The art of correspondence
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I like paper products. I love really cool stationery and nice thick, white paper. While I’m at it, I like to write with a smooth pen that has some heft to it. With the right paper texture and pen, you can create a little piece of heaven right here on earth.
I’m also an ardent fan of thank you cards. So I’m trying to instill that love of old style correspondence into my children. At this moment, the older two have one pen pal — their 9-year-old cousin, H. That’s going well and they love receiving letters in the mail.
What they don’t love so much is the actual task of writing thank you cards. At this moment in time we are extremely late in sending out thank you cards from Katie’s First Communion back in April.
So I’m considering using VistaPrint to personalize our cards. Instead of finding some artwork, copying it to my computer, laying it out and printing on card stock here at home, I may indulge in some professional printing. What’s nice about this service is that I only have to order 10 cards which is just enough for three mistakes.
And since I am going to have Katie write the cards herself — she is 8 years old, after all — that should be just enough overrun to take care of scribbled out misspellings. Of course, I suppose I could suggest she write in pencil. I guess that’s the scribe’s version of training wheels.
So like a gambler stepping into a casino for the first time in years, I must reign in my desire to purchase more and more stationery. As I peruse the site I find I want to print personalized note cards — one set for Katie and one set for Allison, you know so they have something hip and fun on which to write their letters to H.
Katie is such a girlie-girl, that this design suits her to a T.
Allison, on the other hand, isn’t quite as frilly as Katie and I think this one personifies her pretty well.
And then I was thinking maybe I should print some business cards for me. You know, with my Cardiogirl website on them. Then, I could casually hand them out whenever I met someone sort of cool in line at the grocery store.
Or I could go to Borders and use them as bookmarks, left scandalously serendipitously in some best sellers. Like a fun surprise for the next person who buys Janet Evanovich’s new Stephanie Plum novel.
Mr. C could get into the act and start handing out my cards at work and throughout his day. He actually interacts with people each day, unlike me.
Gosh, there are so many possibilities for my business cards and my website! I mean, thank you cards. For my kids.
Right. My kids. My kids need to start writing thank you cards. That’s what this was all about.
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