however, I still continue and am very fortunate to be on the receiving end of letters from one very busy lady....see Julie's kitchen table! I now refuse to buy birthday cards and so must write my own greetings. I have to say this is much more labour intensive than stopping at the $1 store!
ReplyDeleteI know this is a bit late in the game for this post but I've just found your blog. ;-) I am an avid correspondent. I have penpals in many countries, including Japan, Italy, England, France, Scotland, etc. I look forward to receiving letters and discovering how different and still the same we are the world over. I also make a point of sending notes, postcards, and cards to family members from time to time, though I too rarely get them back. I get more birthday cards from penpals than from family so I totally get Limner's post. Thanks for putting the idea of writing out there.
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