Yes! I am sending cards this year….
Mini # 54
13 pages
Includes Excel file for tracking system
Slowing down and reconnecting with others is a prime theme of the holiday season. Christmas cards can be an enjoyable part of the process when we start early and break the process down. We will begin by collecting our names. Then next week we will break this list of names out into a realistic plan to get the cards in the mail on time.
Making Friends with Christmas Cards
My friends used to tease me because I would send my holiday cards in July. If you think I was overly organized—think again. I wasn’t sending cards six months early; I was sending cards six months late! Or, each year, I would be tempted by a great card design, invest in enough packages to cover my “send list,” then “run out of time.” One year, I discovered I had 38 unopened and unsent boxes of holiday cards! Although my intentions were good and my holiday spirit at its peak, my holiday greetings went unexpressed year after year. Finally, I made a habit of starting my holiday cards long before they were “due.” I could then think through my holiday cards, write special notes and enjoy the process versus having it become another to-do in a long list!
In this Mini we cover
- Choosing a tracking system (an Excel file is provided for electronic filing)
- Collecting your names
- Creating your Card Quota
- Creating a “Christmas Card Spiral Sender”
- Electronic card ideas, digital cards ideas, homemade cards
- Each week work to meet your quota, share your quota and progress on the Mini message board