This Year's Holiday Cards
You might not get a holiday card from us this year. Sorry.
I wasn't even planning to do holiday cards, because I wasn't going to cover the expense of doing them in Paris in late November, when I normally get them done.
But... on Christmas Day I was clicking around Snapfish in a cookie-sugar-haze and found a 70% promo code. PLUS, they'll 2-day ship. So I ignored all the other activities in the house and created our annual card.
But I only ordered a limited amount and decided NOT to kill myself and send them to the entire list. We're in the States for such a short time, so I'm only willing to commit a few hours to these suckers, not two days or a full week.
Are holiday cards even still a thing? Especially in the age of Facebook and Instagram. The number of cards we received this year was much fewer than in previous years. And, sustainably-speaking, they are a large use of resources for something that will ultimately be trashed.
Regardless, it does help me feel a small connection to friends and family I haven't gotten to spend time with this year; get a glimpse of their families and where they are, maybe update addresses and ages. etc. It's a "spreading joy" thing, which is big for me this time of year.
Anyway, I have yet to even get them in the mail and we fly back to Paris in a few days, so the clock is ticking.
SO, if you don't receive a holiday card from us in the mail, know you're still in my heart and more importantly on my distro list for next year.
Happy 2019!
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But... on Christmas Day I was clicking around Snapfish in a cookie-sugar-haze and found a 70% promo code. PLUS, they'll 2-day ship. So I ignored all the other activities in the house and created our annual card.
But I only ordered a limited amount and decided NOT to kill myself and send them to the entire list. We're in the States for such a short time, so I'm only willing to commit a few hours to these suckers, not two days or a full week.
Are holiday cards even still a thing? Especially in the age of Facebook and Instagram. The number of cards we received this year was much fewer than in previous years. And, sustainably-speaking, they are a large use of resources for something that will ultimately be trashed.
Regardless, it does help me feel a small connection to friends and family I haven't gotten to spend time with this year; get a glimpse of their families and where they are, maybe update addresses and ages. etc. It's a "spreading joy" thing, which is big for me this time of year.
Anyway, I have yet to even get them in the mail and we fly back to Paris in a few days, so the clock is ticking.
SO, if you don't receive a holiday card from us in the mail, know you're still in my heart and more importantly on my distro list for next year.
Happy 2019!
Related posts:
Other holiday-related ramblings
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