Back in November, I wrote a post about my adventures with Postcrossing. It’s been six months since I signed up to be a Postcrosser at Postcrossing.com. It has been so much fun and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves snail mail, postcards, stamps, or learning about people and world cultures. It would also be a great project for teachers and their students. I wanted to share an update on my experiences. What is Postcrossing? Postcrossing is an online project started in 2005. The founder, a man named Paulo Magalhaes, is from Portugal. He loved receiving Read More
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Did You Remember to Say Thank You?
December 26th is National Thank You Note Day. That shouldn’t really surprise anyone, should it? I mean, we just got through the biggest gift exchange of the year. Sending out a few thank yous is the logical next step. Most etiquette experts agree that the sooner you write those notes, the better. My mother was never a stickler for thank you notes, but my grandmother was. I have my own kids write notes for their birthday gifts before they can play with them. That guarantees they’ll get done quickly. Who hasn’t reminded a child to use the “magic” words of Read More