Remembering Special Days

[Marilyn]

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.

[DianaB]

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!!!

[Janet]

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 .

[Tiramisu]

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!

[Janet]

Well, I don't make resolutions, but I sure hope I do better this year with my card sending.

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Janet

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..

[Shada]

Not only do I not have a new calandar yet, my old calandar is still on October!!!

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Shada

Not only do I not have a new calandar yet, my old calandar is still on October!!!

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I'm going to town today to get some cards...some personal ones and some boxed ones. I want to do good this year and brighten someones special occasion.

[DianaB]

Originally Posted by Shada

Not only do I not have a new calandar yet, my old calandar is still on October!!!

There are places on the internet where you can print off a calendar. Just type "printable calendar" for your search. That's what I've used for the last couple of years. Some even have where you can put pictures on the pages.

[Janet]

I always use one of those large desk calendars and put magnets on the back. It's then put on the fridge so we can put all appts, work schedules...etc. In the computer room...I have to have my Yorkie calendars...lol