Tag Archives: stationery
Happy Mail
Surprise faraway friends – when you know meaningful words will offer encouragement (and stand out in a sea of text messages), take a few minutes to write a real letter Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your … Continue reading
Recycle Holiday Cards into Holiday Postcards
Whether it’s a card front topped with an idyllic winter scene or a funny illustration that makes you laugh, resend it as a postcard. “For this idea to work, the back of the front flap of the card needs to … Continue reading
Cut holiday greetings to make gift tags
“My grandmother taught me this simple trick: Create gift tags for next year out of old holiday cards,”. “I use holiday cards as gift tags by using a 3-inch-wide circle punch and a small hole punch for string.” Next, write … Continue reading
Outside the Box
Let’s think outside the card box and have some fun. Let’s dig back though pictures that show our happiest times- when we were jumping in water, running across lawns, piled together on the sofa and all shouting “cheese!” Let’s throw … Continue reading
‘Aren’t I So Lucky?’
My family of four lives in San Francisco. In February, we had one of our first outings for pleasure since the pandemic began. At a stationery shop on Union Street, I was looking at greeting cards when Xavier, my 6-year-old, … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 