A Month of Letters Challenge!

A whole month of letters!  How lovely!  What a wonderful challenge posted at lettermo.com.  Write and mail one letter to a person every day in the month of February... that equals to 24 days of mail when you subtract the Sundays and holiday. 

How sweet a commitment it is to decide to make someone smile every day with a special note.  It needn't be a long note... even the shortest one can bring about a sense of warmth and appreciation in the recipient. 

My first postcard of the month below only took me about ten minutes to type and post... it was short and sweet and I did it during a quick break at work.  Oh, how lovely it was to use the office typewriter!  I even appreciated having a typo in my first line... what a detour from my everyday office tasks that require strict perfection!  Phew!  The beauty is in the flaws <3

 

And yes, I reimbursed the office for the postage :)

Mailed Today!

Darling thank you notes & a sweet book packaged with lovely stamps!  

A Typewriter is Forever

through the eyes of an 8-year-old 

"A typewriter is a computer that prints while you type and you don’t have to plug in"

I came across this sweet insight the other day here: http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/10/13/a-typewriter-is-a-computer-that-prints-while-you-type-and-you-dont-have-to-plug-in/?awesm=tnw.to_1BKZp

Indeed, it's true. While we may view the typewriter and other low-tech items as outdated and irrelevant, a pair of fresh new eyes is capable of seeing its everlasting benefits.  

Estampillas!!!!

I just couldn't resist these stamps... Selena, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda y Julia de Burgos... Latinos are invading the postal service! My envelopes will be the nicest ones of all :)

Favorite Things Party

What a grand idea!  I saw this at inchmark and fell in love!  Once this thesis is over, I'll be able to celebrate, have people over, and enjoy life again!  Can't wait!  Anyway, back to the party ----> it's all about your Favorite Things!!!!!  My friends know that I'm a sucker for little treasures.  And I'm always curious at what other people have on their lists of favs.  So excited about this!!!  I wonder what people would bring???

i love mail

A long lost letter arrived at a Stockton, CA address 70 years after being postmarked... incredible.  Check out the news video here. 

Who knows if I've ever had one of my letters lost.  As far as I know, my mail always arrives at its destination.  I must admit, I LOVE the US Postal Service.  I really do.  Even though the lines are sometimes long at the post office, their service is really great for the prices they charge.  For 44 cents, I can write to my friends across the country and have my letter delivered within 3 days.  Yes, I can email for free but that does not generate the same effect as a handwritten note.  Tell me you don't smile when you receive a card in your mailbox?  You received something other than a bill.  You are important enough that someone actually slowed down their life, sat down and penned some words just for you.  The lines can be bypassed at many locations by using the Automated Postal Centers and ordering stamps online or picking them up at local drugstores.  My current stamps are from the adorable Animal Rescue: Adopt A Shelter Pet series.  But I can't wait to get my hands on the recently issued Sunday Funnies.  The mail and Sunday comics... two of my favorite things!