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Doing What I Love

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I love writing letters, it is so relaxing to just sit with my thoughts and put them down on paper.  I have several pen friends that I have found on facebook.  I do hope they stick with me but truth be told I might lose some over time, and have to find replacements.  In the mean time I am enjoying very much the one’s I have now.

Letters ready to go out

Looking at the picture I really need to spruce up my envelopes and make them somehow prettier at least some of the times.  Have you done any writing lately?  Please share in the comments any of your pen friend adventures.

52 Letters 52 Weeks Finally Mail Service Again

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We had mail service yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks.  My box was full to the brim and I was actually glad.  I had wanted to start writing my letters this last week but to no avail it had to wait till tomorrow.
I need to search through my stationary box and my address book to see who will be the first recipient of this weeks letter or care package.

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52 Weeks, 52 Letters Project

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snail mail!

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I am a bit late starting this but I will start my week one this week.  We have not had any mail since last Monday so I hope we have mail today, but it depends on the weather.  The 52 Weeks, 52 Letters project has inspired me to get writing.
I do ask that my kids write thank you but have to admit I have not written a letter snail mail in a while, so I think this one will be one I will enjoy much.

“One piece of “real” mail sent out each week. It can be a letter, a postcard, a care package, a thank you note, handmade art, etc. I’m searching for all of the cards and stationary I have collected over the years and gathering them into one place with pens, envelopes (regular & padded), lots of stamps (.28 & .44), a glue stick, unlined index cards (great for making postcards), and a few USPS Small Flat Rate boxes. Oh, and I’m updating my address book.”

I love this. There’s just something about writing an honest pen on paper letter that’s very centering. It forces you to be in the moment. Present. Focused. No multitasking, just writing.

I am going to write 52 letters in 2011. Not necessarily to 52 different people, and I imagine that many of them will actually live in the same city as I do. I invite you to join this challenge. Write to those you’ve lost contact with and write to those you chat with on a daily basis. Write to your spouse, maybe even your own children.

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