I did it, people! I wrote my thank-you notes for my shower!
I must confess that this is the first time in my adult life that I have completed thank-you notes. I did some for my wedding but it was like over a year late and a bunch of people had moved and (excuses excuses)... long story short, some people got them but plenty of people didn't.
So I'm serious about how proud I am of myself! The sad part is, that I actually think Thank-You notes are really important--an exercise in gratitude, which has so many benefits . . . I totally intend to make Little James write them when he is able to write. And yet, I can never manage to do them. It is some ADD thing, I think.
To their credit, my Mom/sisters TOTALLY helped me out by doing a "game" at the shower where everyone wrote down their own name/address on the envelope (before I even got there), and then I picked an envelope out of a bucket and that person got a gift basket, LOL! So I didn't even have to do the envelopes (and STILL it has taken me weeks and weeks!!)!
But maybe this will be a new start for me and thank-you notes! Maybe I will successfully complete them from now on! Maybe I have broken through the psychological barriers that held me down! Maybe . . . not, LOL! But I think the next time I have to do thank-you notes, I will be able to think back on the happiness I now feel, and know that in my past, there was a moment when I successfully wrote thank-you notes . . . and that will give me the confidence I need to do them again!
I was thinking I would even send out Christmas cards this year, since we'll have a cute face to put on one of those picture Christmas cards, hehe.
Who knows, people, this could be a new life for me.
And with this done, I think it is REALLY time now for James David to show up! Don't you think?
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I tried to do my thank you notes. I got through about seven and then I broke my shoulder. Forget that. So I went to shutterfly and put Dylan's picture on a card that said thank you etc etc and mailed them (yes it took me that long that he was already here when I finished my shower thank yous). I'm doing that for everything now, birthday invites, thank you's, holidays... It's so much easier and people like to hang them on their fridge.
That's a great idea!! I'll keep it in mind!
Yeah, everyone at the shower was like, what a GREAT idea! I think its great for a surprise shower especially, because there is that weird 30 min/ hour long wait until the mom-to-be gets there, and it is sort of a little activity to oppupy the anxious guests. I'm glad you did them!!! :)
I just got my thank you card from the shower! yay!!
Woohoo!
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