Don't let the holidays sneak up on you!

30 October 2024

Our 2023 card

Here in St. Louis, we’re enjoying some unseasonably warm weather. It’s been in the low 80s for a few days. And tomorrow is Halloween!

It just hit me that it’s almost November and I need to get my holiday cards ordered. But I haven’t even started the process. I’m fond of telling people that they shouldn’t feel obligated to send out holiday cards. But I always do it because I actually enjoy the process. And this year, since we’ve moved for the first time in 23 years, it’s particularly important, since our holiday cards will double as change-of-address cards. So I’ll want to try to get cards out early.

Here are the steps I need to take:

Decide what photo I want to use for this year’s holiday card

Go to site where I created last year’s holiday card, Paper Culture and choose a card. I typically send non-folded cards with a photo on the front. (By the way, that’s an affiliate link. If you click on it and place an order, I get a small cut.)

Decide on the text for the back of the card, since it will include a change of address

Come up with a ballpark figure for number of cards so I can place an order

Order stamps

Finalize my card list, so I can get started writing the cards as soon as they arrive

In years past, I have uploaded my address list and had the envelopes addressed for me, but I’ve come to enjoy addressing the envelopes by hand.

This is the process I’ll use our personal holiday cards. I also send company holiday cards to clients and colleagues, so I need to repeat the process for my Peace of Mind Organizing cards.

For both cards, I use a Happy New Year message because I like its inclusiveness.

How about you? Have you been contemplating the tasks you need to do around the holidays? It might be time to start a list so that you can get started soon and make December an easier month.

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