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Old 01-02-2009, 09:53 AM   #1
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Janet as you can see you are not alone, I to forget and its getting worse. I have a daily planner and I write down birthdays etc. when I do remember . I even jot down what to do for the day on a piece of paper. lol But then I forget to buy the cards. I try to call the person if that happens. But like you I receive many cards for my birthday and it feels wonderful and I hate when I do not reciprocate. Maybe the solution is to buy a box of all occassion cards to have on hand.. Even though its not personal its the thought...
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Old 01-02-2009, 10:14 AM   #2
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I like to buy personal cards too - but the boxed all occasion come in handy when CRS sets in Sometimes when I am buying cards, I buy for hubby/family cuz I know they will like it. I stick them in my dresser and usually I remember.
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Old 01-02-2009, 01:20 PM   #3
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You can still buy personal cards, just do it once per month. I also have a membership to American Greetings online and they have a "create and print" feature where you can create a personal card from one of their many templates and even change the wording if you want. You can print on card stock for a large 1/2 page card or on 8-1/2" x 11" paper for a quarter fold card. Walmart and the office supplies sell the 1/2 fold and 1/4 fold envelopes in white and also in assorted colors if you match the envelope color to one of the colors in the card, it really looks nice. I think Hallmark has this feature on their website also.

American Greetings has a few free create and print cards so you can check it out and see if you would like to do this. For Christmas, I used their site to print name tags for gifts, money holders, and even some cute little candy cane holders that I gave to the children at church.

Using this feature, I can print cards during lunch at work or even late in the evening. Just another thought.
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Old 01-02-2009, 01:43 PM   #4
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I'm really bad with birthdays. I just got caught up with my birthday cards from summer just a while back. I kept thinking that I was going to go out of town and buy gifts but it just never happened so everyone just got some money. My whole family knows how bad I am.

My Mom goes to the dollar store and buys cards for the whole year for her family and my step-dad's family. She must go ahead and address them so that they're all ready to mail out. I don't know how she knows when to mail them but you could put Post-it Notes on them with the date to help you remember when to mail them. My Mom's pretty organized. I used to be too!!!
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LOLOL....Diana I use to be sooo organized too...to a fault mind you. Now....I just feel like I'm in a spiral of confusion sometimes...lol.

Some of these ideas are really good...I do want to check out the online ones for sure. Maybe when my online calendar pops up a birthday or other special occasion....I could just go straight to the online greeting cards and print one out....hmmmm .
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Old 01-02-2009, 04:22 PM   #6
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I find that I'm much more organized at my work/office (chained to my desk), so I use my calendar there as my best reminder. I struggle with remembering to buy the cards ahead of time, but try to work them into my stack of bills and send them like paying a bill!
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Well, I don't make resolutions, but I sure hope I do better this year with my card sending.
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Maybe when my online calendar pops up a birthday or other special occasion....I could just go straight to the online greeting cards and print one out....hmmmm .
Actually the American Greeting website has a feature where you enter the birthdays you want to remember and they send you e-mail reminders as the day approaches.

Janet, you inspired me. This evening I addressed all the birthday and anniversary cards that need to be mailed during the remainder of January. All I need is stamps and they are ready to go. I will be mailing two of them tomorrow. Next I'm checking to see who all I need to send Get Well cards to. This really isn't hard, just takes a little committment. I have all the addresses and dates in a database, so why not utilize it. Duh..
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Old 01-03-2009, 07:24 AM   #9
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Not only do I not have a new calandar yet, my old calandar is still on October!!!
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